might be something else?

I'm so deadly tired. My twins have been fussy and crying for 3 weeks. I thought it'd be teething.but its getting worst. I was looking for a peaceful weekend after a stressful working week. But I had no rest this weekend. We stayed over my parents so my mom could help us. But they cried a lot and wanted their mommy.I don't think they are sick at all. I mean they were laughing and just in a sec they turned to crying hard. Even their dad couldn't calm them down.and no tooth is seen yet
I have to go back to work tomorrow.but I'm exhausted. Please help me if you know what is going on with them. I feel like itd never be over.this is even harder than the first 3 months

 

It might still be teething - our guys stared showing signs at 3.5 months and didn't get the first tooth until around 6 months.

I think I remember you saying before that you had taken them to the doctor, right? If not, I would take them in to be checked for ear infection, etc.

Does Tylenol help at all?

 

Hi there!

Oh I feel your pain! We have 2 DD's that are about the same age as your LO's and we are going through the same thing! We thought everything was going along smoothly and then BAM! the girls are rolling, are into EVERYTHING and now they just fuss and cry constantly... and we thought we had a handle on it all!!!!! You know, the one thing I have noticed that really has seemed to make things harder for us is that about 2 months ago we finally got a handle on our sleep situation and I was very rigid about them getting naps and having an early bedtime.. lately though I've been slipping and letting them stay up later and we have been pushing them too long with staying awake between naps. I notice our two won't sit still and are very hard to soothe when they don't get the sleep they need... so we are trying to be better and get back to our consistent sleep habits. They also seem to be noticing when we leave the room and they also seem to recognize us because I think this is a time for receptive language and social language growth! We wondered about the teething thing too because both of our girls now have teeth... so it's hard to say what's been causing this crankiness!!!!!

 

We did everything. We took them to doc office many times. Still we got the same answer 'they're healthy. Nothing is wrong'I've tried everything,but..

I noticed they talk a lot lately. When I sing they sing too.today my son could sit with his hand pushed up for more than 2 mins first time.we were so excited.when I put him down on pillow, he tried to sit up a lot..there're a lot of changes lately but I really don't know what causes the fussiness

Oh yeah we never had sleep schedule for them. They pretty much had their own schedules and they're good at it. But lately their schedules are messed up. Oh yeah they like having conversations. They want eye contacts. If we don't look at them and telk to them, cry!!!I'm exhausted. Yeah we took we mastered it too. It got super easy like over 2 months ago. Now they are jst like 2 little different babies...

 

Being at someone else's house NEVER helped me, even if there were extra hands! :hug: I hope you figure it out soon. In the meantime, if you are able, sleep when they do!

 

I would try more of a schedule for them and see if that helps - consistent naptimes and bedtime can make a big difference. We finally started doing that about a month ago and our boys have been much better. For example, they always nap at 8:45 and 1:30, and go to bed 7:15-7:30.

 

It could also just be that they're going through a lot of developmental changes at the moment, leading to increased frustration/fussiness/demand for attention! I also second the suggestion about making sure they have a consistent sleep/nap schedule. That can make all the difference sometimes.

 

At that age, i didn't have exact times for naps, but i knew that they needed at least 3 naps and i paid close attention to their sleepy signs. If they began to slow down or yawn or rub their eyes, i helped them move into a nap. Also, I started to put them into things where they could keep each other company and I watched from another room - like the exersaucers. This way, they could have their own quiet time and play. It didn't work right away, it took a couple of weeks for them to get the hang of it. First we brought the exersaucers into the room where we were - then we slowly moved them farther away. So now they don't need us right there with them when they are playing.

Oh, and in regard to teething - one of my boys started getting cranky around 4 months and really chewing on his binkie. The doctor said he wasn't teething because he didn't see any teeth. But I definately think he was teething. He didn't get teeth until around 6 months - but I think the beginning teeth can really hurt early on without the teeth actually coming in for a while! I now know the signs of when they are teething because both my boys chew on the binkie real hard. GL!

 

Thanks ladies! I think my twins nap a lot. They nap like 30mins to 1 hour, like 3x/days. Plus in the morning, they wake up around 7, take bottles then go down again till like 11-12.they are getting abit better now. They got cold for more than a week. I guess that's one of the reasons. Plus they are super teething. Doc said she couldn't feel the teeth yet, but they're teething.those teeth gels don't work. Only tylenol, so I give them tylenol when its out of control only. I don't know what to do. Just hope it will be over soon