My child is CONSTANTLY whinging

[2pt4kids]

My 9 month old is just a misery guts. I cant do anything with him to cheer him up!

My DS1, who is 3 now, was always a happy soul and always smiling.
DS2 is a misery guts unless you are carrying him or quite intensively playing with him.

I cant play with him all the time. I've got DS1 to look after too plus a house to run and cooking etc to do.

I dont ever leave him to cry, but I do sometimes let him whinge a bit when I have to get on with something.
I always make sure he's fed, changed,not tired and STILL he whinges.

Perhaps its his teeth? He has one top tooth just come through and another about to come through, but not sure how to help that? I dont want to be giving calpol every 4 hours every day constantly - or maybe I should be? I dont know.

Will he cheer up when he can crawl?

Sounds like it could be teeth. Has he always been a whingy baby? (sorry that sounds awful by YKWIM ) or is it just something that has started recently? does he sleep well both during the day and at night?

no, he hasnt always been whingy, its more recent.
I think its got to be either teeth or frustration at not being able to move anywhere himself.

He naps fine in day, has never slept well at night though.

My DD got very fustrated when learning to crawl - now she is very fustrated that she cannot walk, the girl is never happy lol

It does sound like one or the other, expecially if he is happy when you are playing with him or carrying him about. Have you tried teething gels?

If its not teething what used to work with my DD was sitting her in the bumbo with lots of toys around (preferably musical ones) or (my lifesaving device) the bouncer. She loves it as she is in a stnding position and completly in control.

Just ideas - anything is worth a try to get a few minutes peace and quiet

have you tried a door bouncer? DD loved hers, was a godsend. Pre-crawling, it gave her a feeling of independent movement I guess, certainly kept her happy!

Have you tried a sling/baby carrier? That way he's with you and you can do stuff around the house, cook etc. Helped when DS was about that age and grumpy, he loved it.

I have door bouncer from Ds1, but DS whinges if I put him in it lol
He has got a sit in activity thing which he is ok in (sometimes!)

At the moment I just rotate him as much as I can as soon as he starts whinging so he is doing lots of different things (on floor with toys, in activity thing, in highchair watching me etc) and when he is just whinging non stop I give him a biscuit which keeps him quiet for 5 mins.

I havent tried teething gels so will get some and try that to see if he cheers up!

My 8.5mth old is also a misery guts, but always has been quite high maintenance! He is definitely frustrated at the moment not being able to crawl forwards (but can backwards which gets him really annoyed...)

What I've discovered he loves over the last day or so is having all of his toys in a box and just letting him sit and rummage through it. They are the same old toys that he gets fed up with normally if on his play mat, but for some reason the fact they're in the box means they're really exciting again .

He's currently been sitting for 30mins with his box playing quite happily, which is v unusual