First Ear infection in a year

Loryn has another ear infection. Superbowl Sunday, she was up all night with a fever. After some water, Tylenol and some singing with daddy, Loryn went back to bed. When I got her up in the morning for school, there was no more fever (98.5), so I got her dressed and took her to school. She definitely had a cough, but it is the same cough, I can't seem to get rid of too.

Well, I got a phone call at 2pm from Loryn's daycare that she was running a fever (100.7) and just not acting like herself. So I left work and came to get her (which took me about an hour and a half at least since I had to go and pick up my car from getting its routine maintenance). Once I got to the daycare, I found her playing and having a good time with the other kids. She was still a bit warm though.

We went over to the Publix clinic, since her Pediatrician's office had no more appointments, and I didn't want to wait to have to take her to after hours clinic across town (especially not in the nasty rain). Luckily no one was waiting and Loryn got to go in and see the doctor. Her heart rate was fine and so was her blood pressure, but her tonsils were swollen and her ears were red and starting to have fluid. Loryn also after Tylenol (an hour to 2 hours earlier) was still running a temp of 100.6. So the doctor put her on Augmentin and she will be on that for the ears and throat. We also can continue to give her the Albuterol that we have for her if she needs it.

She was a bit clingy once we got home. But she ate pretty well at dinner, she had yogurt and chicken. The doctor had recommended we give her yogurt while on this antibiotic. Loryn was still a bit clingy and as we got ready for bed, she was running another fever of 103. 8. So we had more Tylenol and I let her cuddle with me on the couch until Eric got home. We retook her temperature and it was down to 102.7 which was an improvement. She was definitely fussy going down, she would be quiet for a bit and then wake up coughing and crying for water.

I checked on her about an hour ago and it felt like her fever may have finally broken. Eric and I decided that we will keep her home today from daycare and let her just sleep in and rest as much as possible and as long as she is fever free, she will go back to daycare tomorrow and I can go back to work.

Here is to hoping Loryn gets better real quick and goes back to the active kid that she is.