Cooper's Never Ending Ear Infection

We received a call on Monday from daycare that Cooper had a 102 temperature, tugging at his ear and diarrhea. Wonderful - not again!!! Corey took him to the doctor first thing Tuesday morning - ear infection again! We had a scheduled appointment for next Friday to check his ears and make sure the last ear infection was completely gone and healed - guess we won't need that appointment or then again maybe we will! This is the 4th ear infection in 6 months so his pediatrician is very concerned and doesn't want to continue to play this game. Ear infections in infants can impact and delay walking, talking, and possibly cause damage to their hearing. We are pretty much at the last resort when it comes to a treatment plan so Cooper received an antibiotic shot in each leg and was prescribed a 10 day dose of oral antibiotics.

Tuesday evening, all day Wednesday and Thursday morning Cooper had a fever ranging from 102 - 104 degrees. We called the doctor Thursday morning and she wanted to see him immediately. Corey took Cooper for his second appointment of the week - it was determined that the antibiotic had not touched the ear infection and the ear was very inflamed. So Cooper was given round two of the antibiotics shots (1 in each leg), we were told to discontinue using the oral antibiotic and he was prescribed ear drops for the pain. The doctor said the fever would continue until we got the infection under control. This is the sickest I have seen Cooper so far...

Wonderful news to report - Cooper woke up this morning with a low grade temperature and a smile - this is a great improvement!! Also, he slept 12 hours last night and is on hour 3 of his morning nap! So, it looks like shot #2 is working or has worked! Today we head back to the doctor for round three of the antibiotic shots and a check up. Next steps - We have a consultation with the pediatric ENT doctor next Wednesday to discuss tubes.

I will update everyone once we get back from the doctor...