i know he's got it particularly bad at the moment (mouth full of cold sores and cutting premolars) but ds has always been pretty damned unhappy with his lot. you could never describe him as a happy baby. he will have happy moments, but far fewer happy ones than miserable ones.
he is very impatient, shouts at things and people, slaps me, cries when put in his pram, cries when he's taken out of it (ditto car seat, and highchair), doesn't enjoy feeding, etc etc.
when he was little he was diagnosed with colic (whatever that meanas) but i just wonder whether he's an unhappy baby. i'm quite highly strung, and have read recently about the effects of cortisol (what your body produces when it's under stress) - now i worry that he's the way he is because of the way i am - that he may have been effected in the womb and by my behaviour since.
i get pretty upset myself when he's having a bad day. try to convince myself that it's just a phase (it'll get better when he's crawling/walkinh/talking) but i'm not sure.
anyone any words of wisdom?
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how can a 14mo be so angry with the world?
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Tutter · 02/08/2006 19:27
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