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[rivka]

Alex woke up shortly after bedtime complaining that her ear hurt. I gave her some Advil. She was very distressed that the medicine didn't make it better right away, and I wound up rocking her to sleep.

At 1am, she woke up again crying in pain. I held her while Michael searched the house for the elusive Tylenol bottle - it wasn't time to take Advil again yet. After a dose she settled down and fell asleep in my arms again.

So, bright and early this morning I was up calling the pediatrician's sick child hotline. Then Alex woke up reasonably cheerful and active, and as she grinned and flirted her way through the medical exam I prepared to make my embarrassed excuses to the nurse practitioner.

Nope. Both ears are badly infected, and she requires antibiotics.

Did this have to happen on the last weekend before we move?

Comments

[msagara.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if she had an ear infection the other day, when you wrote about how poorly she slept =/. Now, I feel bad because I should have said something -- it was a lot like what my sons did when they were young and had ear infections.

[mizchalmers.livejournal.com]

Our big girl gets bad ear infections, and the doc prescribed an analgesic eardrop called Otic. Works very fast when she wakes up crying from the pain.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Poor Alex. I hope she's still cheerful, though I also hope she's sound asleep right now and sleeps all night.

Hope all's going well with preparation for the move. If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Well, if she feels good enough to sleep, maybe moving will be easier. I hope everything goes well!

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

Gluh. :( I hope by the time you move, this just makes her really sedate.

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

Did this have to happen on the last weekend before we move?

Yes, yes it did. Thanks for asking!

(Peeking ahead, I see you haven't mentioned her ears again, so I assume she recovered quickly and completely.)