Baby hates me
Okay, I'm being hyperbolic, I know the baby doesn't hate me, but it sure feels that way these days.
I've posted here before about the issues I've had with this NK (7months). In summary, she used to cry literally every waking second she was with me. Right after Thanksgiving, we started sleep training, started bottle feeding only (wfh MB had been breastfeeding), and made it so that NK did not see NPs at all during the day. This helped for a little while. She was still a cranky girl but less so and had periods where she was happy.
Well the past two weeks have been hell again. If I put her down, she screams and reaches for me. If I pick her up, she's quiet for a few minutes before she starts screaming in my ear. I take her to the library every day and she's happy for about 30-45 minutes there before she gets cranky and I have to take her home. Then we get to the house and it's back to her screaming non-stop because nothing distracts her for more than 30 seconds.
I'm at a loss. I've tried everything. We're past the 60 day period where either party may terminate due to poor fit. If I were to leave I would have to give a month's notice. NPs have been amazing through all of this which I really appreciate. I don't want to leave them in a shitty situation but I'm also going to lose my shit if things continue this way.
I feel NK would do well in a daycare; however, I'm just the temp nanny while she's on the waitlist for two daycares as it is. The earliest they would have a spot would be June, but maybe not until September. She seems to be the type of baby that just hates being a baby. I thought it would get better when she started crawling, but no. I don't want to leave and have them face the exact same problem with another nanny but I have no idea what to do.
I don't even know if there's any actionable advice anyone can give me that I haven't already tried but I'm certainly open to anything 🥲