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  | BabyKiwi   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Ear Infection in a 8 week old!! Posted: 01 November 2007 at 9:21pm
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   My darling daughter has an ear infection and sore throat, went to the Docs and she has been given paracetamol and saline drops.
 She is really grumpy and hard to settle, an ideas to help soothe her!? She is feeding reasonably well (she is exculsively breastfed)
 
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  | Mama2two   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 November 2007 at 9:38pm | 
 
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   All you can really do is dose her up on the paracetamol and give her lots of cuddles.   When Sam was sick with a cold quite early on she was b/feeding lots to ease her sore throat. Poor little girl.  Big    coming her way.
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  | BabyKiwi   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 November 2007 at 9:41pm | 
 
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   Thanks! It has given me a great excuse to hold her close!! Not that I really need it!
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  | busymum   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 November 2007 at 9:53pm | 
 
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   Yea lots of snuggly cuddles, they will keep her happier and secure and warm and also put her head upright which will help everything drain better.
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  | cuppatea   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 02 November 2007 at 7:52am | 
 
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   Oh poor girl, hope she is feeling better soon. And like the others have said lots of cuddles and maybe a few comfort feeds.
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  | mummy_becks   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 02 November 2007 at 10:34am | 
 
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   Raise the end of her bed it will help a lot. Also if they become a regular thing record when she has them so that if you have to see a specialist you know when she is getting them. | 
 
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     I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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  | BabyKiwi   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 02 November 2007 at 11:17am | 
 
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   Thanks for all your advice!!
 She must be feeling much better as she slept better last night!
 
 Will give you an update later!
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