My DS is 21 months.
3 weeks ago I noticed he was waking in the night and covering his ears whilst crying. We went to the GP but he wasn't at all concerned, he effectively just told me that toddlers wake up in the night (who knew?
) but that DS ears are fine.
However since then, he's started covering his ears during the day too. Sometimes he does it playfully whilst 'hiding', but other times it's when he's upset or nervous of something, or sometimes when he hears an unusual noise.
Today the staff at his nursery mentioned that they'd noticed him covering his ears at the sound of the bell & when a motorbike drove by (which is odd as DS loves motorbikes!).
Basically I don't want to be silly, but would it be worth getting another appointment? Or does it just sound like a developmental phase? DS is my first & is otherwise a lovely, happy little lad.