My 14 month DD always wakes up upset after her nap and then is extremely clingy, tearful and grumpy all afternoon. She peps up a bit after her dinner but is still nowhere near as happy as she was in the morning. Anything can set her off. Yesterday she spent 20 mins crying in my arms.
It's so strange as she is a smiley happy baby every morning but then won't be put down all afternoon.
Any ideas on why this might be? Does teething pain get worse throughout the day?
In case helpful background
- Good eater. Offered snack upon waking and eats it all.
- sleeps through (mostly) but wakes up at 5/6am most mornings.
- says a lot of words but is definitely more of a talker than a walker! Bum shuffles (her main mode of getting herself around) and crawls but cannot walk, although has recently started pulling to stand
- has lots of teeth and think she is getting her canines, there are big lumps there and she is drooling a lot
- went down to one nap a month ago (12/12.30 till 2.30ish) but still cries like this in the afternoon even if she's had a morning catnap in the car.
Any tips or ideas gratefully appreciated! I'm dreading her waking up already..!