Of course, there is free medicine in Russia - and that’s good. Another thing is bad: when visiting children's clinics we often have to deal with situations that cause irritation. Let's talk about how to take a child to a doctor and save his nerves.
Queues
In our childhood there was no electronic record, and mothers had to get up at 6 in the morning, run to the clinic and stand in line for coupons. Then they returned home, collected the child and already rushed together back to the clinic. But to get to the doctor, it was necessary to defend one more turn.
Nowadays, everything is simpler: I went to the Internet, signed up for a certain time, came to an appointment, but ... Anyway, I got into the queue. Because one needs to “just ask,” the second “the doctor said go out of turn,” the third needs emergency help, and the fourth has a coupon at the same time as yours. And, of course, where without moms who make an appointment with one child, but bring several at once, so to speak, in bulk!
How to be Be sure to print out the coupon, in case someone claims to be recorded at the same time. Do not let those who “only ask” forward, but go in with them: while they ask, you can undress the child. Say that you are in a hurry if someone tries to come in front of you without an appointment.
Tips from Experienced
While you are waiting for your turn, you will surely find mummies who will flood you with questions: what and at what time do you feed your baby, what vaccinations do you treat with a runny nose and sore throat. And believe me, there will be flaws in your methods, after which a tirade will surely follow on how to properly care for the child.
How to be Give all your attention exclusively to the child. To pretend that you have much more experience than you actually have, so you do not need other people's advice.
Infections
Some mothers ignore the fact that the days of a healthy child are provided in outpatient clinics and come to the reception with sick children. Usually, snot and sneezing are attributed to an allergy - “don’t worry, it’s not contagious,” but how do we know if this is really so? And there are mothers who bring children with fever on a healthy child’s day, because “the doctor will come home only in the late afternoon, and our temperature will be as high as 37.5 and we must urgently write out a treatment”.
How to be If possible, put a mask on the child while he is in the clinic. Avoid communication with other children.At home, be sure to wash your hands with soap and rinse your nose with salt water.
Doctor dissatisfaction
Do you think the queue in the clinic is the worst? That you have not been to the doctor! If your baby is less than a year old, and his height or weight does not meet the standards (in terms of height or weight it may easily not coincide with the data of the tables laid out under the glass at the pediatrician) - the doctor will definitely indicate this. And you will have to hold the answer for each for each uncollected gram and centimeter. You will have to report if your baby has not learned to roll over by the age of three months, or has not begun to sit down by half a year and how you are doing the massage. And in the end, you will be sent to narrow specialists who will deal with your problems in more detail.
How to be Try to understand the doctor, especially if he is aged. Surely this table with norms was handed to him back at the institute with the words: “In the Soviet Union, children should grow and develop like that!” So he follows this rule. And, if he advises you to feed the baby with a mixture or sends a year to a speech therapist - he just wants to help. Do not worry and remember that all children develop differently, and the lack of speech by the year is not a sentence.
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Many months waiting
It happens that your child actually needs an examination by a specialist, an ultrasound, massage or MRI, but they have to wait a long time. Because the doctor or device you need is in the clinic, but the trouble is: there are many who wish, but he is alone. And the nurse will write you in a new queue - a virtual one, after which you will wait for a call from the clinic. A week, maybe a month - that's how lucky. The worst thing when it comes to vaccinations: sometimes the necessary vaccine has to wait almost six months.
How to be If time is playing against you - ask for a referral to another clinic in the hospital, medical facility of the regional center. Or contact private clinics.
Treatment for prevention, “just in case”
Does the child's feet sweat? It could be rickets, immediately start taking vitamin D. Has the temperature risen and no more symptoms? Drink an antiviral, drip your nose, take cough syrup and squeak your throat. What do you mean why? Do you want the symptoms of ARVI to appear? Rashes appeared on the skin? It doesn't matter what it is: measles or roseola - allergy pills will never be redundant.
How to be As they say, trust, but verify. Watch programs on children's health, read books and decide for yourself which tips to follow and which not.
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Loss of documents
You come to see a doctor, but for some reason your card is not there. Neither in the office, nor in the reception. And no, you have not been to another doctor, did not change your name or place of residence. But the map is never found. And a month later she magically appears in her place. But for some reason, it lacks the results of recent analyzes.
How to be Make copies of the test results and keep a certificate of vaccinations - in case of loss of a card this will help you to get to the garden or pool without any problems.
Of course, much of the above is not found everywhere. Perhaps your clinic uses electronic cards, there are no queues in the corridors, and doctors keep up with the times - consider yourself lucky! In this case, you can only sympathize with all those in whose clinics progress has not yet come. Perhaps he is simply still standing in line. After all, there are many who wish, but he, progress, is only one.
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