charliebeth
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I can't help but wonder if he's picking something up from me. I feel like hell in the mornings at the moment. Not just tired, really horrible. I'm bad tempered and inpatient. I'm fit for nothing until I have had a lot to eat and drink. I've assumed it's because I'm breastfeeding and maybe I am using up more in the night than I'm taking in, but I do keep food and drink by the bed so maybe not. Maybe I'm depressed? But the rest of the day we're both fine.
Nothing will settle him between 8ish and 10ish in the mo. He's usually over tired and passes out at the end of it. But through these two hours he's horrible! No amount of food, nappy changes, cuddles, playing with, winding, gripe water or anything else will settle him.
He's usually awake aroud 5.30 - 6am for a feed and change, then he wants lots of affection which is great. But then around 8ish - just has DH goes to work - he gets tired and cranky. In fact he screams till he finally falls asleep.
I've tried alsorts. He's clearly tired because he gets shadows round his eyes but he fights the sleep. I even tried driving DH to work hoping that the car ride might send him off, but he howls the whole time.
Occasionally he will nod off while I'm holding him but only for 10 mins and then he wakes up yelling again.
He got like this for whole days when he was too hot with the change in the weather, but now I have fans etc and the room is a steady temp and the rest of the day he's a wonderful happy beautiful baby.
Does anyone else have a kid who has this demon session daily, or is it just us? How do you cope with it? Is it depression?
Nothing will settle him between 8ish and 10ish in the mo. He's usually over tired and passes out at the end of it. But through these two hours he's horrible! No amount of food, nappy changes, cuddles, playing with, winding, gripe water or anything else will settle him.
He's usually awake aroud 5.30 - 6am for a feed and change, then he wants lots of affection which is great. But then around 8ish - just has DH goes to work - he gets tired and cranky. In fact he screams till he finally falls asleep.
I've tried alsorts. He's clearly tired because he gets shadows round his eyes but he fights the sleep. I even tried driving DH to work hoping that the car ride might send him off, but he howls the whole time.
Occasionally he will nod off while I'm holding him but only for 10 mins and then he wakes up yelling again.
He got like this for whole days when he was too hot with the change in the weather, but now I have fans etc and the room is a steady temp and the rest of the day he's a wonderful happy beautiful baby.
Does anyone else have a kid who has this demon session daily, or is it just us? How do you cope with it? Is it depression?
he's definately over tired. I guess we've just got to ride it out.
