Pulling my hair out...

[mickyc]

Oh I hear ya! I had a new one start a few weeks ago. We are still struggling. She cries most of the morning, our whole time outside. It is getting old fast! I cannot move and she cries! I cannot go in my laundry room (where my fridge is) and even if she can see me she screams! I don't pick her up anymore as she is very heavy and after 2 weeks my back says NO!! My 20 month old was getting upset and crying too but we seemed to have gotten over that. Our afternoons are usually much better and she will just cry when mom walks in the door.

I will keep going as she will stop to eat and will nap for the full 2.5 hours and goes directly to sleep.

I have termed one boy once after day 3. I could not stand his high pitched scream. He would not eat or nap and the other kids were walking around covering their ears. I just couldn't handle his cry!

It's totally up to you how long you can handle it. I know I felt so bad when I termed. I felt like a failure but I just couldn't do it any longer.

[LilDuck]

Your situation sounds a lot like mine. From the moment she gets dropped off in the morning (even before she is out of her snowsuit), the crying and wailing begins. She doesn't stop when we go outside, when she goes in the stroller... only if I pick her up. And oh boy, if I leave the room, I'm sure the neighbours can hear the screaming! Unfortunately, she is also proving to be a picky eater and a lousy napper (I'm lucky if I get 30 minutes in the am and an hour in the pm).

The only thing that is making me hesitate is that it took me a long time to fill her spot and I'd rather not lose her income. I do have someone else interested in taking her potential spot, but they only need care starting mid-July when mom goes back to work. Ugh. Not sure what to do... don't know how long my sanity is going to hold out on this one.