My toddler is 22 months old, and I am currently 23 weeks pregnant. She has multiple tantrums throughout the day. She screams and cries so intensely that her nose sometimes starts bleeding. During these episodes, she hits us, pulls our hair, scratches, and even tries to grab our eyes. We have scratches all over our bodies. She even hit my husband in the nose with a full glass bottle of milk and left him bruised.
Sometimes I am alone with her all day, and we don’t have any help. She is not in daycare. It’s becoming very hard for me to control my emotions, and I find myself overreacting, especially since this pregnancy has been more difficult.
I just want to know if this is normal behavior for a toddler her age, or if we should take her to a pediatrician. We really don’t know what to do anymore. I feel desperate. On top of everything, she is also very dependent on her pacifier and uses it almost 24/7.