Did you ever have a baby that screams ALL THE TIME?

[nowwearefour]

How did you cope? Mine is now 8 months and although she is good at night the days are just unbearable. For probably 5 months she ha screamed all day. I have a 2.5 year old too and it is very very hard on her. She is totally breastfed and no wheat no dairy in her main diet. I waited til 6 months til solids and give her plenty of meat, veg, fruit etc. So i jsut cant think waht it is. she was an early crawler (6 months) and it could be she is now frustrated and wanting to cruise (She can pull up but not move much once she is there at the mo) or it could be teeth- she only has one. Her temp seems raised today so i have given her calpol. But i am v v close to looking into adopting her out as i just cannot cope any more. My DH is v supportive but there is a limit to what he can do when at work all day and a limit to how many times he can come home early... My pa in law coming over any minute to help me. BUt I cannot cope with much more of this....

Sorry that was a bit rambling but my point was that maybe she doesn't have enough daytime sleep and is getting overtired.

yes i agree prob not getting enough daytime sleep. it isnt for want of me trying though! my eldest is a brilliant sleeper prob coz i had her in a great (flexible) routine from v early on. but i have struggled to do that with dd2 whilst trying to meet dd1s needs ie out to toddler groups/ swimming etc plus she isnt as good at going down to sleep anyway- has to be quite specific times which keep changing and i dont really know what she is needing/ wanting at any one time!!! thanks though is prob as simple as that as she does seem much better after a sleep (as long as she is not hungry which she often is). it is depressing that so many people go through this but i am definiteyl getting lots of reassurance from you all. thanks. i do feel i am getting a bit immune to the crying whichis terrible but perhaps to be expected.

It felt like my DS screamed all the time but it stopped around 10/12 months, which was (coincidentally) when I got some antidepressants and went back to work!

More often than not I think it was due to overtiredness/overstimulation. His daytime naps have always been a bit of a disaster because if he stirs before he's had enough sleep then he will not go back to sleep but will scream (although at least now I can calm him down). I was forever out with him in his pushchair trying to get some peace when he was smaller.

My sympathy is with you, I never felt anyone else had this problem with their baby or had any idea what I was talking about. I found it soul destroying and it nearly sent me over the edge.

I am loving him so much now though (he is 15 mo). He has just started walking, chatters all the time (none of it making any sense though) and is so much easier to please.