It was definitely teeth. It came to a head last night. There was lots of crying. There was little sleeping. There was a sharp little premolar poking out from his upper gums. I think I see the swollen starts of several other teeth as well. Poor baby. We had been waiting on ibuprofen until we saw more teething proof. Now I feel badly that we did. He was doing the sign for "teeth hurt" for over a week.
He also is in this stage where, EVERYTHING MUST REMAIN THE SAME. ROUTINE MUST EXIST. Stage? Who am I kidding? He's always been like this, it's just more intense right now. So intense in fact that since we recently went through about a month-long stretch of no cloth diapers (we've always done a combo) for many reasons unimportant to this post, he has now decided that cloth diapers are a toddler torture device and "Oh my God, get them off me NOW Mama!!!!!!!!!" What to do about this? I really don't want to give them up. Any thoughts on how to make them more comfortable, tolerable, whatever?
And finally, thanks so much for all your input on my other posts. It's so very helpful. If anyone wants to chime in more, I'm all ears all the time. OK... maybe all eyes... some of the time. Oh well.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
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Elizabeth didn't do a hate cloth phase, but she did do a hate getting changed phase. I just kind of didn't, while I waited for her to get over it. I mean, obviously I changed her diaper, but instead of putting her on the table, I'd kind of change her standing up, and I put her in the sink instead of wipes. That way she wasn't really doing what she hated. Then I tried again in a couple of weeks and she was over it.
So basically, my idea is to wait on cloth for a while, so he can forget he hates it. And then when you go back, put the first ones on him while he has a friend over or is at the park, so he has something else to think about.
Oh the teeth are sooooo sleep damaging. And the crazy thing is it is SO obvious, because it's ALWAYS the teeth that inturrupt the sleep, and yet I always wait around for a week getting no sleep in complete denial, and then think, "maybe it's his teeth" (because, could all the drool and biting and crying be a clue?), then I finally give ibuprofen at bedtime and...miracle...he sleeps. I don't know why I'm always in tooth denial.
And the routine is getting that way as well.
A did the I hate being changed phase also, And i did what Jen did mostly - learned to change a standing, distracted baby.
teething sucks. the end
What Murgdan said.... I'm always in denial and in tears and frustrated until I see a new tooth and then I'm like, oh duh. Today I realized we've been putting the anbesol on the wrong gums. Great job mom!
Sorry about him not liking the cloth right now. :( LIke Jen said, it's probably just a phase that will pass. Hopefully.
Yeah he's great with being changed. The hating cloth thing happens after it's on, and then he wails and tries to rip it off immediately, which he doesn't do with disposables.
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