My 9 and a half month old is the best baby. Everyone is always telling us how lucky we are because he is usually so well behaved. But for the past few days he has had screaming fits that will last hours. It has gotten me completely frazzeld, because NOTHING I do will not make him stop.
I had a little trick of raising my voice, singsong like to match his pitch when he used to cry or throw a fit and he thought it was cute...now that doesn't even work. I am sharing a vehicle with my husband, so I can't really get out during the day but I feel like if this doesn't stop I am going to go nuts.
I feel so bad if I feel like I am being mean to him when I tell put him down in his crib and let him scream it out, but if he would just STOP after a little bit it would be okay. Why is he doing this now? He is teething and he's been a little sick, but he's NEVER acted like this before...and I know there is nothing else wrong, because I know his cries...these are just fits he's throwing.
Please, advice before I go nuts.
Thanks for all the advice, mamas. I wrote that when I was in a bit of a panic yesterday because I was so flustered. He is theething in threes this time and that is what is making him so unhappy. I actually already had the teething tablets and we were doing the motrin/tylenol thing. But, it's good to see that at least on some things we mamas think alike! I think the teeth ereupted over the past few days. I thought they had already come through this weekend but was wrong apparantly.
I was going to take him to the doctor before I ranted to you ladies yesterday but wanted to wait it out. Anyway, we went to the doctor last night because he had diarreha and a fever and there is no ear infection. However, there is a stomach virus going around, just to give you all a heads up...they said that it seemed like all of the county was there last night, on a Tuesday, with the same symptoms...my hubby and I have it too.
So it was probably just a combination of all of those things.
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Hey J.! I would definitely call the dr.! When they begin to act like that, especially after being so "easy", it may be an indicator that something is wrong. His ears are the first thing that came to my mind, too. A couple of my kids didn't even run a fever with ear infections. Hope you get through this soon!
Does he have a history of ear infections? When my daughter was that age her personality would do 360 when she got an ear infection because she was in so much pain. It might be worth making a dr's appt for! Good luck! :)
If he is teething and has been sick, he may have an ear infection. You may need to have him checked out by his doctor.
Has he had any immunizations in the past week?
Hold, love, and rock your baby!
Ear infection or gas. Have you given him any Tylenol since his teeth are coming in? Have you tried gas drops?
Crying for that long he needs ot be checked out!
you might want to take him to his doctor cause he or she might have some ideas as to why he is doing this good luck
That sounds exactly like my son. He was the perfect baby, then one day he started acting out of the norm and screeming. I thought he was just being a bad baby, but I took him to the Dr. and he had an ear infection. The fact that you said he was a little sick recently makes me think it might be a good idea to have his ears checked.
My youngest daughter would cry forever, whenever she was around smokers. She would also get a dark spot between her eyes when this happened. Might want to keep him away from smokers and see if he stops.
he may have collic.
get liquid peppermint drops at the store. and put one drop to a six ounce bottle and shake it real good and let him drink it. also chat with a doctor first before you do this. good luck
Have you had him checked for ear infection(s)? What you described is what my kids would do when they had ear infections. You sound like a good mother...hang in there...you are doing the right thing by putting him down when you are overly frustrated. Do you notice that his crying increases when you lay him down? That is a good indication of ear infection also. Please let us know what you find out. I will be praying in the meantime.
Have you tried music? Besides of course having him checked for an ear infection.
Both my sons had their moments of hours of screaming but one thing that seemed to calm things down was music. Im a huge music fan so they both heard it throughout their pregnancies. Oddly enough both times I was on a Bon Jovi kick. My oldest son calmed down to their greatest hits in 1996/1997 while the second son calmed down for their Crush cd. To thsi day they both still like Bon Jovi.
J.,
This happened to me with our oldest when he was a newborn and what I did was strap him into a stroller or into my Over the Shoulder Baby Holder and start walking outside. Sometimes it took a long time before he'd stop crying but at least I got to do something besides look at him through the crib slats and fret. The change in environment always seemed to shock him into silence. We even did this in winter.
Don't kid yourself that ones this small cannot throw fits! They are not innocent little babies for very long. It was a rude awakening with the one I mentioned above when he started fighting me before he could even walk. But, you are still the mamma and will patience you'll figure this out.
K.
Whoa. If he is screaming for hours, this is not just fits that he's throwing. Call his doctor immediately. And don't let him cry it out. He is trying to tell you something's wrong. Try to figure it out and see what his doctor says. This is not normal.
L.
Always take a deep breath and count to 10. This to will pass.
have them check his ears. more and more kids are having trouble with the ears my daughter had a double ear infections and i didnt know it. wouldnt hurt to have them checked. we went to dr. kuhns in okc and had tubes put in and were doing great!!
Is it his one-year molers coming in? Those were the worst for my daughter!! It could have also caused an ear infection... check to see if they're red or if he's pulling on them. I know my daughter was ROTTEN when her molers come in. Thankfully, she returned to her sweet-self when they finally came in!!
You've probably already thought of this and asked his doctor...but he might have an ear infection. It sounds exactly the way my grandson acted when he had a double ear infection.
Good luck.
W. Q
HANG IN THERE!! Think about it, you can't remember teething can you??? That's because it's so painful God let's it happen when you're too young to remember how painful it is. Plus, lots of children have just basic growing pains and mood swings that are perfectly normal for a little being trying to navigate the world without being able to communicate what bothers them or what they want. Blocking out your crying child will be the hardest thing about raising them until you get to preadolescence and they learn to argue with a stop sign. Unless you have evidence that something is really wrong or you have a "mother's instinct" that more is going on, this is just part of the "joy" of parenthood that God let's us all forget, or else families would be really small!!! LOL
If it is truly a temper tantrum there is nothing you can do to make him happy. Tell him you aren't going to watch him do this and that when he stops you will get him out of his crib. (or you can just tell him he can come out of his room when he's ready to stop screaming) My dd's tantrums stopped after we stopped trying to make her stop or trying to figure out why she was angry. We just put her in her room, told her she could come join us when she was done screaming and left, it took about two times doing that and she mostly stopped. Also try not to get emotional towards him-hug him when he's done but don't let him see you sweat! God Bless!
J., just curious if your son is taking any medicine for anything? We were told to give our son small doses of a common allergy medicine because he was showing signs of allergies. After he started taking it, he went through what you just described. It was TERRIBLE. I did an Internet search and found that others had had the same issues and stopped it immediately. (I am not saying the medicine was bad...for some reason my son just reacted to it). Good luck!
R.
Its very possible he could have an ear infection. Usually if you have a good baby and he starts acting like that then something is wrong. I would get an appointment with the pediatrician and just have him checked out. Good luck!!
sounds like he is in pain. give him some tylenol or motrin. if that doesnt work take him to the dr.
Babies demeanor will not change this drastically usually unless there is an underlying cause. Take him to his pediatricion for a thorough exam and then you can positively determine if this is just a fit. I don't think it's pitching a fit if it goes on daily and lasts for long. This could be something else but you won't know for certain until the dr. rules out other items. Make a dr. appt. asap. For your sake and the baby's.
