Clingy baby

Is anyone really struggling with a clingy baby right now?

Honestly I can’t even move 5 feet away from her without her screaming the house down nevermind being in a different room!!

She used to be absolutely fine and all of a sudden it’s like she wants to be in my skin! My mam used to be amazing at settling her, now she can for a few mins then she’s off again. It’s definitely not needing feeding/ sleeping/ pain because literally as soon as my hands touch her to pick her up/ take her back she’s absolutely fine.

Now while I love the bones off her I really really need a break and then I’m also worrying about going back to work in 3 months time and she’ll just be screaming all day!! Sometimes to the point where it sounds like she’s going to choke on all the bloody saliva she’s creating when crying!

Any tips/ advice to a touched out mama? 🥲

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

I know you might have already tried this but have you tried sitting/lying her on the floor in front of you while she plays and then gradually move away each time.
Printing out a photo of you (I know it sounds ridiculous, but I work in a baby room in a nursery and this sometimes helped)

Yes feeling this literally can't leave the room for 2 mins if I try going anywhere and leaving him with anyone he will scream the entire time until I get home x

I could’ve wrote this post myself! My baby used to be absolutely fine and consolable by my mum and sisters but now she will cry and cry until I take her and then she’s fine. Idk what and when it changed!? 😭😭😭😭

Is it teething? Is it a phase? Please someone tell us it will go back to the way it was soon! Same as you, I am worried because I’m going back to work in 3 months also

I haven’t actually tried that but I will!! Hahaha I don’t have a printer and don’t want to frighten anyone else having to print a photo of me mind hahah 😂 x

aw no really? I haven’t left her since she’s been like this and I’m so worried about exactly that her screaming the whole time 😔 did you leave him long? X

it’s really tough isn’t it 🥲 like I love that she’s got that bond with me that she wants to be with me all the time but I also want her to be good with other people too like she used to be! She even now cries when my dad or her other granny picks her up when she never used to! And my dad she’s seen the same amount as my mam so I don’t understand that one at all x

Yes 😩

in our community

Wdy think of this for a toddler to learn word construction?

I'm open to anything else to start teaching him to read and write. He's 3!

Do men really enjoy fellatio?

Been together more than 10 years, but it's been a while since he even seemed remotely interested in me getting on my knees, or vice versa so to speak. I think it was once last year. Must be something I am doing wrong 🤔. Generally everything else in that department is great and we have two young kids with no extra support, so it's quite surprising we can't keep our hands off each other but may need to try new things. It's basically 2 positions each time with some foreplay.

Naps

How is everyone doing for naps?

Little one is 9 months old and will have 2 half hour naps and one solid 1 hour - 2 hour nap a day

Then settles for night around 9pm. Wakes for a feed around 3:30 then sleeps until 6-7

Vanilla extract

Has anyone used alcohol free vanilla in their babies formal to help them drink?
I’m 100% sure my baby refuses her bottles as she doesn’t like the taste of it!

Just anxious to try it, don’t want her to get used to it and then refuse bottles again after two weeks of using (correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve read you use it for 2 weeks max)

TIA 🙂

Pumping advise

FTM to a 2 week old! I’m breastfeeding and then giving one formula bottle last in the evening before bed. I want to start expressing milk to give me some breathing room and also allow my partner to be more involved in feeding. I’m finding the idea of introducing pumping into my day quite overwhelming though. I don’t want to take milk away from my baby by pumping if he needs it during the day when being breastfeed.

Can anyone advise how I start pumping and when to do it? Thank you!

Sex post C section

Hi ladies I’m 4 weeks 5 days postpartum and I had a C section. I’m not bleeding properly anymore just some brownish discharge stuff that starts on and off. I’d like to do the deed with my partner; is it okay to do so or shall I wait the full 6 weeks. I feel up for it but also worried because the advice is 6-8 weeks.