Tantrums in 10mth old babies

We don't get them that often but we definetly get them even at 9 months. We've been employing a sort of "time out". I know some may or may not agree but it's for the sake of our sanity. We just pop her in her room for a few mins and she calms down with no audience.

Yes she is teething and by the looks of it is cutting her second bottom tooth + her top 2. I don't think that teething is the cause of this current misery though as I've tried pamol / bonjela / fenpaed / Weleda teething powder / teethmed spray and none of them relieve things at all.

No you're right busymum...but very little about our daughters behaviour seems right. That's what worries me but paeds etc all say it's just temperament.

I was going to ask about moving. i know just before my boys started moving about they used to be so frustrated, and throw tantrums at the mere frustration of not being able to move. While loud, this frustration is also a great motivator and necessary to get babies moving. not much help for you guys who have to put up with it, but maybe a sign that she is ready to crawl...or walk.

Fiona!
Benjy has tantrums when he wants something and we won't let him have/do it or when we don't understand what it is he wants!
He also tanties about wanting food and in the evenings around dinner prep/cleanup he wants to be held allllll the time and moans if I won't pick him up.
He gets very grizzly with teething too.

I know what you mean about not being able to get that first year back and it really breaks my heart to think of what you guys must all be going through

I don't have anymore advice than I've already given other than the walker thing will take time as it is a confidence thing for them. Caitlin is walking unaided and still gets weary with the walker.

Sending you all lots of hugs and if you ever need a break just yell out

I just found this http://www.onceuponalife.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-1905.html
Try to ignore all the bits where they say "at 3 months old they suddenly came right" as I know that's REALLY not what you need to hear.


Here's a book that a friend of mine reccomended to me. "The Fussy Baby Book" By Dr. Sears.

Ofcourse I know its not easy to find time to read when you have a high needs baby.

you can also get some info at

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/5/T050100.asp

I hope this helps. :lol:

I think one of the keys things I got out of the reading is to really confide in people who understand what its like to have a high needs child... Our friends with easier babies or no babies really couldn't see or understand what we went through taking care of Nick.


ETA: I just had a read through the "12 signs of a high need baby" and read the "super sensitive". Sounds just like what you describe! I'd better get back to work now but I hope the site provides some help



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