Die, Germies! Diiiieeee!

Brendan has his first ear infection. Last Sunday-overnight into Monday he cried unconsolably for hours and refused to nurse. It was not his regular crankiness, so I was really worried. His cry was more of a long constant wail. He kept looking me in the eye, as if he was wondering what this was and why. As soon as the sun came up, we got ready and went to the pediatrician. There, he was diagnosed with a bilateral ear infection. Poor baby. He was prescribed analgesic ear drops and amoxicillin- A.K.A. "The BubbleGum Medicine." No big deal, right? Well the job of antibiotic is to kill bacteria. All bacteria, even his "good" bacteria in his gut. Now he has what looks like thrush (a bad yeast infection/diaper rash) and an upset tummy. 10 days of this! Oy. I wish I hadn't been scared and sleep deprived. I now wonder if antibiotic ear drops would have been an option.