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OMG...TANTRUMS...
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Already? like really? The boys JUST turned 1 on Saturday, and they started with their tantrums on Sunday. My older twin more than the other but still. Last night Adriel woke up Alan and omg the fit he had. He was throwing himself. Would throw his cup. He would push me away he was yelling and screaming on the top of his lungs! thought his head hurt and gave him tylenol. Nope didnt work, DH had to walk around the living room with him for 20 minutes before he calmed down and was ready to sleep. He's been having a hard time falling asleep for naps and @ bedtime for a week now, but these passed 2 days he just throws himself and screams bloody murder. Its driving me crazy! Please tell me im not alone? And that this phase will be over soon!
Re: OMG...TANTRUMS...
REALLY hoping it's just a phase because he doesn't know how else to show his frustration or that he's upset. We had a bad one last night around dinner time because he wasn't allowed outside while daddy was staining our wood patio furniture. Non-stop screaming.
He will be one in about a week.
And that sucks that he gets angry over stuff like the remote! How crazy. My other twin screams in anger if he runs out of food on his tray and throws his cup if i dont hurry. These kids are so UGH sometimes lol
@LoveLee85 lol hs cussing you out in his own language lol. & im just gonna start putting them in their crib when they feel like going crazy. Alan threw himself back yesterday hit his head hard on the window seal it was awful. But he kept throwing his tantrum even after he hit himself...
@heft619 ahhh kicking. Thats always fun! We are in for one with these kiddos!
LO just turned 1 on the 1st and we have all of a sudden turned into a walking, no napping, tantrum throwing at bedtime little man. ha Its like they have a party and BAM they are toddlers. Last night was one of our worst...flailing and arching his back not wanting to be rocked, nurses then rolls off to the floor trying to play, etc. He couldn't make up his mind on what he wanted to do (obviously overtired)...took me 2 hours to get him down. I kept letting go into his crib roll around for a bit until he started to cry then I would come back in and start the normal routine again.. and again.. finally the 5th time it worked. I realized he may have been over stimulated before bed... we normally get home from work, nurse, have a little dinner and then play before bedtime, then start our bedtime routine. I am thinking now he needs a little more time to wind down (or im hoping it will help?). So I may switch up the night time.. maybe play eat dinner a little later then start bedtime routine or just wait for his cues that hes ready and use that 20 min window to do bedtime ha I am NOT ready for these tantrums! It happens when you tell him no now too--like no to shaking the table against the wall because I don't want a hole in the wall (we have a bam bam on our hands!
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Oh, ladies! My heart goes out to you all! It's a tough age! These little people!
Tantrum city here too! The remote control! My god, we've even got Jakey his own, but yet (it's weird, like he knows) he doesn't want "his" he wants the one that controls the TV. MAJOR SCREAMING when it gets taken off him, just like my phone.
As he's more mobile now, and getting into more places he shouldn't, the tantrums are increasing tenfold. It's bloody hard work! I've lost a tooth as a result of him hitting his head back, whilst having a tantrum. After a while it becomes highly irritating and hard on the ears, let alone your sanity.
I've discovered when Jakey is having a "hissy fit" as we call it, if I take him over to a mirror and he see's himself crying and screaming; he stops! Just like that! Bizarre!
Maybe worth a try?
I seriously take my hat off to any mama who has twins at this age. It's hard enough with one!
Hang in there ladies. We can get through this!! (My mantra to myself everyday, lol)
As for the kicking... OMG my boobs are like a punch bag!
It amazes me where they get their strength from. Their only little, but good lord, sooo strong!
ill try the mirror thing tonight for sure. Thanks!
omg, a tooth?!? Fortunately I haven't gotton hit in the mouth...yet.
And yes, boob kicks are the worst!
*Nemo, not memo, I haven't lost any memos....
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Kiddo #1: Sept 2015
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@cait040415 omg i cant believe she tries to bite you! How crazy.
@ABombard12 lol men! the other night i let Alan work out his tantrum on his own in his crib because he kept pushing me away and didnt want anything & DHs like "somethings wrong eith him go do something!" i was like "honey hes having a tantrum & he doesnt want me he'll get it together." but he really thought something was wrong lol. & i also had to cosleep well for just a few hours becuse he wasnt having it , & i like you wanted sleep.
