Bad weather and double ear infection took a toll on our stroll...
My little Ladybug got sick, and then even sicker. I took her to the pediatrician on Monday, March 28th with cough. She was coughing so hard she was waking herself up when asleep. Poor Ladybug even started throwing up her bottle - that's how hard her cough was. She was very congested, and I was very worried. So I took her to the doctor. Her lungs were clear (Yay!). Her congestion turned out to be a common cold (Come on, Doctor, don't you have a better answer?). Her cough - I had to deal with it and wait till it goes away which could have taken up to three weeks (Really, Doctor? What if it were your not-even-eight-month-old baby?) Then came the ears. Turned out she had an ear infection developing in her left ear. We got prescription for Amoxicillin (1 tsp twice a day for 10 days).
The following few days were rough... My poor sick Ladybug kept coughing, throwing up her food when coughing, crying, rubbing her eyes, pulling her ears, and looking very sad. I felt terrible I could not comfort her enough to make her feel better. Ladybug slept with us propped up on an adult pillow because we were afraid she would start choking on the mucus she was coughing out. A week passed. Her nose stopped running. Her cough eased up. She kept her food down (most of the time). She was still pulling on her ears though. On Wednesday morning, April 6th, we had the last dose of antibiotics. We went to see the pediatrician that day to either make sure the ear infection is gone, or to adjust her treatment to make it gone. Our pediatrician's office has 6 practicing doctors - 4 male & 2 female, but this is another story. So with my non-Irish luck we had the same Doctor who diagnosed Ladybug with an ear infection. He checked her ears and announced that the ear infection did not get any better (that explains her cries, crankiness and interrupted sleep). In addition, she now had a full grown infection in another ear (damn you, antibiotics, I thought you were suppose to take care of it!). Doctor gave us another prescription, this time for Amoxicillin mix (3/4 tsp twice a day for 10 days). Before he left the exam room, I asked him to listen to Ladybug's lungs because I was worried the congestion could have gone into her lungs (Hello, Doctor! The baby is still sick and you do not even listen to her after I tell you that her chest makes wheezing sounds when she is breathing?) Lungs were clear (Did he really listen or pretended to listen?).
Ladybug and I got home hoping for a better outcome with the new prescription. I was debating bringing her to my chiropractor to get adjusted to have her ears drain faster and speed up the healing process. I should have. But I didn't.
It's been 21 days since Ladybug got a cold. It's been 19 days since we started antibiotics to treat an ear infection. It's been 9 days since we tried new antibiotic treatment. Ladybug seems to be her smiling self. She now smiles, giggles, jumps, bubble-talks. And sleeps! Once again she sleeps in her crib from 9 pm through 7 am without waking up in the middle of the night crying from ear ache. We have maybe two more doses of antibiotics left. I will take my Ladybug to see a pediatrician on Monday to confirm the ear infection is gone for good. And it's better not be the same doctor!
Needless to say, the jogging stroller stayed parked inside. Our strolling adventure will re-launch after the false start as soon as the doctor announces that Ladybug's ears are infection-free. Stay tuned!
My little Ladybug got sick, and then even sicker. I took her to the pediatrician on Monday, March 28th with cough. She was coughing so hard she was waking herself up when asleep. Poor Ladybug even started throwing up her bottle - that's how hard her cough was. She was very congested, and I was very worried. So I took her to the doctor. Her lungs were clear (Yay!). Her congestion turned out to be a common cold (Come on, Doctor, don't you have a better answer?). Her cough - I had to deal with it and wait till it goes away which could have taken up to three weeks (Really, Doctor? What if it were your not-even-eight-month-old baby?) Then came the ears. Turned out she had an ear infection developing in her left ear. We got prescription for Amoxicillin (1 tsp twice a day for 10 days).
The following few days were rough... My poor sick Ladybug kept coughing, throwing up her food when coughing, crying, rubbing her eyes, pulling her ears, and looking very sad. I felt terrible I could not comfort her enough to make her feel better. Ladybug slept with us propped up on an adult pillow because we were afraid she would start choking on the mucus she was coughing out. A week passed. Her nose stopped running. Her cough eased up. She kept her food down (most of the time). She was still pulling on her ears though. On Wednesday morning, April 6th, we had the last dose of antibiotics. We went to see the pediatrician that day to either make sure the ear infection is gone, or to adjust her treatment to make it gone. Our pediatrician's office has 6 practicing doctors - 4 male & 2 female, but this is another story. So with my non-Irish luck we had the same Doctor who diagnosed Ladybug with an ear infection. He checked her ears and announced that the ear infection did not get any better (that explains her cries, crankiness and interrupted sleep). In addition, she now had a full grown infection in another ear (damn you, antibiotics, I thought you were suppose to take care of it!). Doctor gave us another prescription, this time for Amoxicillin mix (3/4 tsp twice a day for 10 days). Before he left the exam room, I asked him to listen to Ladybug's lungs because I was worried the congestion could have gone into her lungs (Hello, Doctor! The baby is still sick and you do not even listen to her after I tell you that her chest makes wheezing sounds when she is breathing?) Lungs were clear (Did he really listen or pretended to listen?).
Ladybug and I got home hoping for a better outcome with the new prescription. I was debating bringing her to my chiropractor to get adjusted to have her ears drain faster and speed up the healing process. I should have. But I didn't.
It's been 21 days since Ladybug got a cold. It's been 19 days since we started antibiotics to treat an ear infection. It's been 9 days since we tried new antibiotic treatment. Ladybug seems to be her smiling self. She now smiles, giggles, jumps, bubble-talks. And sleeps! Once again she sleeps in her crib from 9 pm through 7 am without waking up in the middle of the night crying from ear ache. We have maybe two more doses of antibiotics left. I will take my Ladybug to see a pediatrician on Monday to confirm the ear infection is gone for good. And it's better not be the same doctor!
Needless to say, the jogging stroller stayed parked inside. Our strolling adventure will re-launch after the false start as soon as the doctor announces that Ladybug's ears are infection-free. Stay tuned!
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