Moody and Tempermental Only in Her Own House

hi T.,
My little girl went through the same sort of thing in the mornings and after her nap. at around the same age. she is now 18 months and doesn't do it as much. I am pretty sure she was just going through an attatchment phase thing. but she is much better now. I would just make sure I held her for about 20 min so she got her mommy time that she needed. If she still was clingy after that I was then able to say no baby and give her a toy or stuffed animal. Of course it didn't always work, and I would have to let her cry it out a bit.... which was sooooo hard to do!!!! HEll yes it is frustrating! but it gets better don't worry!!!!!!

It sounds like she loves her morning routine so much that she doesn't want it disturbed. She may really miss you when you are not there and really needs to have the mornings with you to balance her needs. I know two days a week seem like such a small amount of time for adults but for a baby it is VERY LONG.

This is a guess which is all we can do when they can't talk!

G.

It's probably her teeth, but if she's like me, some of us just aren't morning people! My son gets moody after naps sommetimes (probably 2 or 3 days a week). It takes him a good 40 minutes to brighten up and get off my lap. Hang in there, it will pass!

my oldest when she wakes up is miserable seems like your daughter gets in better mood once she's more awake :)

it could be her teeth . when my almost 16 month old daughter got her 4 back teeth she was moody like that.now she just throws tantrums when she doesnt get her way lol. when was ur daughter born?? my daughter was born july 30th. sorry i had to ask lol also i dont know if u r local or interest but since our daughters r so close in age maybe it would be fun for them to have a playdate? let me know. also i live in hopewell.hope to hear from u soon.
A.

It sounds like a typical child to me. Its just a stage and you will go through many of them, some good some not so great. I know my kids get grumpy when they are hungry, they dont even know they are hungry so i always have snacks handy and they have "happy hearts with full stomachs" aside from food try to distract her, let her open the door and just ignore the screaming, move to a different room and when she sees its not getting your goat she will stop. but remember push food first.

i have 4 kids of my own. they are now 16,15,14 and 11. my advice to you is: when she throws her temper tantrums or fits just walk away and let her. ignore her tantrums and do something to occupy yourself. she will see that you are not paying attention and will eventually stop. you see if you give into her bouts of fits she will continue to do it because you are giving her what she wants be strong and don't give in, even if it hurts you or makes you feel guilty because as long as you give in to her fits she sees its working therefore has no reason to stop. look at it from this point of view: if it were you and you got what you wanted from throwing a fit everytime you did it what would you do. i will tell you,you would keep doing it cause it works. that is her thinking if it works than i will just keep doing it. hope this helps you.