Unhappy little guy

Hmm... a tough situation.
Maybe a pacifier?
Or just pushing through the night and letting them cry it out... that's really painful but it helps.. luckily I haven't experienced that myself.

Strength and success!!

Sounds like separation anxiety! At this age, they think that when you're gone, you're completely gone! Playing lots of peekaboo helps, and you can already explain that you're going away and will come back later. Leave the door open and make some noise/sing in another room so he can still hear you. It also gives you some peace to just go with it; it's a phase and it will pass, he just wants to be with you right now!! Our daughter is now 10.5 months old and also had such a phase! I did let her cry for a while at one point, it sometimes lasted a long time but she fell asleep and then it stopped! Now it's only at night because she's learning to stand and can't get back down yet, during the day I'm teaching her to go from standing to sitting. Her dummy is attached to a cuddly toy and luckily doesn't fall on the floor anymore, she just can't pick it up herself yet, I'm trying to teach her this now by putting it in her own hand and bringing it to her mouth so she gets the hang of that action.
It's a tough period but it will pass!!!! Make sure to go to bed early yourself and try to get as much rest as possible, and keep enjoying your boy because that's the best way to get through it!!!
Hopefully this helps you out a bit

Hi Quinn's dad,

Your story sounds a bit like what I've been going through these past few months!

At first, we thought it was because of his teething, since he got them one after another!

The crisis started when he was 7 months old and lasted for 3 months)

When he was 10 months old, he had a check-up with the pediatrician, and I explained the situation. The doctor said that a baby never cries non-stop for 3 months because of teething.

He said, "I think it's more of a sleep problem!"

I had to explain our son's routine to him. It had actually changed once he turned 7 months old because he no longer wanted to do his naps (he used to do them between 6 PM and 7 PM, and I'd wake him up for his last bottle).

So, from the moment he stopped doing them, he slept between 8 PM and 9:30 PM. And the doctor said he should sleep at the exact same time every day…

I started doing that, and now things are getting better again.

I have to say that he did cry for a few minutes during the first days, about 10 minutes, and then suddenly nothing. When I checked on him after 5 minutes, he was just in his crib with his teddy bear in his arms. But once I gave him another kiss and a pat, he fell asleep. He did that for a few days, but not anymore. Now, with the same routine every day—19:00 bottle, then diaper change, pajamas, short storytime—he knows it's time to go to sleep…

Does Quinn also sleep at the same time every day?

If so, make sure the cause isn't teething, because babies can also get pneumonia, colds, etc., due to teething. My son always has trouble with that now…

Otherwise, I wish you both a lot of patience. I know this is tough; I went to work like a zombie for 3 months! It's not easy when both parents work full-time!

Good luck

I just wanted to say that letting a baby cry it out isn't good, at most five or six minutes. But if your baby keeps crying, they need comfort, and who can give that better than their own mother? I just want to say that a baby who is still so young shouldn't be left crying for too long. They miss the womb they were in. And as unpleasant as it may be for you, rock them to sleep. I had a rocking crib; it worked perfectly for my kids. You can watch a movie while you rock your baby back and forth. Just hang in there, and your baby will calm down. Rocking makes them calm and reminds them of the movements they felt in the womb. Yara slept in our room in that rocking crib next to our bed. It was ideal because I didn't have to get completely out of bed when she cried. At some point, when she cried, I'd sleepily, with my eyes closed, automatically rock her, and then she'd fall back asleep. That way, I could also get a little more sleep.

Here we also have a baby of about 8.5 months, and since a week he's screaming and yelling hysterically. He's got a hoarse voice from all the yelling.
I let him cry for 1 day, but after an hour and a half I had enough, the poor lamb would just keep crying! But the problem now is that I've been sleeping in the chair with my son for 3 nights now, because he wakes up at night and doesn't want to fall asleep on his own anymore. Soothing, taking him out of his bed and putting him back... doesn't help at all.
Last night he slept with me from 3am till half past 8. And tossing and turning, like he's having nightmares.

Now he's doing his second nap of the day, and twice I've managed to let him cry for 5 minutes, then go into his room, put him back on his tummy (because he keeps standing up) and rub his back. After a few minutes he falls asleep again. I hope this works for the next few days, because he hasn't had much sleep (and neither have I!)
It should work out that this is exactly the week my husband is on vacation Maybe A misses his papa? Do they sense that?

I think you just need to have a lot of patience. I always gave my youngest daughter about half an hour of attention. I’d just sit on a chair next to her crib and stroke her back. Sometimes for an hour, sometimes half an hour. It’s not fun, but if it works, give them lots of attention. When they’re little, don’t worry about pronunciation; you’re spoiling them too much. They’re trying to test you.

They can’t do that yet when they’re so little. That’s only from age 4 or 5. Before that, they need mom’s full attention, just a really big heart. And letting them cry is not good for the attachment bond between mother and child.

I spent a very long period with my oldest child sitting on my tummy with her. Really, sometimes for 2 hours without moving, and then she’d fall asleep on my belly. Otherwise, she just wouldn’t sleep, so I accepted that, but then I’d watch TV with her on my tummy.

And one more thing I wanted to say: when kids are little, parents need to adapt to them. Only when they’re older do they need to adapt to us, the parents. But before that, we as parents need to adapt to them. We need to shift into their world of experience. And don’t forget, they only get to be little once.

I often hear parents yelling at their toddlers, “Act normal!” That’s very demanding for a toddler, because what is normal behavior? Actually, it’s better to explain what you expect from your toddler, because a toddler really doesn’t know what the phrase “act normal” means. For a toddler, everything they do is normal. I’m drifting off topic, but I just wanted to say that. Greetings, Aniesa

I meant they’re only little once