gelyn: I think the reason is because, the doctor is prob thinking that the fever will go away in 5 days time. Usually, without antibiotics, the fever will roller coaster and be gone by 5 full 24 hrs days. Matt just recovered, with us giving fever medicine and cold/cough medicine without going to the doctor's. Taking too much antibiotics is no good. But I read on the internet, for babies, below 6 mths, they will def give antibiotics, better be safe than sorry. For babies > 6 months, they try 1st by relying on the baby's own resistance. If still persist after 5 full days and with other flu symptons, then there is a need for anti-biotics. Besides, Matt has been falling ill almost every month since he started school. Not good to take too much anti-biotics.