Tearful baby. Miserable or menace

[Claribelle21]

Help. My daughter was born by c section about a year ago and essentially has been miserable since the day she arrived. I worked out she had a dairy intolerance so as she is bf I cut this out myself which improved her reflux and mood a bit but she is still so emotional. She’s seen a doctor who can find nothing wrong with her. I don’t think she is in pain but her fury and rage at times is completely bewildering. She has just turned 1 and I would expect behaviour like this maybe at the terrible 2’s but jeez.....she’s been a ‘stropalot’ since forever. I can count the number of times she lets me dress her without protest on 2 hands. If I turn my back she boils. She does have happy moments but they are short and should anything change/alter in that moment she cries. I feel pretty deflated as I thought she’d grow out of it by her 1st birthday but no.....have I spawned the devil or am I being impatient? I’m at a loss.....

Have you thought about taking her to a cranial osteopath? C sections can leave babies with some tension or misalignments, maybe that is leading to some part of the grumpiness?

Could it be some sort of sensory issue? Is it certain clothes she like, noises, textures etc?
My DD was a right grump until she could walk and talk! I think she was totally frustrated that she couldn't do what everyone else was and couldn't tell us what was wrong!

My son was like this until he had his tonsils out and could then sleep properly.

Creatureofthenight I have thought about a cranial osteopath but it’s quite a financial commitment....don’t get me wrong I’m willing to try if it helps. furryelephant i think she is frustrated. She doesn’t crawl....well she does almost but gets so cross and upset that we go to her and pick her up. I do think that she generally hasn’t enjoyed being a baby.... not meaning to jinx it but night times she is generally settled and content. I just long to wake up and have a contented baby...just for a bit....

If she’s not yet crawling then she may well be frustrated.
Agree osteopath not cheap, but you might not need many sessions - I think my DD had 4 across 2 months.

I found this age the most difficult. Once my ds started to talk it was much better. The “terrible twos” have been great, much easier than around the one year stage.

I’d recommend reading The Gentle Parenting book. It helped me understand lots of the emotions my ds was working through.

Unfortunately there’s not much you can do at this stage- it’s just frustrating for them! But we’re there in solidarity with you
It’s nothing you’ve done, just a difficult phase. Probably unfortunate that your dd has had a few extra hurdles to overcome with the dairy intolerance too, meaning it’s felt more relentless for you.