& u should just tell daycare its a phase and different ways to calm LO down. Im sure yours isnt the first to have tantrums.
@mrsmctaggart6 oh man! You have a diva on your hands
& it does get worse and wont get better until about 3 or 4. Atleast that happened with DD. Now shes 6 and she's like a mini teenager that girl.
Lol i love nemo! Haha. But no, public tantrums are the worst!
@lonziem the wrong shoe? Lol mine get upset if they dont have the right blanket lol. The good thing is daycare will help with the tantrums.
What at do y'all do about diaper change tantrums? I dread changing his diaper these days. He rolls over and tries to crawl away as he's screaming and crying.
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Since we moved from the changing table to the floor there's been less screaming and more instances of naked baby making a break for it... But its working somewhat for the time being.
My mom can just look at him and say "that's not appropriate." and he settles down. She has some kind of magic that I just don't have.
He also became a picky eater at the same time. He used to eat everything! Now the only thing I can get him to eat is yogurt, bananas, and applesauce. Pancake, nope. Fish, nope. Beef, nope. All things he used to love! And if he doesn't like what you put in front of him, he just starts whining!
STMs - Any ideas for the best way to handle this? I am clueless! Usually I just try to distract him with something else, but it's so not fun!
@ABombard12 i used to do the same with the toys but they no longer get entertained with them when being changed.
@mamadeez poor you. Mine barely started almost 2 weeks ago & it drives me loca! Its calmed down a bit. I tell them " thats enough settle down." & they give me a "what a bitch" look lol. And grandmas arent they the best? My mom has something over my kids too. I think its a grandma thing.
@LoveLee8 im so happy mine arent poop machines! Its the hardest part of my day with them, changing them. Maybe it feels worse than it is because both of them give me a hard time. The other day one of my boys pooped through his clothes( which he hasnt done in a while) and decided to roll over and crawl away while im in the middle of wiping him and he got some on my bed and since i reached over to bring him back to me it got on my shirt.
@jen83mn my boys, well i should say Alan because he started first & does it more recently started the day after his bday as well. He mainly did it @ bed time & now he'll do it when he doesnt want me to put him down...
With DD as well as with the boys just speaking to them in a firm voice helps sometimes. " no we dont do that" or " you need to stop." when it gets bad i leave them in the crib and let them throw their tantrum and get over it on their own when they push and hit me away.
Once DD was about 2 that she understood more, i would mimic her. & throw myself the same way. I would yell what she was yelling. If she stomped her feet so would i. I was showing her how she was acting and how foolish it looked, it worked every single time. She would laugh and stop doing it.. She just turned 6 3 weeks ago & when shes being a complainer or a whiner i whine and complain in a pouty little voice and make the faces shes making and it still makes her laugh, she apologizes and gets her act together.
You'll figure something out eventually.
She gets these very sad little fish lips and huge tears start rolling down her cheeks and then she starts howling like her little heart is breaking.
I've tried all sorts of toys and while those help keep her hands out of her poop, they don't do anything to stop the tantrum. I've found that making animal noises works the best for us.
Toddlers are crazy!
& the tickes of course! Does he fuss because of the actual diaper change or becauae youre keeping him down? My boys get pissed cus i hold them down and dont let them up. Thats what gets them upset.
@missliz53 i so agree. You would think they would be used to it & get it over with. DD was soo much easier than my boys with diaper changes. & imma have to try the animal sounds
@jen83mn yes the ignoring works well too. I just found with DD @ the age of 2 the tantrums stopped much faster if i mocked her. & DD has recently become a complainer and whiner! "Why do we have to eat that" "why do we have to go there" " i dont like this" "i didnt want my hair like this" "i dont like this food" i dont like this toy." im just like "OMG you're such a debby downer! You complain about everything." & i proceed to complain/whine and she gets it lol
@kmcshane0211 omg! Ive only been bit by them once each on purpose other times have been accidents. Thats so crazy! Yes kids in general are crazy Lol