Why I Hate An Ear Infection

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By Analeese Burnabaker

Anyone who has experienced the privilege and the fear of
bringing a new baby home from the hospital knows what a mixture
of emotions you experience as a new parent with the
responsibility and joys of having a new addition to your
family. Only new parents know what it is truly like to have a
lack of sleep and what it feels like to know that you were
directly responsible for bringing a new life into the world.
There is no greater joy in all of life than having a new baby,
and yet there is perhaps nothing that is scarier as well. One
of the things I hate the most about having an infant in the
house is the inevitable ear infections that come with it.

I have brought five children home from the hospital in the past
ten years, and I have also been around when many friends and my
sisters have brought their new babies home to stay. We have all
experienced the unmatched joy of adding a new life into the
family, but we have also experienced the fears and the
frustrations that come when our precious babies get sick and we
aren't sure what to do about it. My first experience with an ear
infection came just a month after my oldest daughter was born.

I wasn't sure that she had an ear infection at first, but all I
knew was that she was more sensitive than before and that she
cried way more than just when she was hungry. I let it go for a
couple of days, thinking perhaps this was just a stage she was
going through. When the crying became worse and more consistent
and she seemed to be getting even more sensitive with each hour,
I made a few calls to my mother, my sisters and then finally my
daughter's doctor. I got the same response from all of them: it
sounded like my little daughter was experiecing her first ear
infection.

I made an appointment to bring my daughter Ava into the
doctor's office that afternoon. Until then, I tried everything
possible to soothe what I now knew was a cry caused by great
pain. We walked, I sang, I gave her massages, but nothing
seemed to help her pain now. Our doctor's appointment later
that day confirmed that she had not just one ear infection, but
that she had in fact a double ear infection in one ear and a
single ear infection in the other. Of course, being a new
mother I wondered what I had done to cause this problem. When
the doctor and later my mother assured me that I had done
nothing wrong, I began to feel better as my little girl began
to feel better with the help of her meds.

I'll tell you, having a child with an ear infection is one of
the scariest things as a parent. Get good information about the
warning signs from your doctor and monitor your children
carefully from the beginning.

About the Author: Analeese Burnabaker is a busy author andmother of five. She writes to inform other parents about healthissues such as ear infections. Seehttp://www.allearinfection.info for help on dealing with yourchild's ear infection.Source: http://www.isnare.com