Toddler Moms

JARbaby

I have had 7 nights of C just melting down all evening from the time we get home till I give up and put her to bed. She is eating very little in the evening and not teething. Did you go through this? Nothing is right, she acts as if everything we do is to piss her off. Get her calmed down and a look will set her off of the fact that you put your glass too close to her space or put 1 too many chunks of chicken on her plate or the wrong color spoon/sippy cup, whatever...

KateVA

We have rough evenings sometimes, too, but 7 in a row sucks!  Is she napping at daycare?  Usually Charlie's bad evenings correspond with not napping enough at Kelly's house.  I usually just put him right in bed.

JARbaby

I moved up her bedtime to 7 because she takes 2 two hour naps at home and only 1 at daycare. So I am rereading Healthy Sleep Habits and trying what they suggest.

trixiebelden

Connor is sweet enough to spread his tantrums out-just enough to keep you off guard.  Teething is always my fallback excuse so I am out of ideas.  Let us know what works for future reference.

Good luck!

ChristyA2679

She could be testing you, trying to do things her way.....and see how far she can push you till you cave.  Don't cave now or it will NEVER get better.  Stick to what you do and hang in there...... OR she could be growing, or not feeling good.  I remember when my DD would be acting like that I would a few days later see a sysmtem of a cold or ear infection.  Then i felt like crap because she was sick and that's why she was acting out!  They have their "stages".  Girls start Terrible 2's early.   Good Luck!

JARbaby

I read girls start 15-18 months, well here I am!

She is a little snotty. I just feel so awful. I hope the earlier bedtime works. Maybe it is the pending sense of doom coming in the next few weeks...

If anyone hears of something similar or has a brilliant idea let me know.

She has all her teeth (yes even her 18m molars) and no fever so beats me!

trixiebelden

Have you asked over on MC? Lately  I've been hanging out there more. 

jillybean222

We have had some rough days/nights lately too.  If she is OK during the day, she wakes up 3-4 times at night (and stands up in her crib and wails until I come in to lay her back down).  Otherwise, she sleeps fine at night  but is a pain in the butt all day (wants to be held constantly, clinging to my leg, not napping well, whining, etc.). 

I think it is a combo of her age and sensing her life is really about to change.  I am trying to be sensitive but it's just so unlike her to act like this that it is really hard not to get annoyed.

   

jessi_08

Quite often, Blake will get mad at the littlest things ... For ex: the other day he was eating mac-n-chesse and I put ONE ravioli in his bowl for him to try and he threw the entire bowl off the table! He was so mad that I did that.

I wish I had good advice for you ... I just think this is completely normal. Not the funnest of times, but it will eventually pass. I say, stand your ground - "punish" her when you need to and then praise her for all the good things she does. She is probably just going through a phase

kelly_renee

we have those days, but we haven't had a 7 day stint before Sorry, that sucks!!

The only thing I could suggest is to try new activities with her and just "ignore" her being soo picky, just re-direct.

JARbaby

Trix-I posted on MC, we shall see...thanks, I need to hang there more.

lily225

We are going through a REALLY bad phase right now. It's been going on about 2 weeks. She has started the "mine" or "my turn" thing ALL the time. Get's mad at us for helping her in the slightest way.

Oh, and the BEST, is that she has started SCREAMING at the top of her lungs when she's mad/throwing a tantrum/trying to piss me off. I'm not just talking crying-screaming, I'm talking, bloody murder-top of your lungs type of screaming. THAT is what I can't handle. 

It's making me exhausted, physically, mentally and emotionally, epsecially since I've been having contractions for the last 2 days straight. I finally broke down and bawled this afternoon. I'm hoping this phase passes, like most stages do. 

lbitz

Mine only does that every once in a while. Depending on where we are, I take away anything that makes her mad or she could hurt herself with, and just ignore her while she throws her fit. The tantrums seem to be getting shorter. She's gone to bed without dinner a few times. Sometimes she's just really tired from a long day, or sometimes I think her 2 year molars are trying to come in. (her teeth come in SUPER slow) Sometimes I think she's just being a little butt to entertain herself. Have you checked to see if she has an ear infection or anything like that? I hope she calms down for you soon! Maybe she can tell she won't be the only baby in the house anymore. I'd call your pediatrician and see if they have any suggestions. GL!