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Anyone else have a kid who is crabby ALL THE TIME?

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Kate seriously is just never happy...at least it seems that way.  When it's just the two of us home all day, she's at her best, but if DH is home and tries to spend time with her she whines or screams for me.  And when we go to see family, she is just plain crabby and we end up leaving everywhere early. 

This isn't a phase, she's always been this way.  Part of the problem is that she doesn't sleep much, and never has.  She wakes up at 5:30 every morning regardless of when she goes to bed, and won't go to sleep at night until at least 7:30.  During the day, I'm happy if she sleeps 45 minutes - an hour, but there are days like today when she only sleeps 30 minutes and is a wreck the rest of the day.

People always ask when we're having another, but I can't even imagine that right now.  Anybody else in my shoes or have any fabulous suggestions?

TIA

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  • WaitingforOlivia2009WaitingforOlivia2009
    Sometimes I feel the exactl same way. I feel like I am always telling people she's tired. cranky, teething, etc. It gets to me sometimes but then I remember she is a baby and all these things are happening. Her molars are coming in now and giving us HELL!
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  • jeng329jeng329

    I am so sorry...this must be so frustrating!  Matthew used to be a little like your daughter- I remember reading your posts when she was younger and feeling your pain.  He still is a momma's boy and will cry with DH until he gets me. 

    Are you sure there isn't something else going on?  An ear infection?  Maybe she's just really sensitive to teething? Have you spoken to the pedi about it?

    Does anything make it better?  Could she need a snack/drink?  Would she sleep if you held her?  

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  • LLB430LLB430 member

    Up until the last two weeks I felt the same way.  I think things have improve so much since she has been able to use words and communicate a bit better.  Also since she has all of her teeth (except her 2 year molars).  There was a point about a month ago where I felt like I was never going to have a happy easy going baby.  The last few weeks have been much more enjoyable.  Hang in there.

    Oh and naps signficantly improved in the last month.  She never used to nap more than 45 minutes and now she is up to 1.5-2hr naps (1x a day).  We have even had a handful of nights where she has STTN (8-6).

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  • JillDaveJillDave
    I totally feel your pain, My son was the same way until we read happy baby healthy sleep habits.  He sleeps so much better now and is such a social happy lil guy.  Made a world of difference for us.  We still struggle with social events because he goes to bed sooo early we usually try to leave to get him home close to his bed time.  Its been worth it though because he is a happy child now.  He sleeps 6:30 to 6:30 with 2 naps during the day.  On days he seems fussy he has gone down by 6 and still sleeps till 6:30.  The book isn't for everyone but would be worth looking at.  Good Luck!
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  • momquixotemomquixote

    Similar situation, though not exact. In fact, I was just writing about his crabbiness at the moment. He's a good sleeper, for the most part, so I don't think that's the issue for us. And he's not always like this, but for sustained periods he is (weeks/month).

    For us, I've realized it's almost always been connected to teething. It's like he becomes a completely different baby. That, coupled with the fact that he wants a lot of freedom since learning to walk, has basically turned him lately into a total crank monster. 

    There's no way my husband wants another baby.

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  • FDFD
    I seriously could have written your post. I wish I had some suggestions for you, but I don't :(  DD sleeps through the night (thankfully,) but has ALWAYS been a horrible napper. Lately we've been at ONE 20 minute nap a day. So yeah, it was sort of a nightmare day :P  I honestly am just hoping that one day she will miraculously sleep better. I try everything to get her to nap more often or longer, and nothing has worked. So I'm just going to hang in there and hope it gets better at some point. In the meantime, I do feel better knowing that you're out there and I'm not alone :)
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