Ear infection question

BabyCarryingVessel

Is it possible for a baby to have an ear infection without being fussy? Julie has been happy as ever but I've noticed she's been touching and grabbing her right ear for several days now. Discovering her ear perhaps? Her hearing is fine. I always assumed ear infections were painful, but maybe not. Any thoughts?

AbuDhabiMommy

Zofia has been doing the same thing... I've been thinking hit might be related to teething, but I don't know. It isn't an infection since her ears were checked at her shots last week.

numberonemama

I think its a combo of teething and discovery though more so teething! DD has had her ear checked multiple times when she's done this and she's been fine. Though I feel like DS has had bad ear infections with no symptoms before. Good luck!

ChrisG83

Ashley has been touching her ear for a few months now and I always think it's an infection. We were at the pedi 3 days ago and her ear was still fine. However I do recall seeing a few posts on here and other boards about a baby having an infection with

bingqilin00

I asked my pedi about this recently. She said LO wouldn't be grabbing her ears once the infection got bad because it would be too painful. She said it would look red and be warm to touch. My DD loves to grab her ears and discover them - I have her pedi ch

candaceleigh21

I had no idea that Brant had his first ear infection. I only found out because I brought him in for a cough. His current one I kind of figured he had because he was hanging that ear toward his shoulder.

NapJunkie

Stella has had two ear infections.  The first one she was really fussy and kept refusing to eat.  The second time (ongoing as we speak) she woke up an hour after bedtime and was fussy.  This also coincided with her tooth cutting through the