https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:45:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877794 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:31:10 +0000 wrkbrk 2877794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as others - he had chronic fluid that wasn’t allowing him to hear properly or start talking. So we did tubes and it was a lifesaver. That said, he had MUCH more than one ear infection with residual fluid before anyone started talking about surgery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877792 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:19:38 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2877792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same experience as @Ajsmommy but only 2 actual infections over 2-3 years.. We also ended up with tubes but mostly because he failed 4 hearing tests due to the constant fluid build up and speech issues. I would just keep an eye on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877789 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:42:58 +0000 agold 2877789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: Thanks for this info! We go back in 3 weeks, so I hope it is gone by then. My little baby has also dealt with laryngomalacia. I'm hoping she also doesn't have to deal with fluid in her ears, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877784 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:16:37 +0000 gotkimchi 2877784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: 90% of kids clear fluid within 12 weeks so just follow up and see. Both my kids had tubes though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877783 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:16:01 +0000 agold 2877783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: Very good to know. Awesome your boy avoided the tubes. I hope I can do the same for my littlest girl. My kids aren't in day care yet. But my big girl does now go to sunday school and dance every week, and also increasingly more birthday parties. So I think she's getting more exposed to things. Preschool in the fall, and I'm really nervous about bringing home sickness. </p> <p>@KT326: Thank you for letting me know. </p> <p>@Ajsmommy: Awesome. Thanks for letting me know. I worried she wouldn't be able to jump in the pools and things like other kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877782 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:06:19 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2877782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son has fluid a lot. He had a lot of ear infections and is growing out of it now (just turned 5). We avoided tubes- I think only because he wasn’t in day care and didn’t have a lot of colds (compared to a lot of my friends kids who have the constant all winter cold). Because literally for the first 4 years a of his life he got an ear infection with every single cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877781 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:03:20 +0000 Ajsmommy 2877781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: yes, there are no restrictions. We were told to protect them for the first week after insertion but no other warnings or restrictions </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877780 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:01:28 +0000 KT326 2877780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Nope, no extra precautions. Our ped said as long as he doesn't go under water, very little water will actually get into his ears during a bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877779 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:58:34 +0000 agold 2877779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: Oh, no. I'm so sorry he has had to have two sets of tubes. Is he able to go swimming since he has the tubes? </p> <p>@KT326: yes, we just dealt with a terrible nasty virus that caused high fevers for days. Interesting about taking 6 weeks to go away. Did you take any precautions during that time, such as not washing your baby's hair or anything like that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877777 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:53:15 +0000 KT326 2877777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped said it can take up to like 6 weeks for fluid to be gone from the ears after an infection. That is why it is so easy to get recurrent ear infections. We were one infection away from getting tubes for my oldest, luckily he didn't need them.</p> <p>My youngest has never had an ear infection but he did have fluid in his ears when we went in for a check up (he had some kind of nasty virus, fever for days). The fluid never got infected and eventually went away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877776 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:48:38 +0000 Ajsmommy 2877776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS had chronic fluid in his ears. Meaning that for over 3 months every time we went to ped he had fluid. It wasn't necessarily infected.</p> <p>He ended up having tubes... actually 2 sets of tubes :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fluid-water-in-babys-ears#post-2877774 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:46:52 +0000 agold 2877774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 10 month old just went for a follow up visit after having an ear infection following a terrible cold that went through our house. The infection is gone, but the pediatrician saw fluid in her ear(s). My husband took the baby to the appt. We go back again in 3 weeks, or sooner if she gets sick again. </p> <p>Has this ever happened to baby? What can this lead to? Did it just resolve itself for any of your babies? </p>