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So, LilShirley was totally jacked tonight--super tired but super restless. NOTHING I did helped--rocking, nursing, lying down with her, hanging out on the sofa, etc. I finally succumbed to putting her in her crib and walking out. She's been crying for 22 minutes, and she's not the only one.

I didn't WANT to CIO. But nothing was fucking working. Nothing. And now that I'm down this road, it's cruel to backtrack tomorrow night. Fuck me.

My house is full of booze, and I don't like any of it. This would be more tolerable with a drink.

[pixy0stix]

All I've got is hugs. Non-sleeping, non-eating, non-whatever children are hard.

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So DS is doing almost the same thing. He just randomly started crying/screaming today. He's never done this before. He doesn't have a fever or a rash and I've got a neighbour whose a nurse who thinks he might actually be starting to teethe. She basically said to give him some tylenol and hope for the best.

Its awful. I put him in the car and did a drive to get him to calm down a bit. He fell asleep but as soon as we came home he woke up and he's been fussy since.

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Jul 26, 2012 19:30:25 GMT -5 @lauriergirl28 said:

So DS is doing almost the same thing. He just randomly started crying/screaming today. He's never done this before. He doesn't have a fever or a rash and I've got a neighbour whose a nurse who thinks he might actually be starting to teethe. She basically said to give him some tylenol and hope for the best.

Its awful. I put him in the car and did a drive to get him to calm down a bit. He fell asleep but as soon as we came home he woke up and he's been fussy since.

Ugh--that's the worst. I've been known to dose with Tylenol when nothing else seems to be working in the past. He's still pretty young, right?

Pixy--thanks! She actually fell asleep after 25 minutes of that shit. I honestly thought she'd scream for an hour.

[karinothing]

I am sorry. Sometimes DS gets into these moods where NOTHING works. I just have to put him down and let him scream. Usually if I go in there after 10 minutes or so he is so exhausted that he lets me rock/nurse him down to sleep, but yeah it is rough. I am sorry.

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

Big hugs. Been there. It is so so sucky. I think it's like a rite of passage. Like if you can survive your first why-the-hell-is-my-kid-screaming session, you'll be okay from then on? I don't know, I like to tell myself that.

[caden]

When my boys did that I put them in their swings and took video of them. It made me feel better to have evidence of their torture that I could theoretically guilt trip them with later.

[ringstrue]

I tried gripe water and gas meds with DD when nothing seemed to help just to cover my bases - oh and Tylenol too. I figured even if she wasn't in pain she probably gave herself a headache from screaming anyways . We jumped in the car and did random jaunts up and down the highway. It actually gave DH and I a chance to have a convo but yea half the time she just restarted when she got home . Have you had success with swaddling?

You know your baby more than you think you do - even at the early stages. Sometimes some babies really do just want/need to be alone to settle themselves - it doesn't mean you are "doing CIO". Overtiredness happens. ::hugs::

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Jul 26, 2012 20:11:15 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

I tried gripe water and gas meds with DD when nothing seemed to help just to cover my bases - oh and Tylenol too. I figured even if she wasn't in pain she probably gave herself a headache from screaming anyways . We jumped in the car and did random jaunts up and down the highway. It actually gave DH and I a chance to have a convo but yea half the time she just restarted when she got home . Have you had success with swaddling?

You know your baby more than you think you do - even at the early stages. Sometimes some babies really do just want/need to be alone to settle themselves - it doesn't mean you are "doing CIO". Overtiredness happens. ::hugs::

I was considering the Tylenol tonight. She hasn't been swaddled since eight-ish weeks, and she's almost 6 mos--so, can roll both ways. I think we're past swaddling.

I'm mostly just frustrated at the timing of this--we're about to have a major disruption to our routine, so now is not the time to begin sleep training.

[copzgirl1171]

Poor little pumpkin, and lilshirley too

This too shall pass. I would fix a cup of tea and take a couple tylenol myself, curl up with a comfy blanket and decompress. *hugs*

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Jul 26, 2012 20:18:27 GMT -5 @copzgirl1171 said:

Poor little pumpkin, and lilshirley too

This too shall pass. I would fix a cup of tea and take a couple tylenol myself, curl up with a comfy blanket and decompress. *hugs*

Well, I did just eat the rest of my Carvel birthday cake, so there's that.

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Shirley- ds is 12 weeks, which would def be on the early side for teething.

After the car ride sleep he improved enough to feed and bathe him and put him to bed. He's sleeping now.
Fingers crossed he stays sleeping till 4or 5 am, which he normally does.

On a side note, I go to bed around 11, but usually have to pump around 1 or 2 to pump. How do I drop this now that ds sleeps longer? Just have a few uncomfortable nights but don't pump?

[NitaX]

Jul 26, 2012 20:42:31 GMT -5 @lauriergirl28 said:

Shirley- ds is 12 weeks, which would def be on the early side for teething.

After the car ride sleep he improved enough to feed and bathe him and put him to bed. He's sleeping now.
Fingers crossed he stays sleeping till 4or 5 am, which he normally does.

On a side note, I go to bed around 11, but usually have to pump around 1 or 2 to pump. How do I drop this now that ds sleeps longer? Just have a few uncomfortable nights but don't pump?

Bless your hearts. I think everyone hits the "nothing I do seems to work stage." Try the Tylenol, white noise, rocking, whatever combo you can think of. And don't feel guilty if you need to put the baby in the crib so you can regroup.

Laurier - I would always pump before I went to bed. So, for me that was always around 10pm while I watched the news. Then I would pump as soon as I got up in the morning. Your body will adjust. Just be sure to wear nursing pads at night so you don't wake up drenched.

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Jul 26, 2012 20:42:31 GMT -5 @lauriergirl28 said:

Shirley- ds is 12 weeks, which would def be on the early side for teething.

After the car ride sleep he improved enough to feed and bathe him and put him to bed. He's sleeping now.
Fingers crossed he stays sleeping till 4or 5 am, which he normally does.

On a side note, I go to bed around 11, but usually have to pump around 1 or 2 to pump. How do I drop this now that ds sleeps longer? Just have a few uncomfortable nights but don't pump?

I have no answer for you, as LilShirley decided that dropping feeds would be a silly thing to do. She's still up multiple times a night. Even last night.

Those stories on the internet of "the first night I let her cry she slept nine hours!" are clearly meant for other people.

[laurenpetro]

how did it go last night?