Mamitis?

Girl yes 😂 my baby girl is 2 months old and she only wants me. When I try to hand her to him she is in instant tears and screams her head off until I finish what I need to do or grab her back. Nothing he does soothes her 😭

My son is the same way

Same here 😫

Ive been seeing a lot of mums posting about this and I'm going through it and after a lot of research I've found out it's down to a growth spurt they hit anytime around 6-8 weeks (could be slightly later or earlier as every baby develops at their own pace) and in that growth spurt they very suddenly come to realise they are starting to see and use their eyes and it makes them connect the dots that they aren't in the womb anymore and it makes them need you and need the closeness from you to ease them through the transition. One tip I saw but haven't tried is when you need to leave them with their dads make dad wear your shirt or a spritz of your perfume so they smell you still. I haven't had to try it yet so I can't comment on how well it'll work but in theory it should work. It won't last forever so hang in there!

In the beginning this was the case for our LO but I pushed for my husband to do more skin to skin + learn more soothing techniques - so far it’s helped + our LO is for the most part soothed by Dad too.

It’s like this occasionally with our LO, but not very often. She was in the NICU and we took turns doing skin to skin and care time for her. I think the skin to skin really helped her bond with him too. He’s soothed her and just asked me okay what do I do she’s up set and I would sit with him and show him what to do. She’ll now wanted daddy instead of me sometimes which is perfectly fine too.

oh wow that's so helpful, thank you! That does sound like it makes sense, because he used to be able to soothe him with no problem! He'd even take "night shift" and watch him overnight and do all of his diaper changes and feedings so I could sleep the full night, but lately it's harder and harder for him because he just screams nonstop until it wakes me up and as soon as I go in to check on them, baby stops crying 😂

he's just missing you, it'll ease off so unfortunately you have to hang in there while it's happening but it will ease off. We were just getting there last night and then today my little one went out without me or his dad today or visit family so I could have a break and he's spent all evening attached to me I can't even pee without my partner coming with so my son can see me lol. I'm hoping tomorrow is easier when he realises he's with me all day xxx