DD cries when we are not holding her...............

Mrs.O-2006

My DD is 10 weeks old and always wants to be held!  I need some advise/tips to help get her out of this.  We can put her down for maybe a couple of minutes before she starts crying.  If she does fall asleep and we put her down she wakes up.  Thank you!

watermellens

most people will probably say to invest in a carrier or sling so you can carry her around. I know it's frustrating - sorry! People refer to the first 3 months as the "4th trimester" - where babies always want to be held and be close to you, like they were the first 3 trimesters. You're almost there

ilovemygirls

She was "held" by you for 9 months.  Some babies have a harder time transitioning into the big world.  My first sure did!  I wish I would have known more about slings/ babywearing then as I think it would have helped us all out a lot!  As for sleeping, use anything at your disposal- swing, bouncy seat, etc.  I ended up bedsharing because it was the *only* way I could get any sleep at all.  You can transition out of "habits" later- right now you both need sleep, so make that happen however you need to!

Sleep2Live

My son was like this.  Since I had read that for the first 6 months they don't have wants, only needs, I just went ahead and gave him what he needed.  I would baby wear him so I could get stuff done, but now at 2.5 he's well adjusted and isn't overly needy.

fotobird

This could be a growth spurt. Is LO eating more than often? It goes away, but then you deal with seperation anxiety and them being frightened of strangers, haha.