I feel awful even typing this but I am at my absolute limit this morning. My toddler has been whinging non stop since waking up and I mean from the second her eyes opened. Everything is wrong. Breakfast wrong (even though its what she asked for), cup wrong, spoon wrong, wants to sit on me but then cries when shes on me, wants down then cries when shes down, wants the tv on then screams when its on, wants a snack but throws it on the floor. Ive tried changing scenery, going in a different room, toys, books, songs, cuddles, leaving her alone for a minute, nothing makes a dent. Theres no temp, shes slept ok ish, shes eaten, nappy fine. Its just constant low level moaning and crying and I can feel my whole body tensing every time she starts again. Ive also got the baby needing feeding and Im finding myself getting really snappy which makes me feel even worse. I know toddlers are hard and Im not expecting sunshine and rainbows but this feels relentless and I dont know if this is just normal or if something is actually wrong and Im missing it (teeth? ears? just being two?).
I know I probably sound like a horrible mum and I do love her to bits, shes normally funny and sweet and we do have good days, I just feel completely worn down by the noise and negativity today and its only mid morning. Im trying to keep my cool but Im failing internally. Is this just a phase that everyone goes through or does this sound excessive enough that I should be thinking illness or something else going on? I just need to know if this is within the range of normal or if I should be worried.