Finding it so hard lately.

meowow · Apr 17th, 2012, 02:05 AM

Hello, my LO is nearly 11 months, and these past 2 weeks I have been finding it so hard coping with LO on my own, he is super clingy and whingy at the moment, I dunno maybe tantrums? he's waking in the night again upto 9 times, and is waking in the morning at around 6am!! He has never done this before nor has he ever been like this before, and I just feel like screaming/crying most days now

I don't want to be a bad parent and I hate that I am getting so stressed, any advice on how to cope? I have been on my own since I was 16 weeks pregnant so it's not like I am missing some support from someone, I'm just finding it hard recently

Thanks.

teal · Apr 17th, 2012, 06:38 AM

I'm so sorry you're having a hard time at the moment

I know it's easy to say and harder to accept but it will pass. My son is two years old now but I remember the days of early rises and up all through the night. My son didn't sleep through until he was 17 months old. Luckily now he sleeps for 12 hours (7-7 generally). It does get better honey.

I know from my son that whenever he reached another milestone it upset his routine. Is your little one walking yet? Maybe that's not too far off.

You're not alone

xx

meowow · Apr 17th, 2012, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by teal

I'm so sorry you're having a hard time at the moment

I know it's easy to say and harder to accept but it will pass. My son is two years old now but I remember the days of early rises and up all through the night. My son didn't sleep through until he was 17 months old. Luckily now he sleeps for 12 hours (7-7 generally). It does get better honey.

I know from my son that whenever he reached another milestone it upset his routine. Is your little one walking yet? Maybe that's not too far off.

You're not alone

xx

Hi thank you for replying, my LO isn't walking yet but is desperately trying to stand so perhaps you're right, actually thinking about it, his behavior was very similar to this a few weeks ago when he learnt to crawl. Surprising how fast you forget these things. Thanks for your words of encouragement

ameliamummy12 · Apr 17th, 2012, 14:33 PM

hi my little girl is nearly one and i have been having the same trouble. i am a single parent aswell and i am expecting my second child and my little girl really has been so naughty of late she is constantly throwing tantrums, waking through the night and she seems to have gone off of her food aswell. i know exactly how u feel sometimes i have days when i just want to cry and i feel awful as i think i am being a bad parent. however just wanted to say i know how it feels and here if you want a chat or just to vent some frustration some days

lauren x

angelpkj · Apr 17th, 2012, 15:51 PM

read up on your babys milestones

i read that around 11months 12 months 13 months they are strarting to push boundries and test you
there also possibly gettin some more teeth now so i think htats why they start sleeping abit poorly again etc being clingy and grumpy

Dezireey · Apr 17th, 2012, 19:00 PM

Try not to think of it as not coping because you are a single mum hun, lots of Mums with partners face this, my little nephew went through a super clingy stage with his mum and his dad could do or say nothing to help at all, so its not because you are alone that he is behaving like this, it will get better xx hugs

Apr 17th, 2012, 02:05 AM	#1
meowow Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 16	Finding it so hard lately. Hello, my LO is nearly 11 months, and these past 2 weeks I have been finding it so hard coping with LO on my own, he is super clingy and whingy at the moment, I dunno maybe tantrums? he's waking in the night again upto 9 times, and is waking in the morning at around 6am!! He has never done this before nor has he ever been like this before, and I just feel like screaming/crying most days now I don't want to be a bad parent and I hate that I am getting so stressed, any advice on how to cope? I have been on my own since I was 16 weeks pregnant so it's not like I am missing some support from someone, I'm just finding it hard recently Thanks.

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Apr 17th, 2012, 06:38 AM	#2
teal Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12,936	I'm so sorry you're having a hard time at the moment I know it's easy to say and harder to accept but it will pass. My son is two years old now but I remember the days of early rises and up all through the night. My son didn't sleep through until he was 17 months old. Luckily now he sleeps for 12 hours (7-7 generally). It does get better honey. I know from my son that whenever he reached another milestone it upset his routine. Is your little one walking yet? Maybe that's not too far off. You're not alone xx

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Apr 17th, 2012, 14:33 PM	#4
ameliamummy12 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Leeds Posts: 10	hi my little girl is nearly one and i have been having the same trouble. i am a single parent aswell and i am expecting my second child and my little girl really has been so naughty of late she is constantly throwing tantrums, waking through the night and she seems to have gone off of her food aswell. i know exactly how u feel sometimes i have days when i just want to cry and i feel awful as i think i am being a bad parent. however just wanted to say i know how it feels and here if you want a chat or just to vent some frustration some days lauren x

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Apr 17th, 2012, 15:51 PM	#5
angelpkj Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 363	read up on your babys milestones i read that around 11months 12 months 13 months they are strarting to push boundries and test you there also possibly gettin some more teeth now so i think htats why they start sleeping abit poorly again etc being clingy and grumpy

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Apr 17th, 2012, 19:00 PM	#6
Dezireey Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 990	Try not to think of it as not coping because you are a single mum hun, lots of Mums with partners face this, my little nephew went through a super clingy stage with his mum and his dad could do or say nothing to help at all, so its not because you are alone that he is behaving like this, it will get better xx hugs

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