When Olivia was about a year old, she got her first real illness- 103 fever, etc. I brought her to the ER because I was TOTALLY freaking out- she would fall over when I sat her up, throwing up, etc. They diagnosed her with a UTI and then made us get this extended test where she had to be catheterized and given an x-ray, etc., to test for kidney problems or something. I honestly don’t even remember. What I DO remember is that in my heart, I KNEW she didn’t have a UTI. And then to have to strap her down and catheterize her and expose her to the radiation of x-rays! It turns out that EVERY time she gets sick, she gets a high fever and throws up. It’s just the way her body processes illnesses, but I didn’t know it at the time, that being the first experience with it. I still feel terrible about it, although she clearly has no memory. My point here is we all make mistakes, and we are trained to trust doctors, but you are smart to listen to your mama-voice. It is likely the right one.