I remember Mrs. Bee's post about ear infections and antibiotics a little while ago and she said you could use drops of breastmilk to help heal it.
Has anyone tried this? How many drops do you use?
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We use oil and garlic drops in the ear. It works like a charm. I have never not seen it work. I remember when I was a kid it would relieve the pain within ten minutes!
I am sure breast milk could work too since it is a natural anti biotic! -
I'm curious about this too because DD has a lot of ear infections and we're to the point of needing tubes. I would love to hear about natural remedies.
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There is a barrier between the outer and middle ear, so I'm fairly skeptical of topical remedies unless the ear drum is ruptured. There is no evidence base either way as far as I know... But there is evidence to suggest breast feeding is protective.
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My old boss would always tell us that breast milk can cure eye infections/conjunctivitis too!
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I've never heard of this before, very interesting!
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: That is what my midwife said! I can't believe it actually works, luckily I have only had to deal with 1 ear infection in all of lo's 4 years of life.
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