https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 17:36:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2335550 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:45:25 +0000 snowjewelz 2335550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD did that too here and there too when she was tired/trying to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2335481 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:02:31 +0000 mrs. wagon 2335481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LMW used to claw at her ears as her ONLY form of self-soothing. Ugh. We'd find her in the morning with bloodstains all around her head on the crib sheet :( She learned how to pull off mitts (and socks we put on her hands since they stay better than mitts) by biting them and pulling them off, like a boxer. So the only thing we could do is keep her nails as short as possible and file them smooth like you said. Sorry :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2335440 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:45:39 +0000 sorrycharlie 2335440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>she's been pulling at her right ear, too.. :/ gah. I'm going to just wait and see I guess. no fever or anything..no crankyness all day, just when overtired. hoping it's nothing!! crazy babies..will be filing down her nails again today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2334851 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 23:13:08 +0000 Corduroy 2334851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO just started doing this at 4 months. He has bad cradle cap so I thought it might be that. He was overtired today though. Hmmm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2334547 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:36:09 +0000 littlecasita1122 2334547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO used to do this allll the time - started around 4 months and lasted several months! I think it was a comfort thing for him since he didn't suck on a pacifier or his thumb. But oh man he used to scratch his head raw, it was awful. Our doctor finally recommended we use a little Head &amp; Shoulders and that seemed to calm the itching down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2334097 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:31:04 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2334097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO used to do this all the time, and I think it was because she was tired. I've noticed that she has been doing it less these days at 13 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2334075 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:24:01 +0000 iluvboba637 2334075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also say overtired. As an infant, My DS would pull his hair when he was overtired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2334020 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:58:18 +0000 MrsSRS 2334020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4mo does this when she's tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infant-clawing-at-her-head#post-2334005 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:43:52 +0000 sorrycharlie 2334005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am leaning toward this being an overtired/overwhelmed behavior but still a liiiittle worried. </p> <p>two nights ago my 9 month old started going at her head with both hands when I was trying to get her to sleep (she was overtired). almost like a dog does when they have an itchy head or something, but she was SO mad. </p> <p>She just got over a 2-week long cold so I'm really hoping it's not an ear infection..no fever or other symptoms. She's also working on the bottom two lateral incisors. So I guess it could be any of the above but man.. the scratches are killing me :(</p> <p>ETA: she still does it occassionally. </p>