I can't stand his crying anymore :(

[Rebecca1049]

Hi there. I know this is an old post, but I am going through the EXACT same thing. How did things work out for you? Any suggestions? When did it end?

Ok I feel so bad and guilty for saying this but I literally can't stand my baby crying sometimes. It totally drains on me.

He cries a hell of alot, and nothing really stop him. Well standing up holding him makes him stop for about a minute then he starts again. I just don't know what's wrong with him most of the time. Well he's got reflux so I don't know if its that, or he only sleeps for 30 mins at a time and he does seem to get tired easy. But I put him down so often, most time he fights it other times he doesn't. I literally spend all my day putting him to sleep. He doesn't like been left on his own weather it's in his chair, his jumparoo, on the floor he lasts 2 mins then starts crying. I don't know weather it's attention or what.

It makes me feel asif I'm failing because he just cries and cries and now he's screaches soooo loud it actually goes through me. I can't stand it. I hate seeing him crying. I hate not knowing why. But most of all I hate that I hate him crying.

It pains me to admit that I have left him crying and gone and cried myself because I can't deal with it at times. And I have shouted at him to stop crying which makes me feel like such a bad mum.

I never seem to have any time to myself as he sleeps maximum 30 mins and its not enough. I don't know if its cause he's going through a sleep regression and cause I'm so tired that I'm finding it I can't cope or what. But surely 4 months of crying all day isn't normal?
What am I doing wrong?

 

[captainj1]

I could have written that post about my son. He got gradually better as he got more mobile and now is a very bright, happy, confident 5 year old. I think he was smart - he knew he was vulnerable and was better off up high and with an adult. The more he could do himself, the more willing he was to be put down and to entertain himself.

My DD is just the same although she has DS as a distraction which helps sometimes.