Help me before I'm going to walk away

[tasja]

This past week it felt like I could just walk out the door and leave my DD. My DH works fulltime so I look after DD.
Normally DD is very well behaved. This last week something happened. She started crying/screaming over everything/nothing. THE WHOLE TIME! Don't know how much more I can take of this. this morning I begged DH to send me to SA earlier so I can visit my mum. (We are visiting 26 Nov till 1 Jan.)
I'm so tired, and DH is grumpy because DD is driving him mad.

she is 16 months old.

Perhaps she's sickening for something, ds sometimes gets like that or when he's teething. Could you pop in & see the HV to see what she says?

Oh I hate to be a walking cliche but 16 months is real bad terrible 2 type times

It's not her teeth. I know how she gets if it is that and it is not. It's her behaviour. Crying and screaming over everything!

Hi tasja,
It sounds as if you are really exhausted and no wonder you are counting the days until you can visit your Mum and be a bit looked after yourself
Its so frustrating isn't it, when they scream and cry and you have no idea why? I suppose dcs of that age, sometimes just get the grumps or feel sad for no particular reason just like adults.
Its frustrating though, because as a parent you want to try and help your dc, and make them happy.
It doesn't sound as if your dh is being very supportive, he is finding your dd difficult and he is not there for most of the day. Could he take a day off work to look after her so you could have some time for yourself. Or maybe at the weekend?

Hi

I know you have said it is her behaviour but have you been to your gp at all. My sister in law had it with her little boy he is 17mths a couple of weeks ago. He screamed and was completely beside himself all the time. She took him to health visitor who said it was teeth, but he still got no better.

She eventually went to gp who said he had an ear infection and tonsilitus. A few days on anti biotics and he was a diffferent boy.

Same here, since about 16months, off and on. Lots of screaming and pointing and saying 'that! that!' at nothing in particular. Wants something but doesn't know what. Asks to be put down then wants to be picked up. Sigh! It's such hard work some days.
Other days, sweet as pie and giving out kisses, and playing happily.
Who knows what's going on - developmental spurt, teeth, language not developing as fast as social skills????
You have my sympathies.

Hi everyone

Thanks alot for your comments

Thizzwhizz - maybe I must look into taking her to GP. thanks.

she is behaving alot better today. hope everyone elses children will be angels and pray to all of you to have strenght to handle it.