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[quote=Anonymous]Please be kind. I think I’m losing my mind. I may have already lost it.

My 18m old cries and wants to be held by me every minute of her waking day. I can’t use the bathroom, can’t cook, can’t shower or do anything else without her screaming. She’s not unhappy, she’s just emotional and loud. And I can’t wear her in a carrier. Ideally in dd’s mind, I’d sit in my rocking chair and we’d nurse for 12 hours straight. I love nursing and it’s nbd, but enough is enough. She claws me too. There’s nothing wrong with her and I don’t think she’s special needs. She’s just strong willed. I just nursed her for 45 min and she screamed when we stopped.

I play with her a lot and do lots that she loves, but she just wants carried everywhere. She won’t let Dh hold her past 4pm on the off chance he might try to put her to bed at 7pm and no way is she going to let that happen.

Frankly I’m losing my mind. I’m on antidepressants and cut back my hours at work. The older kids are feeling the strain because I can’t do anything for them anymore. We can only play once I get her to sleep and I’m so wiped by then. My back kills me and I’m struggling with that pain too. Basically I need to stop carrying her. She does go to daycare and she loves it there. I’m tempted most days to just leave her there until it closes because I can’t figure out an alternative. The screaming and crying really gets to me.[/quote]

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