Hmmm, there are plenty of resources online that would have told her Roma was not in any danger.
She was fine in herself, she was feeding fine, she didn't have a temp, wasn't wheezing or rasping for breath, no chest indents as she was breathing, wasn't excessively sleepy. She said herself she was happier after she brought up the phlegm.
In addition, just to note, bronchiolitis is a dry cough, not a chesty phlegmy cough and strep doesn't usually include a cough at all, especially not a productive cough.
It was clear from her first story the baby simply has a viral cough and cold.
I know as parents we worry, I was worried myself yesterday about my 9 year old who had a really high temp and productive cough. But I checked online and he wasn't displaying any symptoms that were indicitive of requiring medical attention so I gave him nurofen, cuddles and a warm bath to loosen the phlegm and he's fine - viral infection.
I knew I also had 111 as a back up in case anything changed.
Didn't stop me worrying but as a responsible member of society and a grown adult you have to learn to manage that worry when there are no real red flags, knowing there are parents out there who's kids are showing real warning signs and need them appointments more, especially right now with strep going round.
She really is part of the reason the health service is on its knees, two appointments for a viral cough with no red flags - that's not good.
The last sentence about the doctor reassuring her she can seek help whenever was written more for her own justification of her wasteful actions rather than anything else