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My MIL stayed with us for 2 weeks and spent most of her time playing with J. J loved every minute of it. Now MIL is gone and J seems to be having a hard time. She has started peeing and pooping in her nighttime diaper every night (she has been waking up with a dry diaper for almost a year now). She just put a whole roll of TP in the toilet. She is doing things that she has never done before. I'm pretty sure she is doing it to get my attention. I don't know what to do. I spending as much time with her as I can. My dh has been sick for 2 months (long story) so he isn't much help. He is also adding to the problem because he is starting to return to work despite feeling badly. He comes home and has no energy to do anything. How do I help her make this transition but not have to spend 100% of my time playing with her as that's just not possible. I'm really losing my patience and having a hard time. It seems like everytime I try to get something done like laundry, making lunch etc. she is off getting into something that she shouldn't be. At the same time K is learning how to stand and walk by herself and is getting into everything.
post #2 of 5
can you call MIL back?
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post #3 of 5
We are going through this as well, though we had a series of visitors immediately following the relatively normal chaos of the holidays, rather than just a single visitor. DS is so off his routine, and so excited about having people devoting 100% of their time to him, his sleep and behavior have both been negatively affected.

I fully expect it to take some time for things to get back to normal and am just trying to breathe and get through it. Just go through your normal routines, and try to get some consistency back is all I can suggest.
post #4 of 5
Ds is that way after we've had company. I pretty much know that the next few days will be a write off. I don't try to get anything done but the very very basics. Other than that, I spend my time with him (thankfully, he seems to think that sitting on the couch watching tv counts. lol).
Things get back to normal soon.
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It gets ugly here when grandma leaves. I have to get ds out of the house after his "entertainment commitee" leaves. We try to just do something fun- the park or library if the weather is bad, go to the store with the intent of only buying what will fit in the little basket that he helps carry. Like someone else posted, I pretty much have low expectations after company leaves.
good luck
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