My poor little buddy has his first ear infection! For the last week, he's had a cold, and of course, in our family, that usually leads to an ear infection if you are under the age of 3. Todd took Grant to the doctor this afternoon since his temperature has consistently been around 99.5 every evening for the last few evenings (and even last Wednesday was over 102!).
Since Natalie got her tubes in September, she has not had ONE ear infection, hallelujah! Grant however, is too young for the tubes, so he will be getting his first dose of amoxicillan this evening. The ear infection is only in one ear, thankfully. And hopefully amoxicillan will work for him. It did nothing for Natalie.
I hate to run to antibiotics every time their ears hurt, because they say about 80% of ear infections will clear up on their own. This is most definitely not one of them, considering it's been over a week and he's still feeling bad and has a temperature! (Although it's not a REAL fever according to the doctor's definition... he's definitely warm).
Get well soon my little man!!!!
Poor grant! Ear infections stink! Hope he's feeling better soon. You know, Dunkin' Donuts coffee and double chocolate donuts cure ear infections. Oh, he's too young for that, but you can have them for him!! :)
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