Is there something wrong with him?

[Yorkymidge]

My son has just turned 6 months old and i’m becoming concerned about him. Every since he was born, everyone has commented on how laid back and happy he is and i believe i got so lucky with such a good baby. However, the past fortnight i’ve become increasingly concerned. He can go from laughing his socks off to screaming in pain within a split second and will not calm down no matter what we do. He will pull and scratch his ear until it’s raw and bleeding and try pulling his hair out, sometimes he’s even off his milk and food which isn’t like him at all. I know babies go through stages but it’s the fact that he seems like he’s in pain. I initially put it down to teething or growing pains but now i’m not so sure. I’ve never been an overly fussy parent and i’m pretty laid back myself but it is now concerning me. Sunday, he screamed constantly for 12 hours, there was no settling him so yesterday i took him to the doctors and they said there’s no sign of ear, throat or chest infections, he’s not dehydrated and still weeing/pooing normally. He sleeps really well at night (8pm- 6am) but struggles massively with day time naps even though he’s clearly tired. What do i do? Is there something more sinister going on or am i just panicking now? I feel like i need to trust my instincts but i just don’t know what’s wrong and it’s so strange because he can become so happy and then instantly fall back again.

If there is no Infection chances are he's probably teething as it's all linked bless him :(. Have you tried anything for teething yet? X

Take him to an ENT specialist to check his adenoids and ears, gp said our son's ears were fine and he had glue ear in both of them when consultant checked.

Teething!! Get the baby bonjela and Sophie Giraffe out.

Have you tried seeing if paracetamol will help? I'm really not a believer in dosing kids all the time - however given his age and that he can't tell you what is wrong, try it for 2 days and if it resolves the issue you know there is real pain there. (It could well be teeth but could equally be something else. Doctors do get it right most the time. )

Could be teething. Have you noticed any difference in his gums? Have you given pain relief?

Thanks for your replies!
He has always had really hard gums, to the point where gp/hv thought a tooth would appear early but there’s been no change yet.

His dad has a really rare form of infection which left him deaf in one ear at 4 years old and he’s had multiple operations since, they said it could be genetic so i think i’m over-stressing about that.

I’ve tried calpol/nurofen for 3 days now and baby bonjela. You’re all probably right, it probably is teething and if so - this is bloody awful!!