Am I overreacting?

Am I overreacting that my daughter doesn’t come to me? We recently moved in with family and ever since my daughter doesn’t wanna come to me at all. She will scream and cry if I have her but she wants everyone else to hold her. But when she does it, I honestly just wanna cry ..

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Hi! Just came here to say that I’ve been where you are before and I know it can hurt. Is this your first child? I’ll tell you from my experience that it doesn’t last. I went through this with my first when she was little. We moved in with my in-laws and it seemed she always wanted someone else. I never put any pressure on her or make her feel guilty for it. I just let her bond with everyone else and remained positive and she came around. Now, she’s 14 and she and I are super close. They’re our babies, we want them to need us but it’s okay for them to develop relationships and bonds with other people. Hang in there mama, you’re doing great 😊

yes she is my first! I don’t say anything to her about it (she’s only 1) but I guess it just kinda hurt my feelings cause when shes hurt or sad she doesn’t come to me. It’s probably more or less hormones from pregnancy

Aww, I know that can be tough. I promise she loves you and there’s nothing that can beat the bond between you two. Maybe try to take some time alone, read some books, snuggle, play games with her. Just keep enforcing your bond ❤️

thank you !!

Yeah definitely dont push it, just remain neutral and happy as much as possible. And light up anytime she comes into your sight. Act like you are so excited to see her. She will eventually come back to you. My daughter acts the same to my husband sometimes but the more he pushes it the less she wants to be with him. If he just hangs out and shows her he is excited to see her then she will go to him.

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