i think im going insane

[mama kare]

DD (2yrs) is driving me insane! even when she babbles - i want to crack my head against the wall the sound of her voice is just... making my skin crawl today!
i cant escape from it.
she woke up asking for a bottle, so i got her watered down juice.. so she had a tantrum. i take the bottle away and then she has another tantrum because shes decided she'll have the juice..

then i say "come and i'll change your nappy" and she has a tantrum.. so i think, ok.. will leave it a bit longer and then she has another tantrum cos she wants her bum changed..

it seems everything i do or she does this morning causes a tantrum, no matter what happens!

i could never hurt her - she is safe (so please dont fear her safety..) but im worried about my sanity - i wish i could just find some peace of mind..

[naiwen]

Oh hun ,
I know just how you feel, on my bad days DS drives me crazy even though I know he is a . Are you getting any treatment for depression? Do you think it is working or maybe you need to try somthing different.
You are not alone and you are not a bad mum, I am in brissy so pm me if you want to talk

[Chickadee]

Oh dear. 2 year olds trying to assert their independence can be a nightmare. Sometimes you can offset the tantrums by offering a simple choice - ie milk or juice in her bottle, but this can backfire too sometimes if they're just not ready to understand or make a choice - they end up wanting both! or Neither!

Do what you can to make this day as easy on yourself as you can - dig out her favorite activities, favorite but healthy foods, an easy dinner, etc. And if you can, try not to have any set things you have to do by a certain time. I always found the pressure of being somewhere for an appointment, with an unco-operative 2 year old, to be incredibly stressful.

[Lastcenturymum]

It so hard when you know what you want and your mother just doesn't understand!!

When our 19 month old started babbling we thought it was hilarious - for about a week!

Get her to show you what she wants and sometimes..you just have to do what needs to be done, if she HAS to be changed, then do it and put up with the noise (doors are wonderful things!!) you don't want a two year old calling all the shots all the time after all!!

[nugglyboysmum]

oh gosh i am really feeling the same right now! it is awful, everytime i look at Archie or ask him todo something he yells"GO AWAAAY!" at me, makes the days drag so much!

It is so hard to deal with a toddler while battling PND everyday too, big hugs to you

[mama kare]

naiwen - thanks for your words of support! im on medication already.. going to the dr's on thursday to see what i should do.. i think he can only increase my medication once more and i'll be on the maximum dose though, so may have to take something else with it like i used to.

chickadee - Oh dear. 2 year olds trying to assert their independence can be a nightmare.

.. as i'm finding out. she's a good girl, really.. just having tantrum after tantrum - its been going for about a month now and it's only in the last two weeks or so that it has started getting to me.

lastcenturymum - It so hard when you know what you want and your mother just doesn't understand!!

just want to say - that was the first laugh i've had all day!! THANK YOU SO MUCH

nugglyboysmum - oh gosh i am really feeling the same right now! it is awful, everytime i look at Archie or ask him todo something he yells"GO AWAAAY!" at me, makes the days drag so much!

It is so hard to deal with a toddler while battling PND everyday too, big hugs to you

thanks NBM.. its nice knowing there are other mums out there who feel the same some days! i just hope i can get this medication fixed up soon, as this morning i really felt as if i was going 'insane'

[mama kare]

lastcenturymum lol hope you dont mind, but i added that saying to my signature maybe it might remind me to smile everytime i post something on here!