10 month old wailing

[JessandKirra]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

ITs DRIVING ME NUTS!

How do you teach a baby to wait. I know she wants a bottle, bath, toy, food, water, cuddle, play, snack..... If I pre emt her shes not interested, If im to late she has a wailing attack. I only get 4 days a week with her, the rest I am at work. I try to keep in routine.

Amongst starting a new business, packing to move, working, household crap its very hard to get the routing on time compared to daycare who prob do it at the same time everyday. :eek: :eek: :eek:

Where did my angel go?

[jembelina]

I wish I had siome advice, but all I can offer is sympathy!!! Every night while I prepeare dinner ds toddles around the kitchen, following me, grabbing my pants, half crying half whinging till he's got that first spoonful in his mouth!!! He's exactly teh same, if I try to get in early he doesn't want to know about it. I don't think you can teach them to wait. ometimes I sing stupid songs REALLY LOUD to get hi attention and keep him quiet for a bit. If nothing else it makes me feel better cos 'I'm louder than you, na na nana na!'

Sorry no help at all, I know.........hope someone els has some useful suggestions!!

[the_queen]

Unfortunately, you can't teach a baby to wait. Developmentally they can't understand the concept yet.
Of course, that doesn't help you now, does it :) Sorry, I'm not much help. I can only suggest that you give her something to keep her occupied while she's waiting. That way, she doesn't even realise she's waiting. My parents say they used to put me in a playpen with a whole newspaper and it would keep me entertained for a whole hour :rolleyes: My daughter, at that age, it was my Tupperware cupboard that would keep her amused for a long time. Or as a last resort, I'd put on an Elmo video and that would give me 55 minutes to do what I needed to!
:)

[Kirstlea]

Oh to be a baby again:rolleyes:

Just kidding, they are demanding little souls. I found if my dd was hammering me for food while I was preparing dinner I would sit her on the bench and talk to her telling her what I was doing or I would give her a piece of raw carrot of even a wedge of apple. I don't care if it means she doesn't eat as much dinner at dinner time because fruit or vegy are still going into her mouth:)

Its a bit easier now as she is 2.5 yrs so if she wants a drink she knows she can just get it from the fridge. We have a spot for her snacks and drinks which she knows she can have any time (ie cheese, fruit etc) the rest of the fridge is a no go zone. (we have to do that up here as its too hot to leave anything out so she knows to put things away quickly and not hold the door open too long)

With bath time, sometimes I can hold her up with "you can wait a little longer I will play in the bath with you" or "we can have a shower together after dinner.

Admittedly I would think it will be alot harder for you with a 10mth old as they are unable to communicate with words. That could also be why she is wailing (as you say:) ) because she is fustrated at not being able to tell you exactly what she wants.


Goodluck Kirsten

[reAllytee]

Oh yes the joys !
Im often like jembelina doing the "im louder than you" LOL but yeah tis very hard to try to entertain them through this time.
I have even found when i try distractions like a different toy or the likes he throws them at me !!!! Or if he is close enough he hits me !!!
Ive learnt to just try to talk to him while i get his dinner ready & at least im trying to explain things etc that way even though he continues to scream he is somewhat learning that im trying to do what he wants & as fast as i can so that one day he will realise.
Have to say there are some days i really love being a mum LOL ! :rolleyes: :cool: