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Has your preemie had ear infections/tubes??

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So C is on her 3rd double ear infection (we've gone to the pedi on 12/21, 2/4, and yesterday for them).  We talked to the pedi about tubes, since W (my 2 y.o.) had tubes at 11 months.  We're hoping to get thru the end of April without another EI, and if so we should be in the clear, at least until the fall.  I'll be honest, though, I'm not all that confident that will happen.  I'm nervous, though, about her having tubes this early (she's 28w/6.5 months actual, 22w/5months adjusted), even though we went thru them with W and they were a god-send...and an easy procedure.

Thoughts??

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  • TriciaJoyTriciaJoy member

    Robbie had them put in last January, so he was a bit older (about 1.5).

    I was really, really nervous about them because he has trouble with anesthesia (he has a hard time waking) but it turned out to be 100% fine and they were a huge Godsend.

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  • ayramayram member
    A friend of mine tried a chiropractor before tubes, and it worked - no tubes needed!  I'm considering that for my LO.
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  • ruthiewithruthiewith
    DS1, who's 2 yo now (born at 31 weeks), has had tubes for a year now because of recurring ear infections.  He got them in around 15 months actual age.  I'm so glad we got them for him, he's been doing great since then.  
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  • lemen99lemen99 member

    Andrew was in lockdown the first year and never got sick or an infection - then bam.  RSV season ended in April and we were just a mess of constant infections since.  Finally in Dec (way overdue) he got ear tubes in and his adenoids removed. He is a completely different child.  He hasn't been sick since he had surgery.  He started OT and ST at the same time, and now he eats well (before it was a nightmare b/c he felt terrible) and is starting to talk.

     

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  • ougrad1ougrad1 member
    My twins were born at 34.6 wks and Landry had tubes three weeks ago...at 6.5 months actual age.  She did just fine!
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