Ok, first of all ds rarely gets sick - and it's been some time since he's even had sniffles. I feel like a new mom now that he's been really sick - I'm not sure if what I'm doing is right!! So I'd appreciate your thoughts!
A week and a half ago ds (who's now 4.5yo) came down with a low-grade fever. He also had a loose cough. The fever lasted 3 days and was gone - until a few days later. Then when his nose started running, it came back - with his first earache. He's had the earache from last Wed night (now four days) and he goes from feeling fine to being very uncomfortable and whiney and crying - which causes me to give him children's motrin (no dye) since he's sooooo uncomfortable. I'm not a medication person (supplements yes) so it's bothering me that since this all started we've basically poured an entire bottle of the stuff down him. He's had more this last week and a half than he's had his whole 4.5 years!
I've also been giving him vitamins, greens, zinc, cod liver oil, garlic drops and other natural ear drops, vit c, and homeopathic when I remember. I'm getting so frustrated!! He always seemed to have such a fantastic immune system - what's going on?! I know antibiotics are not really the way to go - am I being a bad mom for not taking him to the dr? What else can I do?? Oh - plus I have him sleep with his ear on a nice hot water bottle that I made a soft fleece cover for...... but it's not working!!!
What would you do?
A week and a half ago ds (who's now 4.5yo) came down with a low-grade fever. He also had a loose cough. The fever lasted 3 days and was gone - until a few days later. Then when his nose started running, it came back - with his first earache. He's had the earache from last Wed night (now four days) and he goes from feeling fine to being very uncomfortable and whiney and crying - which causes me to give him children's motrin (no dye) since he's sooooo uncomfortable. I'm not a medication person (supplements yes) so it's bothering me that since this all started we've basically poured an entire bottle of the stuff down him. He's had more this last week and a half than he's had his whole 4.5 years!
I've also been giving him vitamins, greens, zinc, cod liver oil, garlic drops and other natural ear drops, vit c, and homeopathic when I remember. I'm getting so frustrated!! He always seemed to have such a fantastic immune system - what's going on?! I know antibiotics are not really the way to go - am I being a bad mom for not taking him to the dr? What else can I do?? Oh - plus I have him sleep with his ear on a nice hot water bottle that I made a soft fleece cover for...... but it's not working!!!
What would you do?
