Oddly enough, I’ve encountered two situations in the past week to put a fire under my butt so to speak and I want to see if it does the same for you.

One  was a three year old child where the pediatrician discussed putting tubes in the ears.  She has frequent colds and ear infections with antibiotics prescribed each time.

How is it that the mother sees a DC herself, yet that doctor never mentioned checking the child? When the mother asked if she could have her child checked, the DC told her she does not see children and did not give a referral for a DC that did see children.

Another was a child with bedwetting problems……….for the past 9 years.  The mother was told that it was a hereditary condition and the child needs to be on medication for it.  By the way, the family members who had a similar condition that made this “hereditary” were a cousin and an uncle.

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