(Although having said that, she's pottering about happily for the moment)
She's had a rough few weeks with not being well followed rapidly by a bad bout of teething, but I feel like I'm on the receiving end of a constant stream of whining.
One night a couple of weeks ago I tried to get her to chew on a dummy to help her teething pain (as recommended by a friend) and rather than chewing she just started sucking madly. Since then I've started down the slippery slope of giving her the bloody thing when she starts getting grizzly and there's clearly nothing else wrong. (I hate dummies btw and she hasn't had one at all up until now)
The only break I get from her is at night and her one daytime nap, but recently that hasn't been guaranteed at all. I feel like I can't do anything without having her hanging on to my leg and whingeing.
She likes being out and about, but rarely leaves my side when we go to toddler groups or friends' houses. When we walk the dog she often walks but bellows when she has to go in the pushchair.
Please tell me this won't last long. If I let her have the dummy now will it be impossible to stop it once this episode of teething is over?
I hate how impatient I'm getting with her but it's exhausting.
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DD's driving me mad and I feel horrible
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LeoTheLateBloomer · 06/08/2011 07:09
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