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Sad.Submitted by bleu7102 on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 1:39am.
My babe is screaming his head off in his crib right now. For the last 3 nights he won't let us put him down at night, he's teething something horrible. I have to work tomorrow, I've not gotten much sleep this week, and I don't know what else to do. I've never let him cry it out, I've never needed to. Normally he is such and easy babe, never gives us any trouble. I've pretty much held him the past 2 nights, I just can't tonight. He won't even lay beside me in bed, only holding him. I feel horrible and sad. I know he's in pain and just doesn't feel good, but he won't settle down for anything and I had to take a break. I feel like shit. Thanks mamas. Not long after I typed that, I went back in and got him. He quieted down pretty fast, and layed in bed for a few minutes with us. Then DH got up with him and stayed up pretty much most of the night with him, he's off today. We have been giving him Tylenol, not sure how much it's helping. During the day he's pretty much fine, it's just the night now. Maybe tonight will be better, I think he's coming to the end of it (fingers crossed). Thanks for the words, mamas, I know this will pass. BleuRoo Handcrafted Sweetness are you giving him anything? i would mama you have to sleep and he needs to be free of pain. Jessica bleusy - sorry babe - i know how frustrating this is. both of my kids teethed like motherfucker's. i think you're holding it down like a pro ladybug, don't give up. i agree with yogs - sometimes you have to let them cry it out. hearts, dc a fire breathing/green scaled mistress production! Wait, they're still happening! I know just how you feel, except I tend to get frustrated and angry...probably because DS is usually pretty easy. Just tell yourself it's okay for him to cry. And it is. You're not abandoning him to his pain, and he knows that. I'm sure you've tried all the usual stuff, cold rags, frozen fruits, teethers, tylenol... If he needs to express his pain through wailing, what can you do? How old is your babe? Are these first teeth or molars or what? "I tend to get frustrated and angry...probably because DS is usually pretty easy" Exactly! Yes, that's how I feel, which is why I had to just walk away a bit. I don't like feeling angry at him, and I know it's not him that I'm mad at, just the situation and the tiredness seeping in. But damn, I just can't help it sometimes. Thanks for the words, good to know someone else feels the same way, which I know a lot of people do. Oh, he's 10 months, he has his first 2 front teeth, those weren't near as bad apparently. He only had a day or two that were kinda bad with them, and it never really messed up his sleep. Dear lord, I hope the next ones aren't as bad! BleuRoo Handcrafted Sweetness i've had to do the same thing. you just can't console them. i have just recently had to let her cry it out a bit. it is heartbreaking. just to give me a break. i always re enter but it does get a bit trying. pick up put down. and same here, put her in the bed and she is rolling all over the place screaming. i too am so sleep deprived! hang in there mama, you aren't alone and this too shall pass!!! Love is all fun and games until someone loses an eye or gets pregnant. - Jim Cole |
It's terrible to hear them like that AND be sleep deprived.
My son is now 3, but when he was teething, and it was really bad at night I would either baby tylenol or baby orajel swab him AND give him these sugary little tabs that are a homeopathic remedy - baby teething tablets. You can get them at any organic market or at a Vitamin Shoppe. They are usually in the homeopathic section or children's/baby section. Sometimes I'd kick it up by also rubbing a tiny bit of lavendar oil on his temples and outside part of his knees. He'd sleep!
I hope it gets better for you and for him too.