Grommets

Cottontail

My son (21 months) got grommets in last week. So far so good. We were told to plug his ears with cotton wool and vaseline when giving him a bath to stop water getting in his ears. This is proving impossible. Whenever we plug his ears he just pulls the plugs straight back out again. As a result I haven't washed his hair since he had the grommets put in as I don't want water getting in his ears. Has anyone else had experience of this and how did you sort it if you did? Would be grateful for any advice!

hunnymonster

you can get gizmo's that keep he suds/water off theirface/eye/ears. Something like
http://backyardgardener.com/Baby-Clothes/Baby-Clothes/Diapers/Bath_Skin_Care/Bath_Tubs_Accessories/Rinse_Cups_Visors/Lil_Rinser_Blue_Bath_Visor_--_blue.html

wmpdd3

Tesco do a shampoo shield.



You put it around half their head and wash their hair then take it off.

Cottontail

thanks. Might give that a go. I'd still be a bit worried in case he puts his head in the water and gets water in his ears that way. Roll on 9 months until the grommets fall out!!

KazDub

Check with your surgeon again about how long you need to do this. From recollection we only had to do this for a few weeks after surgery. I used to break off a small piece of a cotton make-up removal pad. Roll it around in vaseline until it was caked in it and then put it into the ears. It was quite small but waterproof and efficient. I think after a checkup a few weeks after the surgery the sugeon said we could stop doing this but to ensure that his ears weren't submerged in the water during bath times.

Milkymoo

2 of mine have ha grommets. One in the last month and the recommendation was to keep the eyes plugged until the grommets fall out or are removed.

I found when we tried to put them into my sons ears he pulled them straight out but if we let him play in the bath a bit and then put them in he was distracted and left them in. Make them small so they're hard for their fingers to get out.