i had the easiest daycare baby EVER. had her on a great routine, no problems with her ever. fast foward to 6 or 7 months and I started to see some of the "hold mes" and other signs that she was sort of running the show at home. still, we were okay and then fast forward again to when I was closed for about 2.5 weeks for my maternity leave. baby went to grandmas for that time. parents also decide to wean baby off pumped breastmilk, transition her to more solids and only one nap a day....all at the same time! i know, horrible timing but i didnt know any of this until it was already done. now this little one is back with. this is her 3rd week back in my care, she is now 9 months and things are not good, to say the least.
she is hysterical from the moment she gets here till the moment she leaves. her mom knows she cries a lot and is cranky and fussy but i have not detailed everything because 1. i feel this is all caused by the massive transitions lately and it is too late to change any of that and 2. this is a very bad time for me to lose a full timer (and i feel that mom would pull child instead of working on things) and i am hoping that time adjusting will get us back on track.....but at 3 weeks back, things are actually getting worse. any advice? how long would be a reasonable time to allow for these type of changes? nothing else has changed here as far as routine or anything like that. I did add my newborn but honestly, he is the easiest baby ever. he is on the opposite routine as my daycare kids so they really dont even see him much yet and he rarely cries or anything.....i dont know that all of the kids even realize a new baby is even here.
so here is what I am seeing. lots of crying all day no matter what we do UNLESS she is let to roam the room and touch anything she wants which usually means chewing/destroying something or ripping something. she will not eat for me. she throws bottles and spits out food or just refuses the high chair. as in flailing around and acting hysterical when i try to put her in. she will pinch and hit if need be. she doesnt want to be put down of course, or put in anything like her car seat or the exersaucer. she only falls asleep after hours of crying and fights it hard. i crank up the white noise but she will start screeching at the slightest sound. she fights diaper changes. she really isnt happy no matter what I do but i also dont carry kids around or cater to the demands. i just put her down and let her cry and go about what i need to get done. if she doesnt eat, i take her out of the high chair and the meal is over. i really do think that her parents have turned an easy baby into a hysterical demanding child. she is here full time. any thoughts?
she is hysterical from the moment she gets here till the moment she leaves. her mom knows she cries a lot and is cranky and fussy but i have not detailed everything because 1. i feel this is all caused by the massive transitions lately and it is too late to change any of that and 2. this is a very bad time for me to lose a full timer (and i feel that mom would pull child instead of working on things) and i am hoping that time adjusting will get us back on track.....but at 3 weeks back, things are actually getting worse. any advice? how long would be a reasonable time to allow for these type of changes? nothing else has changed here as far as routine or anything like that. I did add my newborn but honestly, he is the easiest baby ever. he is on the opposite routine as my daycare kids so they really dont even see him much yet and he rarely cries or anything.....i dont know that all of the kids even realize a new baby is even here.
so here is what I am seeing. lots of crying all day no matter what we do UNLESS she is let to roam the room and touch anything she wants which usually means chewing/destroying something or ripping something. she will not eat for me. she throws bottles and spits out food or just refuses the high chair. as in flailing around and acting hysterical when i try to put her in. she will pinch and hit if need be. she doesnt want to be put down of course, or put in anything like her car seat or the exersaucer. she only falls asleep after hours of crying and fights it hard. i crank up the white noise but she will start screeching at the slightest sound. she fights diaper changes. she really isnt happy no matter what I do but i also dont carry kids around or cater to the demands. i just put her down and let her cry and go about what i need to get done. if she doesnt eat, i take her out of the high chair and the meal is over. i really do think that her parents have turned an easy baby into a hysterical demanding child. she is here full time. any thoughts?
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