completely out of ideas

purplepuggles

i don't know what is wrong with DS, but he is exhausted and won't sleep. just keeps crying and yelling. don't think he is hurting, though teething is always possible i guess. i am beginning to get anxiety every night just thinking about bedtime and tonight i had to walk away and go cry by myself because i was ready to lose it. DH is with him right now because i am still getting ahold of myself.

WTF is going on with my kid? and why can't i figure it out? why can i not get him to sleep or eat lately? these are basic motherly duties and i am just failing left and right.

and i need a break from....life? i don't know. i am tired of worrying about and taking care of people including myself. and at the same time i don't want to have anyone else taking care of DS because honestly i am doing things better than anyone else. he doesn't nap for other people and at least i still get him to do that.

aaaaaargh

goinggreengirl

I'm so sorry you are feeling this way. You are a wonderful mother- babies/ kids go through phases that include not sleeping or eating well. He will be okay!

CrunchOoEezyMama

Try not to stress about the food.  Focus just on the sleep issues right now.  You can offer him healthy meals and snacks, if he doesn't eat it just don't force the issue, it makes it worse.  Continue offering healthly meals and snacks and he'll regulate what he needs to eat.

 Maybe he's nap time/s and bedtime/s need to be changed?  DD recently went through a change to a later naptime and slightly later bedtime.