Rubbing ears- 6.5months
My baby rubs her ears a lot, is this normal? I’m assuming teething is starting. She’s very smiley & calm all the time. She has a bath every other day. And I feel like all her needs are met. Sometimes the upper crease cracks and I put sudocrem on it.
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It could be multiple things, self soothing, scratching the broken skin (bc itchy), can even be a sign of an ear infection - it obvs depends on if she has any other symptoms, how much she does it, how long she’s been doing it for etc xx
My girly rubs or pulls at her ears when she’s tired ! X
My 3 yo still bends his ears in, he does it when he’s sleepy
Can be due to teething pain, or a self soothing technique. But it is normal!
Agree with above can be many things. Mine does this a lot and for her often either means she’s tired and trying to self soothe and tugging on it, or teething
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