https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:59:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2007479 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:07:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 2007479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: yeah I don't so much trust my ear infection hunch since she literally had gunk draining out of her ear when we got to the doctor. :( But now I am much more in tune I hope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2007454 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 22:30:02 +0000 matador84 2007454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never say never. Dd and DS have had it happen. I usually bring them in to ped (I can most times spot ear stuff on a hunch with few symptoms), and she'll end up having to rx a stronger antibiotic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2007423 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 22:01:20 +0000 SeptMomma12 2007423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Fingers crossed for you guys! It's hard to know what's going on when they can't tell you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2007310 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:45:11 +0000 Foodnerd81 2007310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: good to know, thanks (and sorry your guy had to deal with that!) im watching for a fever, but it's tough since she never went over 100 before the first ear infection, just hovered at 99-100 for a few days. I'm going to et the antibiotics run their course and watch it really carefully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2007306 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:41:59 +0000 SeptMomma12 2007306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually they can get one in the other ear, even on antibiotics :sad: Or at least my guy did. He had an infection in one ear and was on antibiotics for a few days and seemed totally better when he suddenly got a fever. Turned out the original ear was better but the other ear was infected. He needed a stronger antibiotic.</p> <p>But I would say just tugging/scratching could be teething or congestion. My LO had a sudden high fever that made it pretty obvious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2006970 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:16:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 2006970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: probably teething (aren't they always??). Sort of congested but its actually finally getting better. I texted my pediatrician friend (I'm, best kind of friend to have!) and she said the same thing- the antibiotics will work on it if it is another infection anyway. </p> <p>@Mamasig: I felt so terrible- poor kid was so upset while we were there! </p> <p>More ibuprofen in the meantime! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2006900 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:15:23 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2006900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aww poor baby :-( Is she congested? Teething? Both of those will put a lot of pressure on the ears. If she's already on antibiotics, it should prevent another ear infection forming in the other ear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2006893 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:13:30 +0000 Mamasig 2006893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say the antibiotics would prevent an infection in the other ear. I bet she did have an infection in the other ear. Poor thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2006885 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:09:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 2006885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also- the ped could hardly look in either ear since she was freaking out so much, so it's possible she had a mild infection in the left that we couldn't see? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-question#post-2006882 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:07:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 2006882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your LO is already on antibiotics for an ear infection in one ear and it seems to be helping, they can't get an ear infection in the other ear, right? </p> <p>C had a pretty bad ear infection in her right ear- it ruptured right before we got to the doctors on Monday. She's been on antibiotics since Monday and is doing much better- back to STTN!- but now she's been waking up from nap super crabby and has been tugging or scratching her left ear, the healthy one. </p> <p>Probably just paranoid, right? I just feel so bad that I let the ear infection get so bad before I realized it that now I'm overworried... </p>