Okay here is the background, ds is 7 1/2 mo and has been sick since Sunday. Took him to the dr Sun for a bad cough, was told it was Croup and based on everything I read it was just that. He had a slight fever 101.2 on Sunday, very low to no fever on Mon and Tues during the day. Tues night started running hot again(didnt take a temp during the night) and was basically a mess, Wed his temp was 102.5, gave him Motrin in the am fever went down until early evening before bed it went back upto 102, gave him another dose of Motrin. Still had a fever Thurs am, 101.5, called the dr and asked when it would be necessary for me to bring him in, they said in one more day if he still had the fever, so last night no fever before bed but woke up at two am with a 101.1, and a coughing fit that lasted almost an hour. His symptoms over all of these days have been runny nose and cough, first it was the croup cough then Wed it changed over to a cold like cough.
Here is my question, he has had no fever today but the cough has gotten worse so I took him back to the dr who said his lungs were clear but he couldn't really see in his ears so he had me hold his hands and along with a technician tried to flush his ears, that didnt work so then he had me hold him down while he scraped his ears out. Still he said he couldn't really see anything but he might have an ear infection, he thought he saw some green wax by his eardrum. So he wrote me a prescription for amoxicillin to "err on the side of caution". I dont know what to do I am not of fan of the antibiotics but will it really hurt? My little guy is so miserable and I want to do all that I can to make it better but not if it means medicating him unecessarily. Advice please!
Here is my question, he has had no fever today but the cough has gotten worse so I took him back to the dr who said his lungs were clear but he couldn't really see in his ears so he had me hold his hands and along with a technician tried to flush his ears, that didnt work so then he had me hold him down while he scraped his ears out. Still he said he couldn't really see anything but he might have an ear infection, he thought he saw some green wax by his eardrum. So he wrote me a prescription for amoxicillin to "err on the side of caution". I dont know what to do I am not of fan of the antibiotics but will it really hurt? My little guy is so miserable and I want to do all that I can to make it better but not if it means medicating him unecessarily. Advice please!
