I am back at square one with my decision to go to Providence. I started packing yesterday and thought my mind was set. Well, lastnight when Matt got home from work he picked Olivia up and she was fine. I ran upstairs to get some ketchup and she started crying so hard. She cried until I got back downstairs and took her from him. So, he took her from me again and it was the same thing. Crying her little eyes out. We tryed a couple times and he even went upstairs with her into her room and it got worse. As soon as he brought her back downstairs and I held her she was fine. UGH! I don't know what to do! It shouldn't be this hard or stressful. I just don't want to get to Providence and get a phone call from my mom saying she is crying so hard and she can't calm her down (like she always does when we go out for an evening). Only I won't be able to race home. The one thing that is pushing me to go on the trip is non interrrupted sleep! Her teeth are bothering her (top ones are getting ready to emerge) and its been very rough the past few nights. I mean, like newborn rough! She's up every few hours and she won't eat when I try and soothe her and give her a bottle. She takes her bottle, but just sucks on the nipple. She doesn't actually eat anything. When I take it out of her mouth she starts crying. Its starting to take its toll on me. Physically and mentally. I am starting to get irritable and grouchy and oh what I would do for a good night sleep!
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The only thing I can say is, eventually she WILL quit crying. Plus, you know how mom is, she exagerrates everything to make it seem much worse than it is. If she tells you Olivia has been crying for an hour it's probably really only about 15 minutes!
She will stop crying, she will at the very least cry herself to sleep and it won't actually hurt her. There are going to be times she can't have you when she wants and she will have to get by.
can't you stay home and still have your mom take care of her at night so you can sleep?
There will always be trips. She is only this young once!
i agree she will stop at some point.
i'm for going on the trip, too. she will probably cry herself to sleep, but it will be better the next day. and, in the long run, it will be better for you because you won't have to constantly be with her.
i know it's hard, though. it might even be harder on you than on olivia!
Eww, tough call! Flip a coin? haha! What does Matt think? I know she'll be ok, but I also know it's hard on you to know that she is crying for you. Let us know what you decided.
If you do go, I just need to give you a little piece of advice that I learned the hard way. Whenever you leave her with someone for a long period of time, you need to write out a paper that states that you give your parents or whomever is taking care of her, permission to give consent to medical treatment. Without your written consent, the docs will not be able to treat her if she's sick or hurt. So make sure you write one of those papers out and sign and date it.
Good advice Crystal! I do that for my boys too.
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