ear trouble
Tracy Oldfield
A friend from another list has a breastfed baby with problems with
recurring ear infections. This same baby needs loud, constant
noise to feel comforatble enough to go to sleep. The mother was
asking if anyone knew where she could get a CD of white noise to
leave on overnight...
Wondered if any of you had met this before, and it seems like a
combination that could be a precursor to something... or am I
making mountains out of molehills? All thoughts gratefully
received...
Tracy
recurring ear infections. This same baby needs loud, constant
noise to feel comforatble enough to go to sleep. The mother was
asking if anyone knew where she could get a CD of white noise to
leave on overnight...
Wondered if any of you had met this before, and it seems like a
combination that could be a precursor to something... or am I
making mountains out of molehills? All thoughts gratefully
received...
Tracy
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My breastfed baby had recurrent ear infections until I removed milk products
from my diet. He's never had one since.
I restarted milk recently and both nurslings have stuffed noses and cold
symptoms.
Anyway, this may not be it, but I figure it's free to try!
:-) Diane
from my diet. He's never had one since.
I restarted milk recently and both nurslings have stuffed noses and cold
symptoms.
Anyway, this may not be it, but I figure it's free to try!
:-) Diane
> A friend from another list has a breastfed baby with problems with
> recurring ear infections. This same baby needs loud, constant
> noise to feel comforatble enough to go to sleep. The mother was
> asking if anyone knew where she could get a CD of white noise to
> leave on overnight...
>
> Wondered if any of you had met this before, and it seems like a
> combination that could be a precursor to something... or am I
> making mountains out of molehills? All thoughts gratefully
> received...
Valerie
I don't know where to get a white noise CD, but I can tell you that two of
my daughters had reoccuring ear infections even though they were completely
breastfed. The problem was food allergies. If I took in any milk products,
they would react to it. One major symptom is ear infections. The body
produces fluid as an allergic reaction and it's a big problem with those
little baby ear canals. Many times it's not even an infection...it's a lot
of fluid in there making them uncomfortable. The only way to find out if
this is the problem is for the mom to stop eating one kind of food for a
week or so and see if it makes a difference. Milk and wheat are the #1
culprits. If the baby is on any kind of formula or baby food, this could be
a problem, too.
--Valerie
my daughters had reoccuring ear infections even though they were completely
breastfed. The problem was food allergies. If I took in any milk products,
they would react to it. One major symptom is ear infections. The body
produces fluid as an allergic reaction and it's a big problem with those
little baby ear canals. Many times it's not even an infection...it's a lot
of fluid in there making them uncomfortable. The only way to find out if
this is the problem is for the mom to stop eating one kind of food for a
week or so and see if it makes a difference. Milk and wheat are the #1
culprits. If the baby is on any kind of formula or baby food, this could be
a problem, too.
--Valerie
Sonia Ulan
Hi Tracy;
One of my breastfed babies had stubborn ear infections for a time and no
antibiotic seemed to clear them up. Finally I read somewhere about the
merits of vitamin C and vitamin E therapy for ear health and once I
began daily doses my child NEVER had another ear infection! How old is
the baby you are refering to? I find even a 9 month old can handle a
vitamin E capsule but if this is not practical I wonder if the Mom took
massive doses herself she would then share it with the babe in her
breastmilk. Doses of 500mg of vitamin C 3-4 times a day, and one 400mg
of vitamin E for mom would be good with no adverse affect.
In addition, I have also heard from other Moms how their children
benefitted from chiropractic adjustments specifically geared for ear
health. Some chiropractors seem to understand this better than
others...Ask around who has experience with infants. Apparently
chiropractic can also help with fussy babies to a certain extent.
Good luck to the Mom in question,
Sonia in Canada
Tracy Oldfield wrote:
One of my breastfed babies had stubborn ear infections for a time and no
antibiotic seemed to clear them up. Finally I read somewhere about the
merits of vitamin C and vitamin E therapy for ear health and once I
began daily doses my child NEVER had another ear infection! How old is
the baby you are refering to? I find even a 9 month old can handle a
vitamin E capsule but if this is not practical I wonder if the Mom took
massive doses herself she would then share it with the babe in her
breastmilk. Doses of 500mg of vitamin C 3-4 times a day, and one 400mg
of vitamin E for mom would be good with no adverse affect.
