Baby gone from so happy to soooo grumpy

The past week my baby has been SOOOO whingey and it’s driving me insane, I don’t know how much longer I can listen to the constant whining before I go crazy, I have her on my own all day every day as my partner works long hours and it’s really getting to me, how do I reset myself 😭 I just wake up and dread the day ahead because she just wants to cry all day, she was such a happy baby up until this past week and all of a sudden she’s soooo cranky 😭

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Is she teething??? I’ve been putting Ashton and parsons teething gel on morning and night and that seems to have helped!

yes she probably is as she’s 5 months, I’ve been using bonjela but it doesn’t seem to do much!

Try a bit of calpol, if that settles her then teething definately to blame!

I will try that, thank you!

Just know that phases like these don’t last forever, they do end, and it does get easier as they grow ☺️

Mine too!! 🤣 she’s not teething and already has her bottom two teeth, she’s just going through a phase I think 🫣😭

Yes! We are 6 months on the 1st and she's been so unsettled this last fortnight, she's absolutely killing my mindset and I feel so guilty. I think most of it is teething, nurofen and granules seems to take the edge off.

she maybe is teething. i wouldn’t use bonjela just yet as she’s a wee bit tooty for that. try brushing her gums with a baby tooth brush and cooled boiled water once a day. it helps their gums go harder and easier for the teeth to come through😊

I could have written this myself 😪😑

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