Fighting & tantrums

What do you mama's do? My son is a year. He has recently starting physically fighting me rocking him or cradling him to sleep. I'm in the process of weaning him as well. I don't know what to do as he is big and long - I cannot physically restrain him without completely emptying out all my energy and burning up my nerves. I know when he is doing this he is tired as he is pulling at his hair etc showing signs. I know he is fed. I know he is changed. Etc. I'm at a point too where I don't want him to be wiggling so much or fighting so much that I lose balance of holding him. I'm at my wits end. I'm so emotionally burnt out.

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Lol I hear you 💯. My baby is about to turn one year. I cannot physically Rock him to sleep unless he is extremely tired. My back is killing me and he has a habit of kicking his leg to soothe himself so a couple times I feel like I will drop him. Lately I kinda just gave up on the schedule until I see him real tired during the day. So that when I do rock him, he is out in 5 minutes. At night we cosleep, and I bought those bed huge rails that make your bed a big cage. I do his bed routine, get if dark and then I pretend I am going to sleep, I tell him goodnight and I lay down. He plays for another 5 minutes and then he is starting to come over and lay next to me to fall asleep. A couple times I have hugged him and he just easily falls asleep. BUT others he wants to keep playing, and its 9:30-10pm. So I just tell him its time for bed, lay him next to me and hug him under the blankets. He cries and tries to get up again, but I hold him in place and tell him is time for bed.

He throws a tantrum, cries a lot out of anger, I can tell, I just hold him, keep telling him I love him, we will play tomorrow and its time for bed, he falls asleep after a while in my arms. I am hoping the good days where he falls asleep are many more then the ones he fights it and that he learns to fall asleep on his own soon. Not sure it's the best way but its what its working for me since I cannot physically rock him anymore. And I feel as long as I am there to hug him while he cries out his frustration, he will not be emotionally damaged by it. I hope it helps a little!

Mine started doing the same, I have a 1 year old as well. My husband and I are being patient with him but I am so drained on the inside, I don't want him to keep having this behavior. I read somewhere this is the age it starts. So if I find out how to help il message on here. I'm also following.

Me this isn't my first so had alot of Practice what's work for me is I tell her it's bed time put her in her crib read a book tell her I love her turn on her night light and say goodnight she does scream but I just let her cause personal if you let your child call the shots then you will be doing it forever , she calls for me but I hold me grown and it might not be easy but now she knows when I say it's bed time she knows to lay down go to sleep but this doesn't work for everyone

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