Ds woke up Friday with a pretty bad cough. Definitely not the teething/saliva cough; it's very mucousy and sounds 'productive'. I asked another mommy friend and she said at that point, she probably wouldn't do anything except watch it. I was fine with that. Dh wasn't.

Friday afternoon, I called the dr's office to find out what sorts of things we should watch for and at what point anything further would be necessary. The nurse said only to call back or get in touch with the dr on call if he started having difficulty eating/sleeping or got a fever. She also said that our dr doesn't like to give medicine at that point. I was fine with that. Dh wasn't. He was frustrated with me for not getting a cough syrup recommendation & dosage. I told him if he wanted that information to call himself. Needless to say, he didn't.

On Saturday, ds still had the cough. Again, dh & disagreed (this time on its frequency). Dh thought it was constant, I didn't think it was. I did some more research on Dr. Sears website and that pretty much reiterated what I had heard and thought. We ended up giving him a little cough suppressant later in the day on Saturday, but agreed we wouldn't give him anything else unless we talked to a doctor. His cough was better yesterday, so we haven't had to pursue it any further.

I guess the bottom line is that I got frustrated because I WAS THE ONE who did the research. Dh, in general, hasn't read much and certainly not to the extent I have. I think that's my general issue with this whole thing. How do you resolve your differences in this area????? I feel like I'm in a no-win situation at times like this. I've been so proud of myself for not being paranoid about every little thing. But when dh disagrees with me, I start second guessing myself. AAAGGGGHHHH!!! Help, please.

Mary & Lane 4/6/03
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