https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:44:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333450 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:42:33 +0000 ksnow 2333450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 years and a some months for bronchitis </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333449 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:41:20 +0000 looch 2333449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Antibiotic eye drops at 9 months of age for an eye infection, but not again until almost 30 months for an ear infection following a cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333446 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:39:45 +0000 MrsSRS 2333446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 had them at birth in the NICU, but none since. LO2 hasn't had any yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333430 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 05:25:37 +0000 Adira 2333430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Logan was probably 2-3 months the first time. And Xander was probably 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333421 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 04:07:32 +0000 illumina 2333421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now (at 2yrs) for a chest infection :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333413 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 03:00:58 +0000 lamariniere 2333413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS almost 2.5 years for an ear infection. Hasn't had them since and he's getting close to 5. DD is almost 2 and hasn't had them yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333334 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 22:01:40 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2333334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Knock on wood- he's never had them! (He's 3.5)<br /> Somehow he's only ever had viruses, no bacterial infections. He doesn't get sick very often either, we must be really lucky! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333328 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:47:10 +0000 sometimesshesings 2333328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3-year-old has never taken them, but I tested positive for Group B Strep, so LO2 will have them in utero. I worry a bit about disrupting the baby's gut flora so early, but it's better than the possibility of him/her getting GBS... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333310 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:17:48 +0000 clover 2333310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2.5 years and still going strong. I'm sure that will change once he starts daycare in January (if not before with all the illnesses going around). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333292 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:52:33 +0000 MrsF 2333292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 3 years old and... I refuse to comment for fear of jinxing us :wink: </p> <p>J has e-mycin eye drops at a few weeks old for pinkeye and just had his first course of amox for an ear infection at almost 11 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333289 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:48:06 +0000 matador84 2333289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ear infection at 9 weeks for lo1. Several other times got antibiotics...is say at least 10-12 in past 3 yrs!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333279 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:34:43 +0000 yellowbird 2333279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4.5 months, ear infection for my ds</p> <p>I think dd was older. Can't remember!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333278 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:32:59 +0000 mrsjyw 2333278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>13 months for an ear infection for ds1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333275 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:31:04 +0000 Tanjowen 2333275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: Genetics. I swear that my DH and his family can catch the same cold LO and I have and it turns into a sinus infection. It's interesting to me. And I also use tons of saline spray and a lot of use of the NoseFrieda on LO anytime he has the sniffles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333266 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:17:01 +0000 SeptMomma12 2333266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD - 4 days old :crying: She has a kidney condition that will require her to be on a low-dose antibiotic until she can have surgery around 2 or 3. Because of her condition, an undetected UTI could shut down her kidney (or even worse, lead to sepsis) in a matter of hours, so the antibiotic prevents her from getting a UTI. I hate giving her that antibiotic every day, but in our case it sure beats the alternative.</p> <p>DS - I think he had his first ear infection around 5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333219 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:35:18 +0000 MamaG 2333219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, what's the secret ladies? Our older gets at least one sinus infection a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333218 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:33:39 +0000 Truth Bombs 2333218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 months for an ear infection. And then she was basically on them for the next 4 months straight before we got tubes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333215 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:31:32 +0000 honeybear 2333215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At birth (and it turned out to be totally unnecessary...), but not again since. Five years, baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333177 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:38:02 +0000 Tanjowen 2333177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right before his first birthday for his first (and so far only, knock on wood!) ear and sinus infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333172 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:24:13 +0000 mrsrain 2333172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's 17 months old and she hasn't needed them yet! Hopefully she won't for a long time... Fingers crossed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333158 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:09:36 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2333158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ear infection at 7 months. Now he's 19 months and has his second one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333157 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:08:01 +0000 MrsH 2333157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:( three months for ear infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333152 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:04:22 +0000 regberadaisy 2333152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gosh, I don't remember! Around 7 months? It was right after starting daycare and she had a ear infection and bronchiolitis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333151 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:04:21 +0000 Thrifty Mama 2333151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He hasn't had any antibiotics yet and he's 14 months! But he's caught his first cold over the weekend and he's running a fever so we're going to the doctor tomorrow to see if antibiotics are needed. I hope he's not allergic! I'm allergic to a lot of medications. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333141 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:57:21 +0000 Torchwood 2333141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She might have had them at birth, since I had a somewhat complicated, preterm labor. But I honestly am not sure. Definitely nothing since. At 4 months she's been remarkably healthy her whole life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333129 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:39:38 +0000 pastemoo 2333129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: 6 months for respiratory infection, also needed them twice around age 2, both for ear infections<br /> ETA and some serious ones at birth due to complications, had to get frequent hearing tests till his speak rose above age level. Can't believe I forgot that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333128 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:38:30 +0000 ladybee 2333128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At birth due to a complicated labor and emergency c-section. Then again at 2.5 months for bronchlioitis and probably 6 times since then for upper respiratory infections, pneumonia, and ear infections. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333125 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:35:10 +0000 Bubbles 2333125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 weeks :sad: . He had a cold and it went to his chest so the doc thought better safe than sorry. He's 22 months and hasn't had them since then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333119 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:14:42 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2333119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 1.5. She had a cold and the coughing just wouldn't go away on its own, so the dr prescribed them before a trip and we waited another week and finally gave them to her. She had a somewhat similar situation around her 3rd bday where the dr thought she was developing a sinus infection after weeks of congestion, but we waited a couple more days and ended up not giving them to her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-antibiotics-age#post-2333115 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:08:22 +0000 jhd 2333115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At birth. Lots of complications. He's had them a couple of times since for ear infections. He's 18 months now and hasn't had them since he had tubes put in his ears at 8 months. </p>