Serious clingy phase

melody921

DD is in an extremely clingy phase. She won't even go to grandparents without crying. If I'm with her, she wants me to hold her. She cries if my husband has her, cries if I set her on the floor, etc. Sometimes, I can distract her with a toy for a minute, but often not. I realize this is a short-lived phase, and she won't be small for long. It's not that I mind the extra cuddling. But sometimes, I need both hands to cook dinner, get dressed for work, tend to my son, etc. Anyone have any tips on getting her to realize she's OK if I'm nearby but not necessarily holding her?

BeachBabe22

My daughter went through that for about two months.  It was reeaallly hard to get anything done.  She is slowly growing out of it and it's so much better than it was.  She still freaks out when I get a shower but the rest of the day isn't nearly as bad as it was.  It was hard for me to hear her cry but I needed a break and I knew she was fine when someone else was holding her.  

Good luck!  

mb314

We've had that too, although thankfully DS loves DH and will be clingy with both of us.  It seems to have gotten better - I think it was exacerbated by teething.  I don't have any advice other than to wait it out. 

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miss50

 Sage is all over me when I am in the kitchen.  I can distract her for about three minutes before she wants my pant legs again.

I wish I had some advice. I was thinking about creating one of those sensory tables for her.  Shadows or Rora may have directions to the link for the table.  Maybe creating something like that would help as a "toy".

Getting anything done in the house is really a chore.  Good luck!

melody921

Thanks, ladies! Maybe I'll try wearing her during the evening hours. I like the sensory table idea too.