The Beginning (3 weeks in)Update 1 (Mid 3rd week)Update 2 (Start of 4th week)My son began crying uncontrollably one late afternoon. He had woke up from his nap in what seemed to be a nightmare. For the past couple weeks, he was attached to our hips never letting us put him down. In the first week, we couldn't even sit. It was horrible and tiring. It seemed like we lost all hope by the end of the 4th week. Going into week 5 it didn't seem like it was worth updating, it was much of the same thing.We got 4 days off school this thanksgiving weekend and notice something spectacular. He was letting us put him down while we were in the same room! We wanted to test how far we could push this. We put him down a different time, then lied in bed...he didn't cry! This was a huge improvement from anything the past 5 weeks. Yesterday his mom dared to do the laundry, leaving him in the room and letting him follow if he wanted. He ran around in the hallway while she did laundry! His mom left for school today and he only cried for 2 minutes!It finally feels like life is manageable again, and I can do basic things with both my hands without having a clawing screaming baby on me 24/7. Like the problem suddenly developed, it suddenly ended and my toddler seems normal again!I had been given a lot of advice throughout my 3 previous posts. His pediatrician was unsure about what could possibly be bothering him and felt a blood draw was unnecessary. Instead she referred us to behavioral. We are still waiting to do his speech therapy but it seems like things are looking good from this point on. Besides advice, I got a plenty of support and good comments I didn't expect from a small subreddit. Thank you to everyone who replied to those threads they were useful and reassuring especially to us new parents.TL;DR Life was hell, now its not via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2fOHt9f
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