https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:56:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2342197 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:03:07 +0000 Mamasig 2342197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My boys have had tons of ear infections. For me the biggest signs were if they had any kind of congestion (runny nose, cough). They typically got ear infections after that. Other signs were waking up more than usual at night, crying when you tried to lay them down (pressure hurts), or pulling at their ear. Or sometimes no signs at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341987 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:13:08 +0000 Smurfette 2341987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She never had any signs till her ear drum would burst. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341931 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 05:39:52 +0000 lamariniere 2341931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far for my son, he has had a low grade fever and complains of his ears hurting when he has an ear infection or the onset of an ear infection. When his ears hurt, he actually asks to go to the doctor, poor guy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341906 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:03:04 +0000 MamaG 2341906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: my little just popped a one year molar and she's got six other teeth. Totally wasn't expecting it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341874 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:39:16 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2341874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: my DD has had quite a few ear infections. Clinginess and trouble sleeping are our two biggest indications. She usually doesn't really do too much with her ears and doesn't run a fever. The symptoms are annoyingly similar to bad teething! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341819 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 21:32:58 +0000 regberadaisy 2341819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: @Foodnerd81: yeah, she has had a lingering cold. Runny nose and cough. Wake ups have increased to 2-3x a night from 1x. But that *could* all be teething too! She's had diarrhea this past week so hard to tell if the discomfort is from that or an ear infection. </p> <p>@Foodnerd81: she had one around 7m and I didn't bring her in till much later either. I felt awful, too. :/ I don't think so on the one year molars because she only has 8 teeth right now so it would be super out of order. But anything is possible!</p> <p>She has been screaming a lot today.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341801 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 21:05:21 +0000 Andrea 2341801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has she recently had a cold? Ear infections occur a few days after the start of a cold. I've known that it's an ear infection because she wakes up in pain in the MOTN since it hurts more when they are laying down. She didn't have any other symptoms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341792 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:58:07 +0000 Foodnerd81 2341792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could it be her one year molars? C tugs or plays with her ears when her molars are bothering her (I think). </p> <p>From what I'm told ear infections usually (not always) come with a fever, and often come after a cold, which is where the fluid came from. C barely had a fever but was pretty miserable during her only ear infection. I didn't bring her in until the ear drum had ruptured and she had dried yucky pus on her ear. I felt so awful. </p> <p>Oh another tell tale sign is they get much worse when they lay down (more pressure on the ear). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341782 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:51:30 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2341782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 has only had one ear infection, but her symptoms were weird.<br /> She had a night of rough sleep and said her ear hurt (that was a big clue 🙃), no fever, no preceding illness, no other symptoms but a bad night sleep. She woke up happy and behaving normally. Slept fine the next night. We thought she was fine, said her ear didn't hurt anymore. Then broke out in crazy hives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341778 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:43:21 +0000 yoursilverlining 2341778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been super obvious when my LO has had an ear infection: nonstop screaming ALL NIGHT LONG. Then you have LO's who don't act any different. Nothing is easy :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ear-infection-symptoms#post-2341762 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:10:19 +0000 regberadaisy 2341762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When your LO has an ear infection, what are the signs?</p> <p>My one year old has been super clingy &amp; whiny today. I'm just not sure what to blame! 😂<br /> DST? She took two 1-1.5 hour naps today and has been on one nap for months.<br /> Teething? Not super drooly today or last few days. But was super drooly last week.<br /> Ear infection? No other symptoms but sometimes pulling and playing with her ear. I've been trying to notice if she favors one ear but she doesn't seem to. </p>