Does anyone else have a whingy baby?!

[Kade's Mummy]

Hi there

As some of you are aware, Kade had various issues when he was younger - reflux, UTI, dairy intolerance etc. We now have that pretty under control, but I have to say he is still a pretty whingy baby! At almost 7 months, he is only really happy in the jolly jumper or in the shopping trolley! HA!

Could he perhaps be bored with his toys? He doesn't play happily on the mat like I imagine most others would, which makes it incredibly hard to get anything done. Don't get me wrong, if I am playing with him he will still laugh and smile - he can certainly be happy - it's just I'd say that most of the time he is pretty sooky. Not screaming like in pain, but just sooky.

Has anyone got any advice? Could he just be a ratty baby?! When he is happy, he is sooo incredibly happy - I just wish he was like that more of the time, the poor poppet!

[Lambie]

He's not teething is he??...........:detective:

[Kade's Mummy]

Aaaahh Lambie... the million $ question! Quite possibly, he has been waking up in the night and having periods of red bum and cheeks. Oh, and in the past week he has woken up literally screaming the house down. I suppose that's what it may be? Bring on the actual teeth I say! It's exhausting!!

I've just given him some Brauer's teething relief so will be interested to see if it makes a difference.

[Milliner]

I hear you! Bailey is one big (little) sook!!!!! It is very hard to get anything done. Does he have his day sleeps ok??? Bailey will really start crying when I put him in his room. I feel like it is never ending. He too is happy when he is happy but that doesn't last very long, (after milk solids play) then he is tierd again and time to try and get him to sleep. It makes it hard on you too.

[Kade's Mummy]

mum2bailey - good to hear u r in the same boat, and also good to hear that despite this you are still TTC#2! :laughing:

Putting him to bed in the day is always a fight, unless we are walking/driving and he just nods off. Kade is happy at similar times to Bailey, after a feed. His routine tends to be:

7am - up, bottle
8ish - brekkie
9ish - bed
10ish - up
11.30ish - bottle
12ish - bed
1.30ish - up (I try and push him longer but am usually unsuccessful!)
2ish - lunch
4.30ish - dinner
5ish - bed
6ish - up
6.30ish - bottle
7ish - bed for night

[Milliner]

Thats what DP said you want another one we have to get Bailey sorted out first. LOL
Bailey Goes to bed late and wakes up late (we have tried and tried to get him into bed early and wake early but he like to go to bed late)

He will go to sleep for the night at about 9.30pm and get up for the day at about 8.30-9am.

We have been to sleep school twice with him and nothing had changed, sometimes you just don't know what to do. Bailey used to sleep in the pram but not anymore he will sleep in the car.

He is asleep atm but only because I BF him to sleep, ( I know I shouldn't) but sometimes you just have to because I know he needs sleep and thats the only way sometimes.

It can get so frustrating at times, you wonder if you have done something wrong??? But I think that he is just a big sook.

My MIL says that there has to be something wrong but the doctor visit count at the moment stands at 8 (differnet docs) and they all say that he is fine. I think that it must just be the way he is.

[Kade's Mummy]

OMG, we are exactly the same! We've been to sleep school once - at least he is generally sleeping through the night now - and we have be to Drs galore, and my paediatrician's receptionist knows me really well!! :o

My DH always says the same to me about wanting more, if we didn't have financial constraints I'd be trying again too. Has bailey got any teeth?

[Rell]

Is he crawling yet?
I found with both my kids just before they started crawling they were increadably whingy out of frustration. Teeth could be another reason or he may just be a whingy child. DS always was and still is a whingy clingy child (almost 2 ) infact I just came back from getting a few grocerys and he screamed the whole way through the shops because he wanted a cuddle (ie me to carry him).
:fingerscrossed: its is something that passes

[Kade's Mummy]

Oh Rell, don't say that! You poor thing :hugs:

He's not crawling, not sitting and despite the fact he WAS rolling, he seems to have forgotten how and will lay on his tummy crying until I roll him back! He is mum-mumming, but that's about it. But that's not at me, it's just at his toys!! :laughing:

Could be teeth, could be frustration - I'm certainly frustrated! I'm returning to work a couple of days a week soon and wonder how my poor mum and MIL will cope :eek:

[Milliner]

No teeth, I don't think that it is teething because he has been like this since about 2 weeks old I think can't remember but it seems like most of his life.

He is not crawling and only just sat up.

Its nice to see that I am not the only one with a baby like this. Sometimes you think is there something wrong

[Miaow]

EJ's been pretty whingy recently cause she's teething (2nd came through on the weekend). I think also a lot is frustration as she's nearly crawling but when things don't work (or do) like she wants she'll get upset or moody. She'll happily play some days by herself and then others only wants to be held or play with me which makes it hard even to leave the room without crying or plaintive ma ma's following me :eek:

[cheezelkat]

You may not want to hear this but I would try and reduce one of his nap times. He seems to cat nap a lot - perhaps you can hold off his morning sleep until 11am or so and get him to sleep a little longer. I would also put his afternoon sleep a little earlier in the evening.

I'm no expert though! and just going by what my 7 month old does and how his behaviour responds to different nap times.

[red crayon]

Is he crawling yet?
I found with both my kids just before they started crawling they were increadably whingy out of frustration.

i'm with rell. my son was whingy at that age - the pre-crawling age. he was so frustrated at not being able to move by himself and always having to rely on me. There wasn't much I could do about it. Once he started crawling, he was much happier. mind you, he's a toddler now and back to being a whinger, but i think it becomes part of the toddler weaponry IYKWIM.