I am in desparate need of advice! My son, who was such a little angel, has just started having the most amazing tantrums. They are non stop, all the time, and it's starting to upset me. He seems to hate the world he lives in at the moment and screams and cries at everything. I know a lot of it is frustration and if it were aimed at a couple of things, I'd make changes to help him, but it's everything. I'm starting to worry that it's not normal.
Granted, he has just cut his third molar in a month and has been sick. Would this be making them worse? Would he be throwing more because he's not feeling right?
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm just worried.
First, I think you should see a dr, he could have an ear infection from teething which could make him behave like that.
The only advice I can give you is to ignore the tantrums. I used to gently take my kids by the hand and lead them to another room in the house and tell them they were welcome to have their little tanty but they had to do it here. They didn't last long once they figured out they weren't getting a reaction.
Oh no! I know all kids are different, but because our kids were born on the same day I always read what Joshua is up to like a little roadmap for Peter. This part doesn't sounds fun at all!
FWIW, we've had multiple min-tantys today too. Nothing as bad as Joshua sounds, but lots of grumpiness, whinging and howling in frustration. And yes, its coincided with an astonishing amount of feral nappies and excessive drooling, so I'm guessing its all about teeth. I imagine I would be grumpy too if I was in pain all the time.
Eventually today I gave Peter some panadol and he's much happier now, in the process of destroying the room around me. Do Joshua's tantys get any better if you give him pain releif? I suppose that's one way of telling if its teeth/other pain related.
We went to the doc today to check his ears etc and he is all ok. The doc did say that with 3 molars all just through the gums, he would be in a considerable amount of pain and discomfort and eating is difficult because it hurts and he hasn't got a side that isn't painful.
Amberj, hopefully Peter will skip the bigger tanties! Josh was very sooky today and I think I was reading his need for constant comfort as tanties, but when I stopped, (and forgot about the thousand things I had to get done) and just cuddled and played with him, he got a lot happier. I'm going to spend all day just hanging with him tomorrow before I head back to work again on Wed.
Poor babies, it must be awful getting these awfully big teeth (and without sounding sexist, I think boys suffer pain more, hence why us ladies get to give birth etc).
Hopefully things will settle down once the teeth settle. Cheers everyone and if anyone else has any stories, please add them so I don't feel so alone!
14 Month Old TANRTRUMS! Help
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