10 month old constant tantrums

[HeartyBlueReader]

My 10 month old seems to have changed over night about 2 weeks ago.. She is CONSTANTLY throwing tantrums just crying and getting frustrated throwing herself backwards n screaming no matter what. She is teething I think, she isnt sick no temp, still doing everything else as usual but from the minute she wakes up she is just in an awful mood and I feel like am going insane. She has always been fine with being held by other people but unless its me holding her, she is just screaming crying. If I put her down to play with her toy, screams & cries. Car ride? Screaming crying. Try and put down for a nap? Screaming crying. Bath time? Used to love it, now screaming crying. Shes banged her head about 3 times now throwing herself backwards when shes playing with her toys. If I leave the room? Screams and cries. Lunch time, tea time, reading a book to her just literally ANYTHING. Shes accumalating so much gas from all of it and then shes crying because of that too. Shes always struggled with passing gas as it is and now its 10x worse. I feel like am in a nightmare at the minute shes been like this for 2 weeks straight I feel lost

Honestly if it's new and constant I'd take her to the GP and get her ears and throat checked.

In the meantime can you try some pain relief for her?

I will do, I did try to this week but literally every morning I called the GP by the time I got through they had no appointments left. We was only in the walk in centre with her just under 2 weeks ago though due to her having blood in her poop (which they said was fine in the end as there was no concerns so may have been down to straining etc) and they checked her ears etc and there was no issue. She is pulling at her ears and drooling a lot more so I am presuming it is her teeth (she has 6 already) so i have been giving her pain relief but it doesnt seem to change anything. I think I will take her back to the walk in centre tbh I just presumed it was just a little phase she might be going through and I have been belittled by GP’s before so I get really anxious thinking am being OTT for taking her for ‘nothing’ 😣

@TinyMouseTheatre thank you I will do, I did try to this week but literally every morning I called the GP by the time I got through they had no appointments left. We was only in the walk in centre with her just under 2 weeks ago though due to her having blood in her poop (which they said was fine in the end as there was no concerns so may have been down to straining etc) and they checked her ears etc and there was no issue. She is pulling at her ears and drooling a lot more so I am presuming it is her teeth (she has 6 already) so i have been giving her pain relief but it doesnt seem to change anything. I think I will take her back to the walk in centre tbh I just presumed it was just a little phase she might be going through and I have been belittled by GP’s before so I get really anxious thinking am being OTT for taking her for ‘nothing’ 😣

It's not nothing though is it if she's really miserable and pulling at her ears?

Which pain relief have you tried? If it is teething that's causing the problems then you may find that Ibuprofen works better than paracetamol

This is a typical age for separation anxiety to start so that could be adding to not want anyone else to hold her.

Always good to get ears checked out.

@TinyMouseTheatre True! Yeah I’ve tried both tbh but doesnt seem to even touch the sides😣! Definitely will take her to get seen and will take her the dentist as well just to check her teeth too🙏

You can't get to the GP, could you try the health visitor?

@OtterMummy2024 I messaged my health visitor on the 1st March about it all & I’m still waiting for a response💀😂🙈 .. She was really good when I first had the baby but she has gone terrible I can never get hold of her or anything 😩

No answers but went through a few weeks like this with my 10 month old recently, he became grizzly all the time, clingy to me, stopped eating well after previously being a great eater. It was definitely linked to teething & a cold, thankfully it seemed to just pass and he’s back to himself now. It’s really tough, I tried to make things easy where possible, so not pressuring him to eat or spend long in his high chair etc. But yeah, exhausting and overwhelming, try to look after yourself as much as possible!

Honestly, this is just how they are at this age. It’s part of separation anxiety and some of the brain development that happens. The world becomes a much more intense place and it’s very overstimulating while their brains try to make sense of it. It was like someone flipped a switch. Then one day at 12 months, it was like some flipped it back. Back to being chill and happy and smiley.

Going through this with mine right now, he's 11 months tomorrow and been like this about a month! Day sleep has gone to hell and definitely teething (ear pulling can be a sign of teething) but otherwise seems medically fine.

Im pretty sure it's developmental and caused by frustration. He's suddenly massively improved his crawling (was mostly bum shuffling before) and his mood seems to have improved a little since then, although now he throws a screaming tantrum whenever I try and stop him going for the random dangerous things that take his fancy (mostly the oven and the dogs kibble).

@BreakingMe Ah its so hard isnt it! My girl isnt crawling/walking/standing yet either which I think shes also frustrated by.. Her gas is constantly trapped too (shes always struggled to pass it but seems worse at the minute but think shes gathering loads through the day from the amount of crying) and I think her not being mobile at all yet is a massive factor for it accumulating as well! Just so hard knowing what to do cos shes always been really chilled n laid back, slept perfectly and everything else & now its like shes had a full personality transplant overnight😣 really hope your little one starts settling for you ❤️🙏

@HeartyBlueReaderi realise this is a older post now - but i came across it after scrolling due to going through the exact same right now. My DS has just turned 10 months and since about 9 months it’s like a switch flicked and his personality completely changed. He went from being the most smiley, content, laid paid boy to a furious ball of rage. Screaming, fussing, tantrums, clingyness, crying, he basically seems like he doesn’t know what he wants from one minute to the next and everything just upsets or makes him angry. Car seat, pram, playing, eating, bottles, nappies, clothes… everything. Not interested in any of his toys, won’t entertain himself, not even for a moment but also isn’t happy playing with me, he literally just spends his whole time trying to get to things he isn’t allowed (my phone, remote, dog bowls… anything) and throws a tantrum if told no or moved away. I am exhausted and struggling! He’s crawling confidentially, and crusing around constantly whenever he can, I feel like he’s on the cusp of walking sometime soon. I’m just wondering if things have improved for you - or is this life now?! 😓