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That's exactly my baby girl too! She's 16 weeks old. She cries and balls her eyes out if she doesn't see me if I'm gone for just a couple mins. She prefers me over my husband. We used to switch up nights to take turns with her so I won't be so tired but since she was 12 weeks old she decided she only wants me sooo now it's my night EVERY NIGHT! UGH. I'm so drained. I loveeee my baby sooo much but I don't like her lol.

I started doing a power pump early in the morning so he can give her a bottle when he wakes up. Helps me sleep a bit and he gets that bonding time with her without my supply dropping 🤍

My babe usually does ok with my husband. But depending on her mood if I’m not in the room then she’s not very happy. My babe usually has one last nap at around 6:30/7 before bedtime. I have to shower and everything before she wakes up. If she wakes up and my husband tries to cuddle her and comfort then she absolutely looses her mind. Once I get a hold of her she’s fine🙃

I wish I could but baby drinks so much that I can’t seem to pump enough for her for him to give her 🥹

literally haha I feel so bad because he will spend so long trying to comfort her and I take over and she calms straight away!

lol my husband gets so annoyed by it. But I think it’s just because she’s home with me all day and she’s so used to seeing me when she wakes from her naps.

I exclusively breast-fed till 12 weeks and this was a big struggle for us. He had a really hard time bonding with her. Finally at 12 weeks we got her to take a bottle and I started pumping more exclusively and it has been a game changer honestly. Both for my mental health but also for them bonding.

We struggled with this for the first three months. But now I’m back to work and my husband is home he has had to develop his own means to comfort our son. There were some really rough days in the transition but now he has it down.

I recommend you leave for an 8hour stretch and leave him with your kid so he can develop his own way to deal with her.

Also it’s just super common at this age because they are so dependent on us especially if we are breastfeeding.

And now our baby is more excited to see his dad than me.. it’s fine… I’m trying not to take it personally lol.

You can feed her and pass the baby over to burp and sleep that way she starts getting used to him. My baby was the same but then she figured out He was going to hold her, it’ll take a few times but they get used to it

We just went through a phase like that. My husband was depressed and devastated. She had been so happy with him up until this weekend and then she just rejected him. It was so sad. I was stressed out because I can’t stand my partner feeling so bad. He felt bad even just being in the same room with her because he was worried she would scream. We did just short interactions the past few days (diaper changes and short social time with daddy), and today she’s mostly back to normal. 🙏

that’s what I’m worried about, I do not want to leave my baby for her to be crying and stressed because I’m not there, feels so mean but I know I’m going to have to do it eventually :(

Yes. This was happening with my husband too. For my family , I noticed a shift when he was home more and just spending more time with her , even if she was still upset. I had to give them space to figure it out and her to know daddy is a safe place just like momma. She still shows a preference with me but I see it getting a lot better with her dad and that makes me happy. (Especially when I need a little break! I don’t have to try and watch my show and hear her cry)