I completely understand what you're saying about antibiotics. Here at the health centers they like to send antibiotics just because, just because, and just in case, that's why I don't like to take her to those health centers. Monday was the exception because the fever wouldn't go away and the cough got worse. It's essential to live in places where there's good medical care, especially when you have children. I also have a nebulizer, but I've never used it for my daughter. I found it funny that thing about patting the back, that technique is recommended by grandmothers on this side of the world, they say it helps loosen the phlegm in the lungs, no doctor has recommended it to me yet, since not all coughs mean phlegm.