TEETHING.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Felt good to get that out...yikes.
Isaiah has been teething for the past couple of weeks and I am EXHAUSTED. At times, I think, it has got to be something more than just teething because he is so sad. He goes through bouts of screaming and is fussy pretty much all day long...especially in the evening (starting at 5 pm til 10 is the absolute worst). Thankfully, he was only up during the night for a little less than a week. He is a pretty good sleeper during the night, which is something I am very thankful for.
A new thing that has been happening since the teething started, is that he always wants to be held! Always!! Seems weird to me, because I thought we were out of this "always being held" stage.
He also has pretty bad diaper rash. Almost every diaper for the past few days has been poopy. That can't feel good. Every time he poops now he SCREAMS! And he isn't constipated..it's pretty loose stuff. So now, I'm hoping that it's just because of the rash and not something else...
And the ear pulling....teething? Ear infection??
WHY does parenting have to be such a guessing game? Babies really need to come with a manual. We all think we'll be ready to be parents, so we get pregnant, go into labor, have a baby and then we're like "Great. Now what?"
I just feel so bad for him, and it completely stresses me out. I'm not sleeping well, I keep waking up with headaches, and I'm just all around exhausted.
The other day, feeling as though I'm at my wits end, I look to my husband, who is holding a screaming, flailing Isaiah. He looks at me, smiles, and says "Take teething with a grain of salt. It's only a season."
Seriously!? Why God gave him immense amounts of patience and not me is something I will never figure out. Sometimes I think Rob should be the stay-at-home dad and I'll go to work.
I really do love my son...but this teething business is hard. Really hard.
Thank you. I needed to vent a little.
2 comments:
Yep, I hate teething, too! It's sometimes really hard being a stay-at-home Mom. Praise the Lord this stage doesn't last forever, even though some days it feels like it will.
Don't worry so much! The stress could debilitate you! Easier said than done, I know.
All the ear pulling, crying, fussing, diaper rash, loose stool can all be attributed to teething. Kaleb has it all every time. (Now it's turned into just general whining now that's he's a bit older. Something to look forward too. Heehee.)
But, in some ways Rob is right. It's just a season. You'll get a bit of a break from it soon.
Do you have the book "What to Expect: The First Year" to read? It's from the same people as "What to Expect When You're Expecting." I found it a helpful reference when I wanted to be reassured that I wasn't imagining symptoms.
Oh, and my favourite diaper cream is called "Little Goat's Milk." You can find it at Superstore and other places (Red container with a yellow lid). Smells awesome (the body wash does too) and if you cake it on it really does the trick. When Kaleb's is really bad I do a layer of cream followed by a layer of Vaseline over that and then sometimes even some cornstarch in his diaper to absorb extra moisture. And baking soda and/or epsom salts in the bath.
Was that a long enough comment?
Wow, I feel like I have rambled on and on. Text me sometime, I finally learned how to T9:-)
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