Oh, Tracy. Sounds like you asked your machines to scream louder than your child while you evacuated the premises by going into the cake. Do you know Dore Previn's song, "Screaming in the Night." ?? I suggest you find out about Dore Previn and listen to that song. It might help you appreciate both you and your child's screaming. More and more screams just stimulate and already over stimulated person or animal for that matter. Please work on finding, creating and building peace within yourself as your supportive and stable "home" within. That place can be your "serene and stable home" for you wherever you are. And that "home" within you is your child's home. Our children need to rest and feel secure in the stable peace and serenity of their parents until the children can create their own.