Sore ears?
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Topic: Sore ears?
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Sore ears?
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 1:30pm
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Krystiana has been a bit unsettled in the last couple of days, isn't sleeping as well as usual (well sometimes is, but not always) and quite often when she wakes all I need to do is give her a cuddle and she falls right back to sleep. She's been coughing a bit and a bit raspy-voiced but her nose is clear, she can breathe alright. I'm wondering if she might have an ear infection or something? Is it worth taking her to the doctor (or is there nothing he can do anyway)? -------------  |
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 3:42pm
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Yea take her to the doc and get them checked, otherwise left untreated they can develop glue ear etc etc. The doc with just precribe antibiotics, the meds do clear it up if she does have an infection.
------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 4:03pm
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I'd take her to the dr as well. After seeing the pain Andrew went through with his ear problems I wouldn't risk it. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 4:23pm
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Did Andrew have them as a baby? What were his symptoms? ------------- |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 4:50pm
always worth getting little ones checked, they cant really tell us whats wrong. hope she is ok 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 5:02pm
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Booked for 2pm tomorrow... ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 13 March 2007 at 6:03pm
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Andrew had them all the time. Pulling at his ears was a big sign. Generally unwell was the thing that made me take him to the dr. We ended up getting grommets in his ears this time last year and he hasn't had an infection since. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 March 2007 at 3:06pm
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Krystiana has bronchialitis... or something like that. Basically it's a lower chest infection but not pnuemonia and she doesn't need meds, although Pamol can help with helping settle her as necessary and reducing any fever (which she doesn't have). Ears are fine, throat is a bit red.... and so is Briona's. But Bria's chest is fine so she's just got a cold, although it's probably the same viral strain.
Krystiana's will probably start resolving tomorrow.... anyway, it's all good news. Especially because when we arrived she had been dozing in the van and the doc was really concerned when he saw viral rash on her face (I thought it was hormonal rash still) and "floppy" baby. Oops! ------------- |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 14 March 2007 at 3:42pm
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just came to see how she went- good to have an answer- poor wee chicken hope she gets better real fast. so not fair when our babies are sick
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 March 2007 at 4:32pm
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I know what she has. When Andrew got that I was told they get it from being around people who smoke Hope she get better really soon. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 March 2007 at 5:18pm
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Krystiana hasn't been around anyone who smokes, Doc said it's just a virus. She's mostly okay with it, good to know it should be over soon though. ------------- |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 14 March 2007 at 7:22pm
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Oh... made me cry, my Mum had that as a baby, doc's didnt really know what was wrong with her. She passed away last year at 44yrs old because of bronchlititis. Dont mean to scare you.
Hope your little girl JUST has the flu virus. Hope she is better in the next few days. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 March 2007 at 8:01pm
Scary, Glow!! Krystiana seems to have a mild form, the Docs said worse forms sometimes require hospitalisation and oxygen for babies  but were happy with how she's doing. Obviously I'll be going straight for medical attention if she has trouble breathing. I think the biggest concern (but mild at all) would be that it develops into pneumonia.------------- |