Hello!

My almost 6 month old is always fussy, she doesn’t like to play with toys for very long (including when I play with her), doesn’t like tummy time, doesn’t like being put down for more than a couple of minutes and the list goes on. Our house is full of crying and whining all day long. It’s hard to go anywhere by myself without her crying. She is formula fed and I always feed her when she cries. We’ve been on the same formula for 4 months so no changes to this. It’s starting to really bring me down. I always bring energy, positivity and happiness to any activity we do. Any advice – is this a phase? It’s been happening for at least 3 months now. She’s been checked over at her doctor appointments and no one has raised concerns with her physical development.


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  • You might just have a little fussy pants on your hands. I was in the same boat. I found having a variety of different toys helped. At 6 months old I purchased the VTech glow and giggle mat (cheapest at Kmart), he loved kicking the buttons and grabbing the toys on his back, then it helped encourage him to hold his head up. Also propping him up with a rolled up towel helped for tummy time, using black and white books held up high. I had to be *on* a lot to engage him. He is now getting better at independent play and allowing me to roam around and not hover over him. He’s still emotionally expressive but it’s eased up a lot.


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