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Same, I’m starting feel like it’s a lot of effort taking my LB out for this reason.
This! Also 39 weeks pregnant!! I feel like I’m losing my mind on a daily basis 😂🤦♀️
Yes absolutely! Last 3 weeks has been exhausting particularly. Just so much whingey noise. We've had a better few days where she seems much happier but still the instant meltdowns. We also use choices and pick battles, but some battles we're really sticking to our guns, and she does come out of it and then suddenly all smiles so just trying to tell myself it can't be as bad as it looks.
Yeah we’re the same. She hasn’t been well and has been teething which isn’t helping. She’s also not sleeping, fighting naps and not eating well so it’s all contributing
Yep and goes with bedtime/nap time battles and waking in the night. On top of that he is also physically fighting us. Biting, pinching, hitting. I’m so drained! Fingers crossed it is teething 🤞🤞🤞.
Yes! And sadly I have to admit, I didn't learn emotional regulation as well as I thought I did. It really does effect me more than I thought it could. Recently I started to tell myself loudly: little person- big emotion-little person big emotions. It helps because before I was trying to rationalise her act and in the moment of heat I got so pissed off. Like last week she didn't want to out on her hoodie (in -1°C). I zipped it right up so she couldn’t take it off and pushed the pram. She was really losing it so I kept saying: you are angry, you want your hood off, let's keep you warm, mummy loves you, oh you so angry. But I felt the mum rage. So I was just saying little person, big emotions, I love you. On repeat. And the occasional: you are angry, I am sorry, mummy is here, we take your hood off soon.
@Andrea it’s so difficult isn’t. I never thought I had to much rage in me, and I’m forever trying to tell myself “ he’s only little, he doesn’t know how to regulate these emotions” I’m definitely going to try what you’ve mentioned! X
It is too hard, in the first few minutes or events of tantrums in a day I am doing ok...but remember we are learning too. And other thing I do...I try to imagine her being a bit funny, like a confused kitten, angry little 🧚♀️ and I am just watching the event from the outside like it is happening in a YouTube video. This way I feel don't feel the heat of the tantrum that much.
@Andrea oh thr battles with clothes are so real, not wanting to put clothes or hats on, she eventually gets it after trying to remain calm and keep repeating, but so stressful. And being really fussy over which coloured bib she wears and refusing to eat if its the yellow bib rather than orange bib. Hard to contain the mum rage
Yes! We have resorted to choices, so do you want x or y? This has helped a lot. Also just choosing battles… we let a lot go, like this morning the fight was over his mittens 😂