Hello, I've posted before about struggling with my DS, I'm still struggling and having a really bad day today already and it's only 8am!
My DS is 15 months old and he cries/whinges/throws tantrums pretty much all day long! It starts about 10 minutes after he wakes up in the morning and doesn't stop until he goes to bed at night. I would like to be able to say it's just a phase but he's cried since the moment he was born!
He had colic as a baby so the crying seemed endless then and though it's supposed to improve with age he's still crying to this day! He's alright when we are in the car or the pushchair to a point, after about 30 mins he will start crying again. I take him out for plenty of walks, runs in the play park, shopping trips, drives in the car but all end the same way, a screaming tantrum on the floor. He doesn't like to get in or out of the pushchair or car seat. He won't hold my hand when walking along so if I have to grab his arm to steer him in a different direction he will drop to the floor and scream. Leaving the park is the worst.
These kind of tantrums started at around 11 months for him and have gradually gotten worse. He pushes boundries at home and just laughs and carries on when told no. He doesn't have any words at all yet so perhaps part of it could be due to frustration at not being able to communicate. He doesn't point at anything or wave or clap either so there is very little communication going on besides his whinging.
His eating on the other hand is terrible. He had reflux and suspected Cows Milk Protien allergy so he was sick all the time after every feed and it caused him a lot of discomfort to feed so weaning was very difficult. He flatly refuses to eat anything with any lumps in it so will only eat puree smooth baby jars. I've tried everything to get him onto solids but he just won't.
He also won't use a sippy cup so still has a bottle which I heard was bad for teeth but I don't know what to do when I can't get him to drink from anything else. I've tried just taking away his bottle and using only a cup but he refuses it to the point of dehydration. The same with food. He refuses to eat all day long then gets even more whingey because he's so hungry.
I'm just looking for any kind of advice or stories from people who are/were in a similar situation and what happened? I'm getting very worried that he's only going to get more and more difficult as he gets older.
I should add that I have very little help and support, I work 3 days a week which my mother looks after him for but she won't help out more than that as she finds him too difficult and my partner works long hours and is only home 2 weekends of the month so having a day off is not really an option for me.
Sorry for the essay! Any advice appreciated!