My 9 month old has been tugging on his ears the past 24 hours and hasn’t been sleeping that well. On top of that he has a cold. Those three items signal = ear infection. So we went to our Predications office. Sure enough. He’s got an ear infection.
While at the Doctor I learned something new. Being the 3rd kid, I’d think I had learned most of the tricks by now. Here’s what I learned: at the first sign of a cold, start regularly putting one drop in each nostril of the nose a saline solution. There is a little bit of salt in it that helps to flush out the build up and we want to avoid that.
Isn’t that like using a Neti Pot on an infant? Neti Pots sure are awkward and slightly odd for an adult to use, but effective for fighting that cold away. I was determined not to use one, but last year my neighbors finally convinced me to. And thankful I did. Maybe next time, I use the Infant Saline Nose drops.
I need to plug our Pediatricians office (SHMG Pediatrics). I love that they are always empowering parents. Teaching us so hopefully we can avoid another visit to their office. Plus, when we called this afternoon they had us in their office within 45 minutes, a usual occurrence. Thanks for the tip Doctor.
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