Continually whining unhappy baby
We are having a problem with our second daughter. She is 15 months old and lately, (the last 2 months), she has just been inconsolable and whiny despite there being no obvious underlying cause. In every facet of everyday life she is screaming and throwing her head back and straightening her whole body out like a board.
I understood this to be just a phase but it seems to be continuing with even more frequency, every diaper change, ever car ride, every snack time, every time she wakes up from a nap. She will walk up to us and whine and motion to be picked up and then we oblige and she flings into a panic. In some cases it seems that whining and screaming are her preferred mode of communication, just walking around in a constant state of frustration.
We have tried everything we can think of but we are running out of ideas. We have tried a stern objection, explaining what she is doing wrong, ignoring the problem hoping attention was the objective, and of course fighting fire with fire and yelling won't work so I don't know what else to try. And unfortunately she is just beginning to understand communication on a higher level so I think the concept that this behaviour is unacceptable is too complicated for her. I'm not sure if she understands cause and reaction.
Mostly I just want to know if anyone else has had a similar situation and how normal it is and how they overcame it or dealt with it. After 2 months of this I fear that this may become more than a phase.
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I agree. Please bring her to her pediatrician and request a neurological work up. Labs, maybe a head CT, and ex ray of stomach area. I'm a nurse. Most common sites of pain or invisible malady are head and stomach.
Poor baby. Poor Mom...
Be assertive get the work ups... if they find nothing Yippy. You can never regret that!
I know this issue is so upsetting as a parent because all we want is for our child to be happy. I would just like to know how verbal she is? Can she tell you what she wants using her words or does she rely mostly on gestures?keeping in mind I know very little about your situation and that's what I'm basing my comment on. It could be that she is getting frustrated that she can not communicate what it is she wants. I would pay attention to her verbal and non verbal communication very closely. Try to understand what she's telling you and hope it gets better as her vocabulary gets better. However if she is non verbal and continues to be at age 2 I would take her to a therapist to make sure there is no underlying issues. Most likely it's just a phase and as she is able to express what's bothering her these behaviors will subside. Then you'll just have the normal terrible 2s lol. Most important thing you can do right now is make sure you also take good care of yourself so you have the patience to deal with it. Good luck mom and dad
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