My 9 month old got tubes put in his ears yesterday morning (monday). Coming out of surgery he was a wreck and screamed for a good 2 hrs. Once he settled down, he seemed to be fine for the rest of the day. Slept a lot and was a little sleepy even when he was awake. But otherwise he seemed fine. Now today has been another story. He has screamed all day long! He will only sleep for like 30-45 minutes at a time and his usual naps are like 2hours at least. He isn't nursing well at all and didn't want to eat baby food at all today. Is all of this normal for the day after tubes or should I be concerned? Out of my 4 kids, he's the first one to go through this so I don't really know what to expect. Should I call the dr or just wait it out? Thanks!!
I agree with the others. I'd call the ENT's office and see if you can been seen today. When my son had his tubes (at 11 months) He was very upset when he woke up, but once we got in the car he was fine. They say waking up scares them b/c they dont understand what's going on. He could be in pain or maybe he couldnt hear many noises before and now it scares him. I would call the dr.
This is not normal. You need to contact your ENT and find out what the problem is.
I would definitely call the doctor. It's been a long time but each time my 3 kids got a set of tubes (I think we went through it at least a dozen times) they were HAPPY HAPPY when they were in. Grumpy before, happy after. I would suggest you call! Seems very odd to me. Good luck!
I would agree. You need to call in this am! My son cried for a little while afterwards at 9 months and then for about 45 min since my X left the bottle I had pre made and after the hospital found some, he was GREAT! He sleep a little more than usual but was playful and happy after in between! Please call soon! That is not typical unless maybe your giving him a pain medicine that is making him feel funny, wierd and can't sleep.
My son was a year old when he got tubes in and he did OK.
I gave him some motrin for pain and made sure that I put his drops in.One of his ears though stayed infected even with the tubes and they had to go back in and take that tube out. His ENT drained the infection off and we went in everyday for a week for him to drain and put the medicine directly in his ear. I would call his doctor to double check for infection.
My son did not have any further problems after this and he is now 15 years old.
He is also developmentally delayed. He has Smith-Magenis Syndrome. Just stay strong and God bless you.
J.
Our son got tubes at about 8 months and was very upset following the surgery and anesthesia. After he slept tht off he was a new baby. Felt great and I think that's what I heard from most moms with the same procedure. I would call the dr. and/or nurse.
Like the others, I would say call the dr., if only to put your mind at rest. I'll be praying for you and your baby.
H.
Two of my children had tubes - both at 10 months. The first one to get them was in so much pain before the surgery that she was totally relieved after the surgery. She was drinking pedialite out of a bottle when we went back to recovery and cooing. She didn't want to nurse. Within 2 weeks of the surgery, she was crawling and sleeping through the night. Many of her rseults were immediate. Because of the fluid in her ears, the surgery greatly improved her hearing so the phone, doorbell and creak of the stairs would awaken her when they hadn't been a problem before. Her results were so dramatic, that I said to the ENT "I don't know what you did with the child I gave you, but I'm keeping this one!"
The second child was not as dramatic. She felt fine going into surgery, so she was pretty ticked when she came out. It is very normal for children to cry when they come out of surgery because of how they react to the medication. I really think she was mad at me for about 2 weeks after the surgery. I started to think that she shouldn't have had the surgery. The tubes did the trick with her, too. The changes weren't as dramatic, but she stopped getting infections and finally started sleeping through the night. Before the tubes, she went about a total of 2 weeks without infections in a four month period and absolutely could not sleep at night when her ears were hurting.
Every experience is different, but your child seems to be reacting like my second child. Give him something for pain and if you are worried, call the doctor. They are there for that and can answer your questions.
I would call his doctor just to be safe I know when my daughter was having ear aches the doctor didn't want to use the tube method he had me put a hat on her all the time and he told me if we could go for one year without a ear ache she would be cured and thats what happen once you use the tube method you are kinda stuck with it and it can become expensive good luck
I agree. You should call the doctor. My daughter had tubes a few months ago and went back to daycare the next day. She did about the same as your son the first day, but was fine by the next morning.
both of my children had to have tubes and neither one of them acted like that the next day...
the day of surgery only one of my kids acted fussy but she was completely deaf until 1 years of age and when they put the tubes she could hear again so EVERYTHING startled her and was loud to her.
I would say you need to call your ENT and have him checked out to be safe....like i said neither of mine acted like that so i would be a little concerned
I'd call the dr just to be on the safe side. Tubes shouldn't hurt for that long. My kids had tubes and were fine within a few hours.
Watch the noise levels for awhile, he is hearing better. Also when going in a car make sure to open the window a bit before closing the door as the pressure hurts a little to start with
