Hey Ladies,
My daughter just turned 2 a few days ago. She is a normal kid who is happy most of the time and has tantrums sometimes when she doesn't get her way. However, the last few days she has had these weird crying fits. She just cries and cries and says mommy over and over again. She wants me to hold her, and if I put her down or try to engage in a play activity with her the crying gets worse. She doesn't seem to be sick, and the fits don't last for long periods of time. It's just the crying fits are uncharacteristic of her. I was wondering if any of y'all have experienced anything similar, or if you have any advice for me.
That was almost always a sign of an ear infection when my son was younger. Wouldn't hurt to get her ears checked.
I, too, would wonder if an ear infection or teething is the issue. It won't hurt to give her pediatrician a ring. You can also try just giving her some infant Motrin or Tylenol and see if it makes a difference.
I agree with the other Mom's that it could be an ear infection or teething or something like that.
But it could also just be the holidays. This time of year is stressful and sleep patterns get thrown off with all the visiting and other running around. They also get introduced to a lot of different foods and people.
Hopefully, she will settle down next week.
A two year old child has tons going on with their body. They are getting molars, bones are lengthening and thickening, they are growing rapidly, they need tons more to eat and they will chub out then overnight be 2-3 inches taller. They go from being a toddler at 24 months up to a pre-school aged child. They have massive stuff going on in their body's.
I think I'd keep an eye on her to see if she develops a runny gooey nose or a temperature.
I would have her checked for ear, throat, urinary, etc...infections.
OR
Is she sleeping ok and getting the proper amt of sleep? If not, she might be really exhausted.
OR
Two yr old molars just beginning to come in? If so, are her gums swollen?
Yep, get her checked out for ear infection, have the doctor check to see if molars are coming in, etc. All typical.
But also be aware that around two is a typical time for kids to start a new developmental phase where they (many, not all) become clingier; want mommy or daddy more; have more anxiety and shyness around strangers; have more separation anxiety and want to know EXACTLY where you are. A happy 18-month-old who doesn't seem to care a bit where mom is can turn into a two-year-old who is clingy and cries if you're out of sight.
This does not last forever and does not mean your child has some other "issue" so please don't leap to ideas of "my kid has this or that 'condition'" as many moms on this forum do! At age two they are waking up a bit to the larger world; are more easily scared but can't tell you why; want certain things but don't have the words yet to tell you what they want, so they can be perpetually frustrated and sensitive; and so on. It's just part of growing up. Moms will post on here about how their two-to-four-year-old is suddenly so very clingy or afraid of being alone, and wonder what's wrong, when it's just a normal phase for many kids.
Do get your little girl checked for physical issues; reduce her stress (the holidays wind kids up a lot); and be there when she wants and needs you -- it does her no good if you say "be brave" because at her age that means nothing. If she needs you, hold her. It will NOT spoil her at all, so don't believe anyone who says it will; being there when she needs you teaches her that she can rely on you -- that makes her more secure, not less secure.
