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What Shall we do with the Crying Baby?

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nickelbabe · 14/02/2013 10:06

What shall we do with the crying baby?

I'd put her in te scuppers with a hose pipe on her, but i don't think SS would be impressed.

Seriously, this child has been crying all yesterday, ll night and isn't letting up this morning.

She'll go a little while without, being distracted, but I think it's making her tired because then she's off again.

She's been rubbing and scratching her eczema, but that's because she's tired, not itchy.
she's just crying like it's the end of the world.
can't even fob her off with food or water

All night, she would only not be crying whilst on the boob (and that's not an exaggeration - she fell asleep on the boob and was fast off, and I moved away and she screamed.)
that happened every single time i tried it last night, even when i'd woken up after an hour of sleep.

she's got one molar trying to come through, but it's half out and she has not long ago produced the other 3 without much fuss or problem.

Help!

(i want a duvet day, but we're at work and i can't really spend the day BFing, although it looks like that might have to be the answer)

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Eskino · 14/02/2013 10:09

Aw poor little thing. She can't cry forever though. Give her a squish. You're at work? Maybe walk around getting her to bawl at everyone so you get sent home?

TheFallenNinja · 14/02/2013 10:11

Sound like the perfect storm.

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nickelbabe · 14/02/2013 10:16

she can Grin

i sat down (and she screamed while i put my coat etc away), and put her on the boob and she screamed like i was trying to kill her. Hmm

she's a bit more settled now - feeding and we're listening to a lullaby CD (which is also sending me to sleep...)

looks like a quiet, unproductive day in nickelland...

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nickelbabe · 14/02/2013 10:16

oh, Esk - can't get sent home, I'm the boss :( (and also the only one here!)

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seeker · 14/02/2013 10:18

Poor you.

Would it help to know that our version of the song has "ooh dear she's phoning Childline" as the refrain? Fits nicely........

Flisspaps · 14/02/2013 10:19

Ibuprofen or calpol?

Lockable cupboard?

Offer her up as a free gift with the next customer's purchase?

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nickelbabe · 14/02/2013 10:40

Grin seeker

she's dropped off to sleep. i removed my boob and she seemed to be starting to cry, but thankfully it didn't carry on. :)

awww.
now i just have to avoid making any loud noises or sudden movements.

Typing seems okay, ut the till might wake her.

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nickelbabe · 14/02/2013 10:40

Fliss ! Shock
i've given her calpol.

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 14/02/2013 10:46

Awww, both both of you.

My daughter is 15 and she had teeth come through recently and it was really painful, made her very miserable, and i thought then, no wonder she had found it a struggle as a baby.

RatherBeOnThePiste · 14/02/2013 10:47

How old is she now Nickel?

KFS X

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nickelbabe · 14/02/2013 10:56

14months SFK X

:( aw your poor DD.
I can't remember what teeth felt like.

i put bonjela teething gel on it too.
i don't know if it made a difference.

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 15/02/2013 14:04

How is she today?

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nickelbabe · 15/02/2013 14:32

the bloody same!!

last night was a frigging nightmare.
probably worse, actually ,she'd given up crying when waking, and had gone on to full blown screaming blue murder.

and she won't be put down.

i managed to get her off to a nap without a BF Shock
but it did involve rubbing her back vigourously continually for ages and ages. because everytime i stopped she started crying again.
but she went off eventually.
not that i'm deliberately trying to get her to sleep without boob, but because she'd had a feed about half an hour before and had refused to go to sleep on it.

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Infestedwithcats · 15/02/2013 15:37

Ear infection? Just a thought...

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nickelbabe · 15/02/2013 16:05

noooooooo, god i hope not.

how would we know?

i thought that it was to do with wind, because she kept crying more if put on her back, but today, i put her on my back across my lap and she calmed right down.

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 15/02/2013 19:28

If she is still this unhappy tomorrow I would take her to the docs Nickel. She may have something rattling around that's not obvious, and if not, well then you can rule it out. How has she been since lunchtime?

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 10:58

she was right proper miserable.
it's not constant, just annoyingly frequent.
she can go a while and be okay then suddenly start off.

she was like it at choir last night too, and then was all happy again.
i really think it's frustration.

she slept really, really well last night and wasn't grumpy when she got up.
she's been mithering today, but not crying, until she started majorly crying about 10 minutes ago. eventually i fed her, but she hadn't done any of the cues that she had been starting to do, she just crumpled screaming on my lap with her head bowed down like she was sobbing for all the world. :(
(she had started to go "mmmm ma mama" and pull up my top)

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seeker · 16/02/2013 11:24

Hmmmm. Are you sure it's not ears? Have you tried a dose of calpol? I am a very anti calpol parent- but in these circs. I would try it, just to see if it helps. If it does, then you know something hurts, and you can go from there.

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 12:41

yes, i did try calpol.
i don't nkow if it made any difference.

A classic example of what she's doing - she stood at the bottom of the step (little landing area in the shop with just one step to it), holding a clean nappy in one hand. someone was trying to talk to her, and she was looking at the nappy. then she put her head down and then after a few seconds she just started crying.

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 12:42

she has definitely been better today.
she's only had those 2 incidents

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 15:16

she's having a big long nap now.

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Infestedwithcats · 16/02/2013 16:14

If they are teething they are at more risk of ear infection, just something I remember from when my son was little, he was a lovely natured chap until he had bad teething pain and he actually had a burst ear drum. It sounds like she can sometimes be distracted from the pain, by rubbing etc, but then it overwhelms her again. Go to docs and let them check xxx

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 19:10

how can I tell if it's the ear though?
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she doesn't seem in pain when she's on either side.

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Vivienne52 · 16/02/2013 19:16

My ds (10 months) did this for 2 days, no temperature, took him to dr coz I actually couldn't cope with the crying and he had an ear infection. 24 hrs into antibiotics he was better. I would never had known. Gp said she could tell it was ears before she even looked as the cry was distinct. Sometimes they find sucking comforting when it's ears. My ds wasn't rubbing his ears or anything. I was so relieved I took him. Better safe than sorry.

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 19:30

ooh. sge is feeding more often.
maybe that's right.

we'll gave to get an appt.
just asked dh to take her on his day off on Tuesday but she's registered ti iwade and he's taking his car in to the garage at 9 (failed mot)

how likely is she to get an appt at another closer doctor for Tuesday?

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