My son is almost eight months old, and just cut this first tooth. We’re so proud…we’ve bought the baby orajel and tylenol, as well as the teething rings and whatnot.
The teething, however, seems to be only a by-product of the real issue: my son is almost impossible to keep quiet. It’s like there’s nothing we can do that he will enjoy! Put him in the jumper? Maybe for 5, 10 minutes…then the cries. Playtime on the floor? Sure, for a second…then the cries. Taking him on a walk? Works great!…til we get home. And then, THE CRIES.
Starting often early in the morning, the crying-just-to-cry begins. It’s not an "I need you" cry…it’s that irritating sound you know they’re making just to make it, or at least that’s what it sounds like. Walks, soothing, bathing, feeding…sometimes it’s all to no avail, and many times we have to leave him in his crib more often than not because our nerves just can’t take it anymore, and the best time of the day is, unfortunately, when we put him down for bed.
I’m 23 years old, and I feel like I’m already starting to hate being a mother. I don’t understand why he only does this at home with his father and I…my own mom makes it seem like my agitation is somewhat excessive, but she doesn’t take care of him all the time and I can’t tell her to piss off because she’s my mom. Sometimes it puts me into such a state of anxiety and anger that I don’t even know what to do for myself but pop four 500mg Tylenol and turn the TV up while trying to soothe this pint-size sound machine. Maybe it’s that I have anxiety. Maybe I shouldn’t be a mom. I don’t know. We love him, to be sure…but raising him SUCKS right now.
If anyone has any ideas, please send them my way. There is VERY LITTLE we have not tried; I do not want to drug out my child either. Maybe a homeopathic remedy someone knows of? Or perhaps a similar situation you went through…how did you cope with trying not to hate your infant???
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