https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 05:15:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1538197 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:32:54 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1538197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: K does the same thing with her tongue - but I caught her when she fell asleep nursing. Her mouth was wide open so I started poking around. We were up at 11, 3, 5 and 8 last night/this morning...seriously hoping it improves soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1538143 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:19:03 +0000 lawbee11 1538143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: Ooh I'll have to look! I've been feeling around but haven't felt anything. It's so hard to look in her mouth because she sticks her tongue out when I do it! </p> <p>She was "only" up 3 times last night. Pretty sad that that's an improvement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1538137 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:16:49 +0000 ZombieBullfrogHoller 1538137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, LO, who is going on 8 months, has started his ear pulling more often, but he does it a lot when he's sleepy, primarily when he's nursing to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1538125 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:09:12 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1538125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: How are you and M doing?</p> <p>We were up lots last night, but this morning I can TOTALLY see one of her top teeth. Its not poking through quite yet, but its a big white line. I'm hoping this is the solution to sleep issues and ear pulling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534722 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:58:24 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1534722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Zombie here, too. She nursed in bed with me from 2:30-6 last night...then we had swimming lessons at 9:30 this morning. Need more coffee, haha. Hopefully these pesky teeth pop through soon and we can go back to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534712 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:55:48 +0000 lawbee11 1534712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: Sorry you're going through the same thing, but it's sorta nice to know I'm not alone. She nursed 9 times yesterday and was up 4 times overnight. I'm a zombie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534699 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:52:03 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1534699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: K is doing this EXACT thing. Pulling at (mostly) her right ear, fussier and nursing more, and waking up a bunch. I was suspecting its teething...and sounds like pps agree! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534607 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:19:26 +0000 Pumuckl 1534607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: it is def. a sleep cue for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534285 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:48:54 +0000 lawbee11 1534285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stine_ciro: Yeah, she rubs her eyes a lot too. </p> <p>Thanks everyone! So glad it's likely not an ear infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534187 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:16:45 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1534187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @MoonMoon: LO has started doing it recently and the ped said she's teething, but she does it a lot more when she is tired or upset. (Not really surprising since I tend to tug on/rub my ears when I am frustrated.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534171 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:12:42 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1534171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Teeth :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534150 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:04:23 +0000 MoonMoon 1534150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO started doing this shortly before getting his first teeth, but for him, its also related to sleepiness, frustration, and nursing. Just a general soothing mechanism, I think! I was worried at first too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534142 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:01:16 +0000 Pepper 1534142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C does this. I thought it was a sign of an ear infection, and took him to the pediatrician. No ear infection! He just either likes to play with his ears, or it's teething related. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534123 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:50:37 +0000 pinkcupcake 1534123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine does that when she's teething </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534101 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:40:37 +0000 Ra 1534101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Teething! Or she could just like playing with her ears :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534075 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:31:42 +0000 hilsy85 1534075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could be teething, could be nothing, could be an ear infection! Apparently they also don't need to have a fever to have an ear infection... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534072 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:30:50 +0000 MrsRoo 1534072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO does it when teething too. And mostly at night. I always just assume that her teeth bother her more at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534071 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:29:51 +0000 Greentea 1534071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO does when she is tired or teething, as pp's said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534029 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:13:28 +0000 lawbee11 1534029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: She does do it more at night...maybe it's a sleep cue?</p> <p>@Weagle: Yeah, she didn't do it much at all when she actually had an ear infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534013 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:10:23 +0000 Weagle 1534013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could be teething, and it could be nothing at all. Our ped told us that ear pulling is the least reliable sign of an ear infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534011 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:10:02 +0000 lovehoneybee 1534011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E always pulled at his ears when he was teething (and it's one of his sleep cues). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-pulling-at-ear#post-1534004 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:08:25 +0000 lawbee11 1534004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has been grabbing her ear for the past few days (it's usually only her left ear). She's also been fussier than normal in the evenings...and is waking up a ton at night. Have no idea if they are related, but could it be something other than an ear infection?</p> <p>She had an ear infection a couple of weeks ago and before it was diagnosed her temp got as high as 103.5. She doesn't have a fever now which makes me think it isn't an ear infection. </p> <p>Has anyone else's LO pulled at the ear for a different reason? Maybe teething? </p>