Oh man, we are going through hell in our household. For almost six weeks now, DS has been absolutely miserable 24/7 and we are all at the end of our ropes. He used to be the most delightful happy, healthy, EASY baby and I was so grateful for that! I must admit that I am not equipped for the intensity of his distress these days. He is profoundly angry, impatient, aggressive, frustrated, sad, everything but his happy usual self. I can't even begin to describe how terrible it is - from throwing toys hard against the wall, banging his head repeatedly on the floor, refusing to eat, refusing everything, crying uncontrollably, waking up wimpering all night, etc, etc, it's a nightmare. I am trying so hard to be patient and love him through what must be just such an awful pain but it is tough not to get impatient and angry myself.
He is showing lots of teething signs - insane drooling, hand chewing, ear slapping, occasional mild diarhea, and of course a new molar every week or so - but still I worry that something else is going on. We've been to the doctor twice and both times he checked out fine. And we do have absolutely wonderful days every once in a while. So I know it must be the teething, it's just incredible to me that it could be this bad. Tylenol and Motrin, and all the natural tricks in the book, take the edge off a bit but not much.
Is this normal? If so, how could nature be so cruel to me - uh, I mean to him?
He is showing lots of teething signs - insane drooling, hand chewing, ear slapping, occasional mild diarhea, and of course a new molar every week or so - but still I worry that something else is going on. We've been to the doctor twice and both times he checked out fine. And we do have absolutely wonderful days every once in a while. So I know it must be the teething, it's just incredible to me that it could be this bad. Tylenol and Motrin, and all the natural tricks in the book, take the edge off a bit but not much.
Is this normal? If so, how could nature be so cruel to me - uh, I mean to him?
