My normally happy 10 month old was off their milk and some of their food yesterday. We then had a bad night (couldn't get LO to sleep, two night wakes with inconsolable crying). It's really out of sorts for my baby, and I don't think it's teething as the top two teeth cut through ten days ago. We gave ibuprofen at bed time and Calpol at 2am.
Today, baby has been inconsolable since breakfast, didn't want to crawl or walk (which LO loves doing). We gave Calpol again at 8am and baby fell asleep on me (also put of character). Baby now has a bit of orange waxey fluid on their ear lobe - I've added a photo, it might not show up immediately.
We're away from home somewhere rural so going to the GP will be difficult. Is this an ear infection? Do we just ride it out with cuddles and pain relief? LO doesn't currently have a temperature. LO has a snotty cold at the weekend.