Whining, yelling, grunting ALL the time while awake

ebp913 · November 2013

I am about to my wit's end with DS. He was really rough the first 6 months and I just kept telling myself that surely it's just that he's small and it'll get better. It's not better. He sleeps great and eats well but if he isn't doing 1 of those 2 things, he is whining, grunting, screaming, yelling or just being pissed. It's getting ridiculous. It's ALL the time. He's healthy, no issues that we know of but I'm asking here because I don't know what else to do. I don't know if he's frustrated that he can't walk or crawl well or if he's uncomfortable or in pain. I can't even tell because he is like this all the time! Anyone have a child like this or have any ideas what I can do.

I move him from activity to activity, toy to toy, all day trying to find something to make him happy but basically nothing works. I love my son but this is getting to the point where we don't even enjoy being with him because he is yelling at us the whole entire time.

Litgirl77 · November 2013

Maybe it's just a phase? I remember thinking 9 months was awful for the same reasons. My LO has chilled out a bit (in between rounds of teething) but still has his moments of yelling. I truly think he's getting frustrated because he wants to communicate, but doesn't know how to use words yet. Sometimes I can tell what he wants, other times - no clue!

This too shall pass...

HappyMess15 · November 2013

Look at the obvious like what you feed him, what's in his environment day to day (allergens) , teething (it can affect babies even when there are no visible teeth cutting through. You could try gripe water to see if its a stomach discomfort. I only offer that because of the grunting. I ordered an amber teething necklace that has all around healing effects and at the risk of speaking to soon-my dd has been smiley, laughing, and cooing all day instead of her usual whining, screaming, and crying.

Jackiemxoxo · November 2013

I agree with pp to check for stomach discomfort if grunting is involved as well as see what your pedi thinks. I think keeping a schedule is important because DD can be whiny if she is overly tired and she will only fall asleep in her crib or the car no matter how tired she gets. When DD was 2 to 3 months old she had a milk sensitivity and would be constantly cranky until I cut it out of my diet and she was a totally different baby. It can be a guessing game to figure out what is wrong when they can't communicate but are likely telling you something.

dufferoo · November 2013

Ugh this is annoying but I feel like my son has been through several long phases like that. OK, maybe it's just his personality and I'm afraid to admit it! The best way I've come to terms with it is to just think of him as a fiercely determined little sucker. He was soooo whiney and grunty when he was tring to learn to crawl, then he finally got it and we were like YES!! but then he soon became whiney and grunty because he wanted to pull up to a stand, so he struggled and struggled and whined and grunted until he finally got it, and we were like YEA!! But then he got this burning desire to walk, etc. etc. etc. No help from me except compassion for you guys! I can just imagine my son whining and grunting his way through college finals and beyond...

AimeeL85 · November 2013

Thy sounds so frustrating, I'm sorry you're going through that. It could be nothing at all, but I would check with pedi and be as detailed as possible. Because you said he eats and sleeps great, I'm inclined to say he's probably not in pain or uncomfortable...which is a good thing but unfortunately gives no answers.

Though I haven't experienced this exact thing, we've gone through other seemingly endless phases that one day just changed completely, like a flip switched, when we thought there was no end in sight. I hope it's the same for you!

jennajoybeck · November 2013

My DS went through this from month 10-11. It was torture. For him his screaming wasn't anger...it was like he just enjoyed hearing his own voice. I hate this as an answer, so I'm sorry, but for him, it was a phase. I didn't "do" anything to fix it. Believe me, I know how frustrating it is. I was 8-9 months pregnant while he went through this phase. Hold strong. This too shall pass.

ebp913 · November 2013

I've been over this with our Pedi and she doesn't see anything wrong with him. I got appts with an ENT and GI doc next week to get second opinions. I would love to write it off as a phase but this has been his whole entire life! I've never seen a baby like this before.

jociejones said:

Ugh this is annoying but I feel like my son has been through several long phases like that. OK, maybe it's just his personality and I'm afraid to admit it! The best way I've come to terms with it is to just think of him as a fiercely determined little sucker. He was soooo whiney and grunty when he was tring to learn to crawl, then he finally got it and we were like YES!! but then he soon became whiney and grunty because he wanted to pull up to a stand, so he struggled and struggled and whined and grunted until he finally got it, and we were like YEA!! But then he got this burning desire to walk, etc. etc. etc. No help from me except compassion for you guys! I can just imagine my son whining and grunting his way through college finals and beyond...

This sounds a lot like my son. He's started to get the crawling down and I think it's helping a little but he's still kinda mad all the time. He seems to do better outside of our house which makes me think that he just needs A LOT of stimulation. We'll see what the docs say next week.

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