Swim, Swimming, Swum…Ears!
Delaney was enrolled in swimming lessons last week and again this week at a popular indoor pool. She’s been doing pretty well! This is her first foray into swimming lessons, and I think that she will “graduate” to the next class at the end of this week. She loves to put her head under water, loves to jump in, and is finally getting comfortable on her back with her teacher.
Unfortunately, she has swimmer’s ear. She told me at bedtime on Friday night (because nothing good ever happens until Friday) that her ear really really hurt. I suspected swimmer’s ear, so I started using an alcohol/vinegar rinse to dry it out. She was still complaining on Saturday, so I dug out our garlic oil drops and started using them. She still says her ear hurts, but it seems to be better. Chris and I found some ear plugs to use at swimming lessons (because I paid for two weeks of swimming lessons, and she will finish them!). We’ll see how this week goes… If she has a rough time today or starts complaining more this evening, I guess we’ll take her into the doc. Darn - I wanted to go the whole summer without going in! We’ve been so healthy!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
You can also use lambs wool with lanolin and put them in her ears before swimming. If she has lanolin allergies, then you can use cotton balls covered in motherlove nipple cream.
It works as a good barrier if she doesn’t do well with the plugs.