C (2.5 years) had some fluid that was starting to get infected in one ear, at her last checkup, so our pediatrician recommended we try a dose of Benadryl at night to help it dry up and avoid needing another round of antibiotics- she's had two ear infections already since January. I gave it to her at bedtime with no issue (I know some kids get hyper).

However every night that I've given it to her she has woken up really early (between 2 and 5 am) crying for me, like she had a nightmare or something, but she never says what the problem is. She calms down quickly but can't always fall back asleep.

Have you heard of this or experienced this as a side effect of Benadryl? I'm checking in with her ped today too.

(She didn't recommend tubes for her ears at this point because up until January she had only ever had one ear infection in her 2.5 years, and she will hopefully outgrow it before next cold and flu season. But if it continues we could discuss it again).