If your child’s ears have fluid in them from the infection, then lying flat on her back will cause pressure that feels like all the air has just been sucked out of the room. Propping your child up will help the Eustachian tubes in her ears to clear out, and it will relieve some of the pressure.
When these muscles are stimulated, they can clear the fluid out of your child’s ears more efficiently. That means that the tubes in your child’s ears can open and begin to clear; this will help to reduce your child’s pain and allow her to sleep more soundly.
Trust your instincts when it comes to bringing your child to the doctor. Because children have a hard time expressing what they are feeling, it is up to you to figure out when your child needs a doctor. Trust your instincts; if your baby does not look or act as if she feels well, you should consider taking her to the doctor.
If this is the case, your baby may be sleepy for a couple of days as the medication works its way through her system.
Use a gentle voice to soothe your baby and let her know that you are right there. This may help her to relax.
Distracting her while also soothing her may help her to fall asleep despite the pain she is feeling.
Follow your baby’s lead; if she seems fine being rocked, then continue to rock her until she doesn’t want to be rocked anymore.
When you calm and positive, your child will most likely feel reassured, despite the pain in her ear.
