What do you do when they are both fusssing?

Lately I have two very fussy babies on my hands....not fun. Like I'm talking SCREAMING fussing...I think they may be teething? SO, how do you soothe two fussy screaming babies at the same time? It's seriously driving me batty! I wish I had four arms!

 

2 screaming fussing babies. Yes, yes, that is my life.

Both of mine generally stop fussing if they're being held. Usually swings and bouncers are only a 3-5 minute reprieve.

So ... yeah, a lot of days I wind up holding them. Manuever us all onto the couch, and I bounce them both around in my arms and hope they stop. If it works for one and not the other, the still fussy one goes into a swing or bouncer - if they're going to scream no matter what, they don't need to do it in my ear!

It's hard. It's very hard.

If it is teething, I've heard orajel or some of the other remedies can work wonders. My problems have nothing to do teething!

Good luck. Really. I feel your pain.

 

Mine were like that at 4 months too. I always ended you going out. between the car and the stroller they tended to calm down. I always went somewhere loud like a mall just incase they screamed anyway, and they usually did! I did pass for us though. Just remember its hard with 2. :hug99: Your doing a great job!

 

Swing, vibrating bouncy, sling, and sometimes just a car ride to get everyone out worked.

 

Often I will put mine in the stroller and we will roll around in the backyard. I think the change of scenery helps!

 

Uggh, I hate it when that happens. You just feel so helpless. :hug99:

Sometimes I have to do the whole "triage" thing, figure out what the need is, who's is more pressing, and see if I can find some comfort for the other while I fix the first one.

Sometimes, too, I can get one calmed down enough that I can sit him or her down long enough to calm the other. And then it's easier to sit both in my lap for a quiet time.

 

:hug99: uggghhh! i'm trying to figure this out myself.... i thought they were supposed to get less fussy as they got older, but sometimes i feel like i'm dealing with two newborns again! hopefully it's just a phase (it seems like everything is, doesn't it?) hang in there!