To anyone who thinks they may know why my toddler continues to be fussy:
I have a 15 month old who is extremely fussy with me and often with his father. To give you some background: My son was born a month early, but he was a healthy 5lbs. Although breastfeeding was a struggle, particularly at first, I breastfed him until he literally weaned me at 8 months. He became extremely colicky at 4 weeks exactly, crying nonstop during the day and going to bed after much trial and error. He slept like a normal baby at night. We did everything, including scrutinizing and changing my diet, but we basically had to wait it out. Aside from the usual consoling remedies that began to work around 7 weeks, the only thing that soothed my child instantly was carrying him all day long in a carrier/snugly. I thought magically at around 3 months he would be better, but sadly he remained extremely fussy. We found another reason: acid reflux. Then at 5 months with the introduction of solids we found another reason: chronic constipation. After the constipation was cured at 10 months we found another reason for his fussiness: ear infections and teething. At 15 months he still cries and throws fits all day long. Can there be something we are missing? Are molars really causing him to be so irritable?
Just a note: my son is an angel when he is distracted by other people and other surroundings. Although he can also get overwhelmed by these same things, for the most part, distractions keep him from fussing. As a colicky baby, we would take him to the noisiest places, and he would instantly go to sleep. When we got home, he would begin screaming again. Today, if I leave him with a friend for the day, the friend says he is a perfect child. One more note: I will tell you that this child gets as much holding, kissing and hugging that you can imagine, so we are paying attention to him; however, we are not fueling his tantrums with more attention.
Thank you for reading my long email. I felt the background info was necessary
Kathy
I have a 15 month old who is extremely fussy with me and often with his father. To give you some background: My son was born a month early, but he was a healthy 5lbs. Although breastfeeding was a struggle, particularly at first, I breastfed him until he literally weaned me at 8 months. He became extremely colicky at 4 weeks exactly, crying nonstop during the day and going to bed after much trial and error. He slept like a normal baby at night. We did everything, including scrutinizing and changing my diet, but we basically had to wait it out. Aside from the usual consoling remedies that began to work around 7 weeks, the only thing that soothed my child instantly was carrying him all day long in a carrier/snugly. I thought magically at around 3 months he would be better, but sadly he remained extremely fussy. We found another reason: acid reflux. Then at 5 months with the introduction of solids we found another reason: chronic constipation. After the constipation was cured at 10 months we found another reason for his fussiness: ear infections and teething. At 15 months he still cries and throws fits all day long. Can there be something we are missing? Are molars really causing him to be so irritable?
Just a note: my son is an angel when he is distracted by other people and other surroundings. Although he can also get overwhelmed by these same things, for the most part, distractions keep him from fussing. As a colicky baby, we would take him to the noisiest places, and he would instantly go to sleep. When we got home, he would begin screaming again. Today, if I leave him with a friend for the day, the friend says he is a perfect child. One more note: I will tell you that this child gets as much holding, kissing and hugging that you can imagine, so we are paying attention to him; however, we are not fueling his tantrums with more attention.
Thank you for reading my long email. I felt the background info was necessary
Kathy
