am i the only one?!

I am currently on the same boat. My daughter has never left my side since she has been born... I work with her everyday and take care of her mostly all day whole my husband at work..... She crys when anyone takes her from me unless she warms up to them which usual takes an hour of being somewhere..... if anyone ever didn't give her back to me while she was crying I would cut them off immediately.... im not playing that..... she is my baby and I will do what I see fit.... when my baby is ready I will let her go but until then her mama knows what's best

I always say my daughter (who is now 3) lived in me for the first year of her life. And even now she wants me all the time. I luckily had her during the pandemic so I didn’t have to share but if I didn’t I don’t think I would have let people hold her. My hormonal response was to not let go of her. You could let your MIL know you’re happy for her to spend time with your family but that you will decide when your baby needs you and that you know what is best for her. Good luck! I also would not be able to deal with this like the previous comment and would get to a point if you try to keep my. Baby from me then no more visits or a short visit where you can hold her the entire hour and then leave. Your daughter will have aplenty of time to build relationships with others but right now all she needs (and wants) is you!

Girl I’m going something similar with my dad. He also refuses to come to us and they live half an hour away and have nowhere for baby to crawl at all.

Last time we went over my dad grabbed him out of my arms and he started crying. My dad says “you’re not socializing him enough.” And then acts super butt hurt that the baby wants me back….

At 6 months babies are starting to understand that there Can be distance between them and mom and that’s scary af for them. You’re not doing anything wrong, I think it’s messed up she would say that to her while you’re right there. But I get it keeping boundaries and calling certain people out is hard. 😓

It's similar here. My daughter will reach out for me all the time. It's worse when she sees me in the room with her. She likes to be up and walking around. If she cries, I'll pick her up, but when I can't, I try to explain that to her and have whoever near me while I finish. Then I will take her. (I do want her to learn some boundaries so I can get stuff done), but it's very hard on me emotionally. Like right now, I have to take her to Texas children's over cysts in her abdomen. Well, she did another ultrasound and screamed the whole time "ow" over and over and "mummy" a few times. Well, Grammy refused to give her to me to try and comfort her during. (I was on the verge of tears all day) All I wanted to do was hold my baby and comfort her like she was requesting. (I have an overbearing mother whom I live with) she cried and then passed out during the exam. My baby is now even more clingy after all that, and I don't blame her since she probably felt abandoned. (MRI on Halloween now daddy is going)

When the baby is crying I take him, do not care who is holding him or if that hurts their feelings. I have been like this from the very beginning and they are all used to it by now.

It does not matter if it separation anxiety or whatever else, no need to listen to the baby cry in someone else's arms unless you really need a break and ask for help yourself.

My mom can be overbearing too and I have no issue arguing with her about this. Grandmas also need to learn what boundaries are.

My son is just starting to go through this. I think he’s realizing he and I aren’t attached and I can walk away 😂 There’s nothing wrong with baby wanting you around other people; we’re their safe place! Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for that. And as for the holding… it’s very irritating when people don’t give baby back when they get upset/start crying 😑 idk why some don’t understand that they’re in distress and it’s best to hand them back to a parent