demanding child

[mtmomx3]

Well as I have said Olivias colic is gone but she is still bossy and demanding. It's going to drive me nuts I have so much going on right now and am very stressed due to my grandpa not doing well and she won't give me a break. If she feels the need to be held or sleep or eat it is instant screams. Not crying but screaming. It is an aweful retched noise and I hate it. It makes me want to go into a sound proof room and hide. She is just still so needy. I try not to respond immediately but if I don't she gets so worked up that nothing will calm her even whatever it is she is screaming for. Does this crap ever freiking end, I want my life back. This sucks and I want to escape. I quit my meds because I was getting hives everynight and now I have these stupid tremor things going on. I can't go back to the Doc because I am up to my eyeballs in medical debt even with insurance. Man I just feel like dog doo today guys I am sorry to be such a downer. My life just never seems to fall into place and my overly demanding bossy 5 month old is not helping the depression at all I sometimes wonder if her noise isn't what causes it.

[mommyof2gurlies]

I know Livvy is a bit younger than Brooklyn, but Brookie still is VERY VERY demanding. She will get bored easily...and get mad if i dont deal with her first.
I just have to let her scream sometimes. Man it drives me up the wall on the nights where she just wants to be held and attached to me. Some nights she will not even let me put her down (it seems to be on the nights where shes over tired or her teeth are hurting) On those nights i just try to distract her and get her focused on something for a few mins....I've noticed if once shes into something...and i make the mistake of making eye contact with her it blows the whole thing. Sometimes just me LOOKING at her makes her stop playing quietly and it reminds her "oh nuts, mommy isnt holding me...." and she starts getting upset. She doesnt like me coming and leaving from rooms either...that bothers her. It gets her emotional.

Can you guys get insurance thru the state? We did when i lived in MT. I know its not any consolation but we just applied for a mortgage and they told me not to stress too much about medical bills...for the important stuff its not such a factor. Still doesnt help when the collection agencies are calling you cuz they want their money though
Brookie was doing the screaming LOUD thing when her needs werent met 100% ALL the time at 5 months.
Its died down now, but she still does it thru the day...she has good moments and bad moments. Good days and bad days..
I know it doesnt help now, but it will pass. She'll get less needy as time passes.
I can usually deal with hours and hours of screaming from both kids but even I have some days where just the whining from Mya or the screaming from Brooklyn just makes me cringe and I almost go crazy. Its times like that that i have to step outside and take a break and tell hubby just to deal with them for a min. or else I'm going to run away and not come back!!!
Hang in there...
We're having tough times too...its always hard during the holidays. Kids pick up on the stress really easily too...so that might be a factor as well
*hugs*
I wish i was out there in MT still ...i would SOOOO babysit for you. Liv and Brookie could chill together

[pamcrt]

Abby does the same thing. There are days when she wants me to do nothing but hold her and tend only to her needs, wants and desires. Forget everyone else, they suck. Just Abby exists in the universe. Then there are days she could care less what I do. She'll nap like a normal baby, play without me having to remind her that she DOES NOT NEED ME, and in general, entertain herself. Those days my house gets picked up, laundry gets done and I can take a shower without interruption. No remember, she is 7 1/2 months old... so it will get better, Livvy will become more independent, it will just take a while and you may not even notice it because (unfortunately) it is gradual. Hang in there, you know we are here for you. And you're not a downer, we've all had those days and still have them.
Big hugs,
Pam

[mommyof2gurlies]

I agree....even at 7 months old, Brookie has days where i can't put her down...and days where she could give a s h i t and is just TOTALLY into the world around her and happy go lucky.
It's still going to happen....it will just get less frequent as time goes on.

[phxmama]

I feel that this is my life everyday. My daughter wants to be held pretty much all day long and screams when I put her down. I feel like I never get a minute to myself. I do have to just let her cry sometimes. Sorry kid, but I do need to eat, shower, and go to the bathroom!

Sorry that you're having a tough time with the medical bills too. I really don't have any advice, but I hope it gets better for you.

[mallysmommy]

i don't know if this helps any but a lot of hospitals and dr.'s write off som of your bills if you can prove you need the help. we have insurance but we still got a bill for 2000.00 when mallory was born. i called the hospital to set up a payment plan and the lady i talked to helped me apply for the financial assistance. we only ended up paying 75 dollars. also, my other dr's let me make payments to them, you have to ask though because they don't really offer you the option. it really helped us out otherwise we wouldn't be able to go to the dr right now either. i hope this helps you some, financial problems are always the worst.