21 month old that is upset all the time

Hello!

“My 21 month old son in the last couple of days has been crying at a drop of the hat. Its not like when he throws a tantrum. He is playing happily then the next minute he’s on the floor in tears. Even at night he is waking up screaming in tears. He is normally a fantastic sleeper. Is this normal behavior, I’m starting to get a little worried because he is normally such a happy child. It just feels that something or someone has made he feel so upset.” Do you have any suggestions for a 21 month old that is upset all the time?

Posted by Amanda, 08/05/13

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- - JessyJade190490 said
  - 12 Nov 2015
    6:29 pm
Could he be teething? Maybe he could be sick with something that isn’t seen by the eye (UTI ect..). Best of luck!! It can certainly be hard…
- - mom81879 said
  - 27 Sep 2015
    2:46 pm
Is he maybe coming down with an illness? Or could he be hurting somewhere? Maybe he’s cutting teeth? Or maybe he’s tired? So many options, you’ll have to investigate more
- - coastalkaryn said
  - 17 Sep 2015
    8:25 pm
what has changed ? New people that maybe you should analyse, new foods or products in the house maybe there is a reaction to??? Just love your bub, and my cousin always said it is stages not ages xxx
- - mom94125 said
  - 12 Jan 2015
    5:31 pm
if there is no medical issue, it could be the terrible twos.
- - Mis Jo said
  - 21 Aug 2014
    1:09 pm
Sometimes its really hard to tell, maybe a trip to the doctors might help!!
- - mle00 said
  - 31 Mar 2014
    11:22 pm
Poor little guy, it sounds like he is in pain, so hard when they cannot tell you what’s going on
- - brookemoy said
  - 11 Mar 2014
    2:29 pm
He might be getting teeth or it could be growing pains. Might be having trouble with his bowels. Check he is pooing at lest once a day. If he is constipated it can be hard for them to pass and they will hold it in and cause more pain until it has to be medically resolved.
- - amanda gregory said
  - 04 Mar 2014
    6:02 pm
My LO went through this at one stage> I think they are trying to communicate something and don’t know how to put it into words
- - kathryn said
  - 29 Dec 2013
    6:26 pm
Seems that they go through this phase. My daughter is a little younger started doing this. She sometimes has a big temper trantum and throws herself on the ground. After a few weeks she has settled down a little and taken to throwing her toys around instead!
- - coppin85 said
  - 29 Dec 2013
    10:17 am
i hope it has gotten better
- - meltingmoment said
  - 02 Dec 2013
    11:46 am
Hope you managed to find the answer you were looking for.
- - mggarner said
  - 28 Nov 2013
    12:04 pm
Did you find out why this was happening?
- - mggarner said
  - 27 Nov 2013
    3:04 pm
How is he going now?
- - kjgarner said
  - 28 Oct 2013
    9:32 am
He might be frustrated, or maybe something hurts inside his body, maybe talk with your community health clinic and ask what they say.
- - meltingmoment said
  - 27 Oct 2013
    3:19 pm
Has he settled at all yet?