I have a 11 week old little girl who up until 2 weeks or so ago was a very happy baby. In the past two weeks she has turned into a monster who basically grumbles all day with frequent screaming. There appears to be a couple of reasons for this but the main one is that she refuses to be put down! She's reasonably content to be held on my lap or carried about the house (but only by hand, a sling causes a meltdown) but the moment you put her down on her play mat, floor or in her chair she instantly starts screaming and this continues until you pick her up again. I have tried leaving her for a while to see if she basically gets over it but she will just keep going until her situation changes. I've tried distracting her with toys but she gets bored very quickly and realises in minutes she is not where she wants to be. Its driving me insane as I am at home during the day on my own and don't have family I can call upon to take a turn. I can't leave her to do anything without her shouting the house down, I can't remember the last time I ate during the day! I am also really concerned as it means she is not getting any time to explore her surroundings on her own, learn to bat toys, roll around etc. Does anyone have any suggestions? To my knowledge we haven't done anything to 'cause' this and on every other issue (regular bedtime for example) shes been really receptive to routines or behaviour we have tried to encourage.
Has anyone experienced this and has advice - getting pretty desperate!
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Wont be put down - please help!
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ClazzaW · 12/05/2013 13:57
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