My son has been on antibiotics for about 7 days now. I have noticed little improvement in his attitude (he is very whiney) and he still has a bad cough and a snotty nose. The doctor said that he should be feeling better in 24 hours after the first dose. Do you think the antibiotics aren't working?? He shouldn't still have a snotty nose. I take him in tomorrow to see if he needs tubes and he also gets his 15 month shots. I just hope he doesn't already have a resistance to antibiotics.
antibiotic resistance...
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I almost posted the exact same thing I swear Lissa. My daughters (both of them) have this mucus cough that's only in their throat, runny nose and my littlest twin has stomach cramps. No other symptoms.
The antibiotics that my oldest twin is on isn't working.
Antibiotics will not work if it's a virus. They will only work if it's bacterial, fungal. So your little man just may have a virus.
There is a possibility he could be immune to the antibiotics as well. They usually give little one's amoxicillin.
I keep telling my girls to blow their nose, it's the only way the virus is going to get out.
Has your son been on this antibiotic for a long time? Sometimes they need to keep him on longer.
My girls are on amoxicillin, singulair, flonase, clorophenerimine, delsym and motrin. Nothing is helping. We go to the Dr's again today.
The antibiotics that my oldest twin is on isn't working.
Antibiotics will not work if it's a virus. They will only work if it's bacterial, fungal. So your little man just may have a virus.
There is a possibility he could be immune to the antibiotics as well. They usually give little one's amoxicillin.
I keep telling my girls to blow their nose, it's the only way the virus is going to get out.
Has your son been on this antibiotic for a long time? Sometimes they need to keep him on longer.
My girls are on amoxicillin, singulair, flonase, clorophenerimine, delsym and motrin. Nothing is helping. We go to the Dr's again today.
he shouldn't get his shots if is isn't feeling well....especially if he has a fever. He probably has a viral infection which is way the antibiotics aren't helping...unless your dr gave him a blood ir mucus test he has no way to really know if it's viral or bacterial so he probably gave him the antibiotic just in case (most drs do this)
than I guess it would be up to the individual dr whether or not to give him the shots, mine won't give them to a sick child at all, he makes me come back (which can be a pain) but I only mentioned the fever part because Vaxs should never be given to a child with a feverLissa said:
both of mine have been sick for like 2 weeks now, coup sucks...but Debralyn seems to be doing better then the baby (but she takes robitussin). Babies and toddlers are the worst when they are sick...I feel bad but I am so sick of wiping snot and listening to screaming and crying
I would just take him in tomorrow and have him look in his ears to see if the infection is gone. If not, then a different antibiotic might be used. Oddly, I've never heard of that antibiotic. It's not a steriod? I wonder if it's just the dr. Mine have only been on the amoxicillan and that's it even for ear infections. Maybe it's the age...I don't know.
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I'm with the others Lissa, i would not give any shots until he is better. Doctors will give them as long as a temp is under 101, but I think any illness is an illness and needs to be treated before introducing more illnesses to his little body.
Most ear infections are also viral not bacterial, but most docs still give antiboictics no matter what. I bet he has just the plain old rhino virus and it will take 2-3 weeks before he is well again.
Nichole was put on the same antibbiotic for her ear infection. She has only had one though. It's a higher strength then amoxi.
Most ear infections are also viral not bacterial, but most docs still give antiboictics no matter what. I bet he has just the plain old rhino virus and it will take 2-3 weeks before he is well again.
Nichole was put on the same antibbiotic for her ear infection. She has only had one though. It's a higher strength then amoxi.