so I've been on here before saying is it teething - well it was as the tooth has now appeared - but only the tip of it and it is taking an eternity to come through - think the other bottom one is on the way out too. He is 6 months in a couple of days, fully breastfed, no solids (well apart from copious amounts of paracetemol and teething powders)
I had 1 week where all the teething seemed to suddenly stop and DS slept 10-12 hours a night. Just to give me a taste of how things could be....then for the last 8 nights it's a disaster. He has slept in the evening more or less from a few weeks old, but not now - 30 mins maybe then he's up screaming. He'll only sleep on me- my back is wrecked from lying on my back cradling him and also I don't sleep properly as I'm terrified he'll get too hot (although it's still winter here in NZ so it is cold at night, especially with no central heating. He's nice and warm but I'm freezing as can't have the duvet on me properly). If I put him down he wakes up and bellows. Can't co sleep - it just doesn't work, and it doesn't really make any difference (Have tried). The cot is right next to me anyhow with the side down.
He has purple bags under his eyes cos he's so knackered. I have cried hysterically every night and I am a wreck. I wish I didn't get so wound up, but I do, and I am struggling in the days with 2 yr old DD because I am so knackered and stressed & she is playing up and taking advantage, and she gets told off so much and I feel bad for her.
There is no medised here. He has had as much paracetemol as he can, we have teething powders and bonjela. He was checked at the doctors on Saturday and has no ear trouble or anyting. Every night I think maybe he'll get some sleep in but it just keeps going on. I am supposed to be going out a lot of nights over the next 3 weeks - 13 in a row at one point - and he's just going to be at home screaming with DH which means I won't enjoy the show I'm playing in. Plus I have an audition in a few weeks which is really important to me, but no hope of practicing now as no evenings, so will cock it up.
I know people are going through much, much worse things, but I am really struggling here. I am so, so stressed and angry, I can't calm down and I'm terrified I'm going to hurt someone, or break something. I hate DH just because everything is so horrid, and I hate getting up and I know it's shit having small children but I am just rubbish at this, I really am.
If you've read all that, I'm really sorry for the moan, but I'm so, so fed up. Any teething remedies I haven't tried? HOw long can a tooth take to come through? It doesn't seem to have moved for about 4 days.
I'm going to regeret posting this, but I'm going to do it anyway and then it's OUT. Self indulgent yet, but I am so sad that my lovely happy baby seems to have disappeared and I can't help him.