MY three month old was just getting over a cold when her daycare called me at work. They said she has a green puss comming out of her right ear! We picked her up and took her straight to the doctors and they had no idea what it was. It's a greenish gell like substance. We think maybe her nose was so backed up it started to drain out of her ear! Has anyone ever had this happen and know what this is? Thanks.
Thank you so much to all the mothers who took the time to help me out! I took Bella back to the doctors today. When we originally took her we had to go to an after hours doctor, but today we saw her peditration. The after hours Dr. did give us Amoxicillin and ear drops, but our doctor today gave us a stronger dose of both. She does have a bacteria in her ear called streptacacas, sorry I probly just destroyed that word lol. Her ear is healing, the discharge has eased up a bit, but her peditration felt it was still pretty bad and needed stronger meds. The doctor said everything should pretty much be gone by three days. Again thank you so much!
I would get a second opinion. It probably was sinus/cold drainage. My son has had a hard battle fighting ear infections and he's had pus come out his ears. If the baby has a fever or is cranky take her back to the doctor asap. It might've built up and finally just drained out.
S.
Didnt they check for an ear infection? If they did not you really should get another doctor....
Wow, at 3 months old, that's pretty rough! That sounds awful for *any* baby, but she's pretty young to have an ear infection. A couple of ideas - take what works and ignore anything that isn't for you!:
First, babies who get breastmilk generally have fewer ear infections than those who are on formula (generally true, I'm sure there are exceptions, though!) -- so, if you're supplementing with formula, or exclusively formula feeding, you can always try to re-start breastfeeding or giving breastmilk in a bottle. In most cases, it is certainly possible to increase your milk supply or get the baby back on the breast. Even moms who stopped nursing within the last 3 months still have some milk and can relactate (http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/relactation.html)! Breastfeeding for 6 months also reduces the risk of pneumonia for the first TWO YEARS of life (http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Parenting/tb/2634). Plus, breastfeeding lowers the mother's risk for several types of cancers (breast, ovarian, cervical) so it's beneficial for both baby AND mom. That's just the tip of the iceberg - you wouldn't believe the hundreds of other benefits of breastfeeding! For more information and local, in-person mother-to-mother support, you can contact your local LLL group leaders:
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Second, if you don't want to or if you medically cannot breastfeed (and this is rare, but does happen) and formula is the only option, you may want to consider temporarily switching your daughter to a soy-based or, even better, hypoallergenic formula since cow's milk formula can increase mucous production, produce cold-like symptoms, etc., in some children. Your daughter may be fine w/ cow's milk formula, but switching to hypoallergenic for 2-3 weeks would allow you to see if there was any change (indicating a permanent switch might be good) or no change (indicating she's fine on the cow's milk formula).
Hope your daughter is better very soon! Best to and your little one - I'm so sorry she's hurting, and I know as a mama that it's not easy to watch your baby suffer in any way. Speedy recovery!
Hi, my son has had many ear infections. He has green,yellow and even sometimes red(blood)coming from his ear infections. If your child does not have tubes alot of times it is after the ear drum has rupture and the infection is draining.
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Hello, I would definitely find a pediatrician that would have some answers. Ear infections can be very painful and damaging. My daughter has ear tubes which allow her ears to drain, wax and infections. She has had a greenish-yellow gel - pus come from her ears. It is an infection and needs anti-biotics and drops to cure. Your doctor should know that. Good luck and God bless you all.
I don't know what it is, but I think I would be finding a doctor who does. Either your little girl has some extremely rare condition (which I doubt) or your doctor didn't pay enough attention in med school. I think if you find a new (better) pediatrician you will also find your answer. I wish you and your little Bella the best of luck!
Hi M.,
My daughter has had drainage from her ears. It has never been a greenish gel, but the doctor said it was because the infection was so bad it ruptured. She was better in a few days after the antibiotics kicked in. I'm sure its nothing to be alarmed about. Best of luck to you, and I hope your daughter is feeling better soon!
Sure I've heard of this. It's an infection in the middle ear. The pus indicates the progression of the disease due to the bulging and later perforation of the tympanic membrane. When Bella got the cold did anyone look into her ears?
My son has sinus problems and I always have his ears checked in order to diagnose possible ear infections early instead of this late in the stage.
I'm no expert. I'm in medical school.
However, I'd be looking at a new doctor. One that has never heard of this? Pathetic.
Don't be frightened. Just get her on antibiotics and always check her ears upon early diagnosis of a cold or sinus condition. Elevate her head as much as possible and run a cold mist humidifier in her room.
Poor Bella. Feel better soon, sweetheart!
Hi Marcy,
We have always had trouble with ears in this house. Ear infections were very prominent. Our doctor kept putting it off and giving us antibiotics or just saying it would take care of itself. I am a very passive person so I listened to the doctor thinking she knew what she was talking about. My son is now ten and has almost no hearig in his left ear. Due to ear recurrent ear infections. He had a cyst that formed (made from scar tissue)called a cholesteotoma. This rotted away the ear drum and part of the ossicular chain. He now is wearing an FM system at school and a hearing aid is one ear. My daughter, his twin, had to have tubes put in last year due to dysfunctional eustachian tubes. Their, nine year old sister had to have her ear drums lasered. Recurrent ear inections made them "floppy" so her hearing was affected. This certainly can't happen because of one ear infection but my advice is to not fool around with the ears. There are some great websites for ear infections, if you think your doctor may have missed something. I did all my research and then took it into my doctor, thats how they found the cyst. Good luck and I hope she feels better. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/ear/otitis_me...
Just a suggestion...if your doctor has "no idea" what it was, then I suggest maybe finding a new pediatrician. It just concerns me that they haven't seen something like that before. I'd think that a truly experienced pediatrician would have seen just about everything, especially when it comes to ear infections - including green drainage. I switched pediatricians when my son was 6 months old because I wasn't happy with the lack of explanations I got for things I was concerned about and it was the best decision I made. You definitely need to be 100% comfortable with your pediatrician and his/her expertise. So if you're not happy with a diagnosis that's the equivalent of "huh, that's weird?", then maybe it's worth looking into switching doctors. Good luck!
Hi M. -
I think your daughter and my son are in the same daycare -- Kindercare on Six Mile, right? My son's name is Nicolas (he's the one with the red hair).
As far as Bella's ear infection, I can tell you that Nicolas has had multiple ear infections since the spring, and your theory could be right. The eustachian tube is very flat right now, so and not curved, like it is once they babies start getting older. Fluid can stay in there, and I would assume mucus, and get backed up. Was your dr able to provide you with any other information, or give you something to at least clear up her sinuses? Maybe if you could get the sinuses to clear up, everything else might clear up on its own.
Good luck!
T.
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