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10 month old driving me insane with constant whinging/clinginess

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desperatelyseekingsleep · 17/06/2008 14:03

DS2 has always been clingy and pretty miserable but he seems to be reaching new depths at the moment. I feel like nothing I do keeps him happy. He's been crawlign for about a month now, but even that hasn't cheered him up, he's just constantly whinging to be picked up. His constant whining and crying is making the whole family miserable and stressed. To make matters worse he was sleeping through but over the last few days has been waking every night through the evening and night randomly until he finally wakes at 5.30am! He's got 7 teeth, may be getting another, but there's no sign of it yet. Any ideas as to why he's so darned unhappy? Should I take him to the doctor in case there's something physically wrong, or is it just his personality and something we have to live with. I just feel so sad about it as DS1 was also hard work as a baby (though by this aged he was pretty content most of the time) and I was hoping to have an enjoyable experience this time round.

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Busymommy05 · 15/10/2014 00:33

I know this is an old post but I thought I would give it a shot. I am just looking for some advice/encouragement when it comes to my 10 month old. My situation seems exactly like what most of you have described, especially mumitracy. First let me start by saying I love my son more than words can say. I am very patient and never get upset with him. I am just kind of at a loss and often wonder if things will get better. He was diagnosed with silent reflux at 3 months, also a milk protein allergy. He has been on similac alimentum since 3 months which did seem to help. I honestly thought that once his reflux was better he would get less cranky but that hasn't really been the case. He did get a little happier when he started crawling (7months) but now it's just hit or miss. I wake up everyday crossing my fingers that it will be a good day. Maybe his crankiness is just his personality and I will accept that but I highly doubt he could stay cranky for the rest of his life!! I get down on myself because as a parent I give 100% to my son and It still doesn't make him happy. It's depressing when you can't make your own baby happy. He hates to cuddle which is also a bummer. I can count on one hand how many times he has layed his head on my shoulder. He is a pretty good sleeper which has helped us out a lot!! He is hitting all of his developmental milestones and the pediatrician is not concerned. Like I said I'm just looking for advice from other moms who are/have been in my situation. Not many people understand and it would be nice to talk to someone who does!!!

Chickz · 15/10/2014 08:07

I have one too. Your not alone. She's now 1 years old. Things are a bit better now so please hang in there. She's moving around and almost walking and goes to nursery a couple of days a week as im back at work. Not as whiny as before. Things are slowly improving for us. I hope they will too. We too had milk protein intolerance and the past year has been hell on earth at times. Constant crying and whinging, never happy, would never let me sit with her on my lap, always wanted to be walked around. It was really really hard. As I said things are slowly slowly improving. She settled in well at nursery which was amazing. Is there an option where you can put your lo in nursery for a day a week?

Momoftwins14 · 04/02/2017 15:22

I know this is so
Old but I wanted to see how he was doing now. I have 10 month old twins that are like this. I'm going insane, I need to know it ends at some point

Chickz · 05/02/2017 09:34

Hi there, I replied to this post in 2014! I hate to say this, but my DD started to get much better and happier when she got to 22 months. Being able to communicate and talk was a breakthrough and she was also able to manage her feelings a bit better - rather than have a meltdown, she would say 'help' or something to that effect. Now she's 3 and isn't the easiest but just a normal 3 year old. She has a cry and whinge a couple of times a day but that's nothing compared to before.

Momoftwins14 · 05/02/2017 12:25

Thank you for responding! But ahhh I don't know how I'll ever make it lol. I thought when they crawled it would get better, now I'm saying when they walk, but it might be when they can talk that makes sense!

Chickz · 05/02/2017 13:00

Are both of your twins like this?
It must be so hard, if they both are. I used to wish the days away and was practically skipping back to work. It was tough but I got through it and you can get through it too. Try and do some nice things for yourself, and if you can get help, grab it. With twins it's more tricky but getting out is a great way at passing the time.

Momoftwins14 · 05/02/2017 14:08

Both twins! My girl is even worse. It's just me, a 3 year old and the twins all day. It's like groundhogs day everyday 😭

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