In addition, I have also heard from other Moms how their children
benefitted from chiropractic adjustments specifically geared for ear
health. Some chiropractors seem to understand this better than
others...Ask around who has experience with infants. Apparently
chiropractic can also help with fussy babies to a certain extent.
Good luck to the Mom in question,
Sonia in Canada
Tracy Oldfield wrote:
>
> A friend from another list has a breastfed baby with problems with
> recurring ear infections. This same baby needs loud, constant
> noise to feel comforatble enough to go to sleep. The mother was
> asking if anyone knew where she could get a CD of white noise to
> leave on overnight...
>
> Wondered if any of you had met this before, and it seems like a
> combination that could be a precursor to something... or am I
> making mountains out of molehills? All thoughts gratefully
> received...
>
> Tracy
>
>
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Sonia Ulan
Oh yes, I have heard about this too!
Sonia
cen46624@... wrote:
Sonia
cen46624@... wrote:
>
> My breastfed baby had recurrent ear infections until I removed milk products
> from my diet. He's never had one since.
>
> I restarted milk recently and both nurslings have stuffed noses and cold
> symptoms.
>
> Anyway, this may not be it, but I figure it's free to try!
>
> :-) Diane
>
> > A friend from another list has a breastfed baby with problems with
> > recurring ear infections. This same baby needs loud, constant
> > noise to feel comforatble enough to go to sleep. The mother was
> > asking if anyone knew where she could get a CD of white noise to
> > leave on overnight...
> >
> > Wondered if any of you had met this before, and it seems like a
> > combination that could be a precursor to something... or am I
> > making mountains out of molehills? All thoughts gratefully
> > received...
>
>
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DiamondAir
> From: "Tracy Oldfield" <tracy.oldfield@...>Count me as yet another mom whose breastfed baby had tons of problems until
> A friend from another list has a breastfed baby with problems with
> recurring ear infections. This same baby needs loud, constant
> noise to feel comforatble enough to go to sleep. The mother was
> asking if anyone knew where she could get a CD of white noise to
> leave on overnight...
I stopped all dairy (and that means checking labels for ingredients like
Casien and Whey as well). The other day I splurged and had an ice cream
cone, I haven't had dairy in 10 months. Within 24 hours, my poor little girl
had a totally stopped-up runny nose, was pulling on her ears, not sleeping
at night, etc. Food allergies are definitely the first thing she might want
to investigate. Worse than the sleeping problems are the other issues - is
her child hearing well enough for early language acquisition, etc. Food
allergies can be to anything, but the first things to eliminate are probably
dairy & wheat. It takes up to 6 - 8 weeks to get the dairy out of the
system, so tell her to keep with it for a couple of months if she can. Other
common allergens are soy, corn, nuts, and fish/shellfish.
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and Asa (10/5/99) who said "Agua" as she reached for my water bottle
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Tracy
I remember reading a post by a nurse on another list, saying
that feeding babies lying down could cause problems. Here's an
extract fromt he post - I'll write and ask her whether it's OK to
forward the whole thing.
straight across. This is why it is a bad thing to feed a baby lying
down. <<
Mattie (who almost invariably fed her babies lying down, which is why
she remembers the post! Guilt...guilt....)
I remember reading a post by a nurse on another list, saying
that feeding babies lying down could cause problems. Here's an
extract fromt he post - I'll write and ask her whether it's OK to
forward the whole thing.
>>We all have eustacian tubes that run from our throats to our ears.In adults, the end in our throat is inferior/lower. In babies, it is
straight across. This is why it is a bad thing to feed a baby lying
down. <<
Mattie (who almost invariably fed her babies lying down, which is why
she remembers the post! Guilt...guilt....)