Need advice
My 10 week old has always been very attracted to me from the start and early on when I put her down in the bouncer or the mat to play she woukd start to cry after 10-20 minutes. Recently its gotten alot worse to the point she starts to cry as soon as I lower her down or bring her away from me. The only time she's happy and not crying when im not holding her is nappy changes, she rarely does tummy time on the mat as she will just scream the place down (she does it on my chest instead).
Will she grow out of this or is there anything I can do to settle her when I put her down, ive tried toys, lights, singing, books but nothing works unless I pick her up. I feel bad that nothing gets done around the house or that I dont get 5 minutes to myself. Shes exclusively bf.
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this is very normal! before 6 months, babies don’t realise that they’re their own separate person from their mother so they don’t handle being separated too well! one thing that helped my little one is her toni box in her bouncer! she’d get bored very easily which turned to upset quickly, this kept her happy and distracted much longer! do you have black and white cards and other tummy time toys, my little girl loved it when i introduced mirrors and things xx
She will grow out of it and soon you will miss it when they find their independence. Very normal!
If you are struggling to get stuff done etc, try a baby carrier. They still think that they are part of you and will get distressed when not with you x
I know its hard at the time but what I'd give to snuggle a newborn all day now my children are 5&10yrs old
It’s a baby leap, it’ll pass …we’ve just gone through it, they have a massive grow spurt around this age so they can be more clingy, fussy, cluster feed or fight sleep …once it passes you’ll notice new skills, mine started laughing after the last baby leap
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My 10 week old has always been very attracted to me from the start and early on when I put her down in the bouncer or the mat to play she woukd start to cry after 10-20 minutes. Recently its gotten alot worse to the point she starts to cry as soon as I lower her down or bring her away from me. The only time she's happy and not crying when im not holding her is nappy changes, she rarely does tummy time on the mat as she will just scream the place down (she does it on my chest instead).
Will she grow out of this or is there anything I can do to settle her when I put her down, ive tried toys, lights, singing, books but nothing works unless I pick her up. I feel bad that nothing gets done around the house or that I dont get 5 minutes to myself. Shes exclusively bf.
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