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Losing it with the amount my 14 month old cries

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teakupp · 30/06/2023 18:43

I've just thrown a bunch of toys against the wall, as I'm so frustrated.

I can't do anything without him crying hysterically to be picked up. My life is really limited. I can't have a cup of tea / empty the dishwasher/ go to the toilet
/ send a text/ make a phone call, while he's awake. He just screams at me constantly.

Then often I don't know what he wants. He wants to come up, then down. Then cries. His crying is constant and hysterical. I posted last week. It's escalating.

I am losing my mind and my temper.

What can I do ? My daughter was not like this at all.

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teakupp · 30/06/2023 18:48

He throws up from crying too much.

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SchoolShenanigans · 30/06/2023 18:48

Babies and toddlers are bloody hard work.

I would seriously recommend earphones. When you're feeling overwhelmed, leave the room and have something to eat, even if it's a quick biscuit or a quick sandwich. Something to pick you up and a few minutes away.

Does he like a bouncer? I used to sit for an hour bouncing him off to sleep then grabbing a cuppa (or make a flask at the beginning of the day!).

It passes, hang on in there.

JeandeServiette · 30/06/2023 18:47

https://iconcope.org/

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alittleadvicepls · 30/06/2023 18:47

Same here OP- 17 months DS. I realised around 5pm that I hadn’t had anything to drink since my morning cuppa!!! He’s driving totally bonkers at the moment and sleeping so poorly at night as well. It’s a real nightmare….. and guess who just woke up for wake up number 1 of the night 😭😭

NeverDropYourMooncup · 30/06/2023 18:46

Get some earfilters. They don't completely block the sound out, but they can take the shrillest part of the crying out, so it doesn't cut through you in quite the same way.

It's a lot easier to breathe through this stage when your eardrums aren't feeling raw from the shrieking. And then you can take him to the doctor to see if there's any physical cause, such as ear or stomach pain that might be contributing to some of it.

Feelinadequate23 · 30/06/2023 18:45

No advice OP but solidarity - my 13 month old is exactly the same 🙁