This is kind of a vent today, I guess. I'm at home 8+ hours alone with DS during the day, and I dont have anyone else to talk to. 
Ds is almost 6 mo, and up until recently he has been a super mellow and happy baby. But he has changed SO much in the last week or so, I have no idea what is going on and I feel like I have whiplash from it.
He has started waking up WAY earlier, was waking up around 8, now he is waking up at 6. During the past week, he has progressively gone to bed later and woken up earlier every day. He is so mad in the mornings! He doesnt like anything. He doesnt want to nurse, or cuddle like he used to. He doesnt like playing on the floor on his tummy anymore. Today has been the absolutely worst day we have had. He woke up, so we went downstairs. Normally I hold him or let him play on the floor for a while, but he doesnt want either?? If I put him on the floor he screams, if I pick him up, he twists and kicks out and cries. I tried all his favorite toys, nursing, diaper check, walking/talking/singing/bouncing, and he still is fussing and thrashing. I checked his temperature, I checked his gums, and gave him some hylands teething tablets. I tried rubbing his back the way he likes, but it just made him cry. We tried the ring sling.
I finally ended up laying in bed with him, trying not to cry and trying to get him to nurse. He would nurse and almost be asleep, then its like he realized he was falling asleep and he would wake up and push away from me and turn red and cry for a few minutes before latching back on and doing it all over again. I think he finally wore himself out doing this and fell asleep and then my phone rang and he woke up screaming. I havent been able to get him to nurse since, he gets really mad every time I offer
I have run out of things that I can think of to soothe him. So all I can do is hold him while he twists and pushes away from me and fusses/cries. If I put him down, he will scream. He is normally very happy to sit in my lap, or cuddle in my arms with toys and to nurse all day. I dont know what to do, what is going on with my baby!
For the first time ever since he was born, I dont want to be around him. And I feel HORRIBLE for even thinking that. I feel snappy and grumpy and I feel like a really bad mom.
Ds is almost 6 mo, and up until recently he has been a super mellow and happy baby. But he has changed SO much in the last week or so, I have no idea what is going on and I feel like I have whiplash from it.
He has started waking up WAY earlier, was waking up around 8, now he is waking up at 6. During the past week, he has progressively gone to bed later and woken up earlier every day. He is so mad in the mornings! He doesnt like anything. He doesnt want to nurse, or cuddle like he used to. He doesnt like playing on the floor on his tummy anymore. Today has been the absolutely worst day we have had. He woke up, so we went downstairs. Normally I hold him or let him play on the floor for a while, but he doesnt want either?? If I put him on the floor he screams, if I pick him up, he twists and kicks out and cries. I tried all his favorite toys, nursing, diaper check, walking/talking/singing/bouncing, and he still is fussing and thrashing. I checked his temperature, I checked his gums, and gave him some hylands teething tablets. I tried rubbing his back the way he likes, but it just made him cry. We tried the ring sling.
I finally ended up laying in bed with him, trying not to cry and trying to get him to nurse. He would nurse and almost be asleep, then its like he realized he was falling asleep and he would wake up and push away from me and turn red and cry for a few minutes before latching back on and doing it all over again. I think he finally wore himself out doing this and fell asleep and then my phone rang and he woke up screaming. I havent been able to get him to nurse since, he gets really mad every time I offer
I have run out of things that I can think of to soothe him. So all I can do is hold him while he twists and pushes away from me and fusses/cries. If I put him down, he will scream. He is normally very happy to sit in my lap, or cuddle in my arms with toys and to nurse all day. I dont know what to do, what is going on with my baby!
For the first time ever since he was born, I dont want to be around him. And I feel HORRIBLE for even thinking that. I feel snappy and grumpy and I feel like a really bad mom.
You're doing a good job, Mama! Sometimes LO's have bad days just like we do. Can you take him outside? DS is always calmer when we're outside and walking. Maybe his mouth hurts. Before DS got teeth, we would offer him a peeled, cold carrot (regular sized, not baby) when he got fussy and the coldness and novelty would snap him out of his funk. Does he like baths? Maybe you could both get in the tub with some toys. Do you have any pets? DS likes when we follow our very understanding cat around and try to pet him. Maybe music and dancing? DS is fascinated by me when I sing and dance. Hang in there! You do the best you can, for as long as you can, then you hand him to DH/P and spend a few minutes alone.
s hang in there, Mama! 6 months is a notoriously rough growth spurt period. all babies transition into new sleeping/eating/activity patterns, and it's hard physically and emotionally for them. (Imagine growing a new "ability" over a 1-2 week period. You might feel worn out, overwhelmed, confused and temperamental too.) it could be teething, it could be his digestion, it could be new skills, it could be a changing awareness of his environment, but at the end of this (and it WILL end, even though it's hard to see a light at the end of the tunnel) your LO will appear older, wiser, and back to his happy old self, I'm sure of it. You are doing everything right! It is really exhausting to keep up with the demands of a growing infant. It's like swimming against the tide of a whirlpool! Keep up the amazing, hard work you're doing and don't be afraid to take some time for YOU. You're a wonderful mom! 
