Just had to let him cry

jsaffer01 · June 2014

My LO is so overtired right now. He's screaming his head off. MH is working so I don't have anyone to tag out with. I've tried everything to get him to calm down and go to sleep. I'm now at the point I just had to put him in his crib, shut the door and not go back in there. I'm just spent, I'm so exhausted him crying is making me want to cry!!

kstefko · June 2014

Just think, this to shall pass. Sending you positive vibes.

jsaffer01 · June 2014

Thank you. I need to calm myself down before I can go in there to pick him up

THD7580 · June 2014

Oh.. I feel you.. This was me at 4 this morning when he wouldn't go back to sleep and I was exhausted. MH works nights so it's just me. I had to go put him down and leave for a minute because I could feel myself getting mad and irritated.. It's so tough. No one prepares you for this part! Hang in there mama we will get through it!

jsaffer01 · June 2014

I don't get it, I pick him up and he goes to sleep. I put him in the crib he wakes up like 2 mins later screaming. He has never been like this before.

apinkpelican · June 2014

Hang in there, Mama! Here is hoping he tuckers himself out and gives you a good sleep.

LunaBug924 · June 2014

((Hugs)).

I'm in the same boat tonight. DH won't be home from work till some time in the wee hours of the morning and of course DD napped like crap today and she's overtired. We did a bath and I've just been marathon nursing her for 2 hours. Now even that's not keeping her calm and she won't take the paci. So right now she is swaddled in her swing with white noise out in the living room. I can hear her with the door to my room open. She's still "complaining" but the screaming has stopped for now. I'm giving it until she just zonks out and falls asleep there (at this point I don't care where she sleeps) or if she starts going crazy I'll try nursing again. I'm hoping we both just needed a "break" and I can get her down for the night soon. It's tough being on your own. I hope you get him soothed soon!

Susiepoo04 · June 2014

Hang in there! This is me too. Definitely stressful and baby's cries hit some sort of nerve. Each cry makes me anxious and jumpy especially after hrs of LO not sleeping, cluster feeding, spitting etc Also doesn't help my feeling like I'm doing something wrong all the time or feeling judged about my ability to take care of him.

Nikkipal82 · June 2014

Worst sound ever. So draining emotionally and physically. (Hugs)

THD7580 · June 2014

Yep same here. He was dead asleep and soon as I put him down bing! His eyes were wide open. Pick him up dead asleep.. We went back and forth 4 times! Needless to say he ended up sleeping in his swing so I could get a good two hours

usernewname · June 2014

Overtired is so hard because all you can do is wait for them to give in. Ds is in his 6 week spurt and he refuses to nap.during the day and come 730 at night watch out. I just put him in my carrier walk and wait.

Hugs!

jsaffer01 · June 2014

He may be going through his 6wk spurt, but I'm not sure because for a week or so he is awake more than sleeping. I'm not good with figuring growth spurts out haha. But he finally gave in. I think we both kind of fell asleep around the same time. I just woke up and he is still sleeping. So that shows me he is really tired. Because he is usually up by now for his MOTN feeding.

linds2417 · June 2014

This is me! Although I have twins I have one baby that won't stop crying! We brought him to the pedi and he thinks maybe reflux which is causing colic so he's now on Zantac and were trying different formulas so far the only thing that is working is wearing him in my moby he only will sleep on me or dh. Hang in there! I cried all morning and thenn I put him in the moby and he fell asleep while the other was asleep in the swing I made toast and had breakfast outside!! Made me feel so much better! Check with the pedi though maybe it's something more than fussiness.

caballo718 · June 2014

I had this yesterday and chalking it up to a growth spurt. If he wasn't Breastfeeding he was crying. Oh hell he was even crying with a boob in his mouth. It was awful. The only positive was he slept through the night because he was so exhausted. Hang in there.

Junebug060609 · June 2014

Spells like that will come and go throughout thé first year. I always try to remember that for every crying spell like that, they eventually will exhaust themselves and sleep.

This too shall pass.

RachelCA29 · June 2014

I was just going through my booklet on the "purple period" of crying. One of the suggestions I loved was to put your iPod on with headphones while you rock/hold them to comfort them. That way you don't have to listen to the constant crying but you're still actively holding/comforting them.

But I am all for putting down the crying baby and walking away. Sometimes my husband can be a bit of a dolt and after me being with the baby all day, he still needs to be actively told I need a break by 10 pm at night. I know I have been at the point of wanting to yell at my LO when my husband will finally clue in I need help.

The other evening I walked into the room, handed over the crying baby and left the house for a few hours. Moms just need a break sometimes.

danagmauro · June 2014

My husband also has to be told...he has learned that if he lets the baby cry ill step in.... Real nice.

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