And dear god someone tell me this is just a phase because I'm so so over this.
A seems to only be capable of being happy as a clam or screaming in hysterics. I'm talking every nap has turned into him hyperventilating 5 minutes after setting him in his crib.
What. The. Fuck.
His carrying on is screwing with both of their naps (W takes a long time to settle into a nap, like 30 minutes, but he keeps ramping her up. Separating them for naps means I basically can't move in my house, and they won't STAY asleep without the other in the room)
But it's not just naps, it's the car seat, it's when he's done eating, it's every time he's not fucking thrilled with his little life, he screams at the top of his lungs. Is it just my kid? Omg I can't handle this.
Ps- I mostly just needed to vent, sorry. W went through like 6 weeks of fighting every nap and it was just starting to get better and now A is starting up. A always slept through W, but W is still having a hard time falling asleep so I feel like the small amount of progress we made is out the window and now I have 2 cranky tired babies
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I'm lucky with DS, he only cries about naps or when he gets really overtired.
But DD, man that girl can throw a tantrum. She was tough during that 1-3 age and would scream and cry whenever something didn't go her way. I think some kids just have that personality.
She is still a highly emotional child but it is better as she can communicate better now. It's hard with toddlers because they can't communicate yet so they just cry and scream.
Post by littleredfish on Dec 8, 2016 15:56:20 GMT -5
Yup. She's always been high maintenance since we broke out of the sleepy newborn phase but with DD1 we never went through this. She's 4 and has never thrown herself to the floor in a tantrum. DD2 on the other hand threw herself to the floor crying get and screaming for the first time at like 5 months. Proving that they are born able to do this because she had ever interacted with other kids by then.
Now we're dealing with screeching and hair pulling if her big sister touches something she wants or comes to give me a hug, or even just gets in her general bubble without permission. Yelling and crying in her carseat, kicking me in the stomach when I try to change her. Like you said, if her life is not 100% flowing to her exact liking, she flips her shit. No tips because my older kid didn't prep me for this. Just solidarity. The only thing that keeps me sane is the happy times where she's so snuggly and lovey and generally hilarious with her clown of a personality.
Things do get better when you can communicate more with your child. Toddlers are hard because they can only tell you they are upset by crying or screaming. It's so nice when they can tell you they are hungry or thirsty etc.
Yeah, E's been having more toddler tantrums. Yesterday she cried b/c I wouldn't give her my wine, b/c I wouldn't let her go outside barefoot with the dog, because I wouldn't let her play in the Vaseline, and lastly b/c I tried to hug her. So yeah, no advice....just toddlerhood.
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Post by sassypantzz on Dec 9, 2016 12:12:21 GMT -5
I am just gonna sit in my "I knew this was coming" corner with my bourbon on the rocks and tell you all that I have confirmed there is light at the end of this tunnel. Just hunker down and ride it out. I swear I love both my kids but this age is the one I could like boarding school for.
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Post by littleredfish on Dec 9, 2016 21:20:43 GMT -5
My latest pregnancy craving: sangria. Cruel irony.
ETA: I got yelled at for peeing today. While we were already in the bathroom together, and she was fine when I sat on the toilet. As soon as she heard me peeing, she lost it. Kids make no sense.
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Post by colinsfebmommy on Dec 11, 2016 11:54:29 GMT -5
Mine has gotten a little better but so much worse at night, I'm at a loss. She wakes up in the middle of the night and screaming and won't go back down unless I hold her. Today was 4 am so I gave up and took her downstairs to the couch. I miss sleep
Mine has gotten a little better but so much worse at night, I'm at a loss. She wakes up in the middle of the night and screaming and won't go back down unless I hold her. Today was 4 am so I gave up and took her downstairs to the couch. I miss sleep
Yeah I think this is the part I'm struggling with the most- I can manage the temper tantrums for the most part but this weird thing where my kid acts like his crib is full of needles and hot coals doesn't seem like a tantrum. And the lack of a ramp up is really confusing to me- he's falling asleep in my arms and on the changing table but the second I set him down it's a five alarm fire?! Idk, it's super frustrating.
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