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stranger anxiety?

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On xmas eve we went to my aunts house and DD cried when my uncle tried to hold her.  She actually screamed.  I finally got her calmed down and then my cousin wanted to hold her.  She was fine with her, but then my aunt came around and she started screaming again.

Tues. we went to Tenn to visit my family there and she started screaming when my aunt just started talking to her.  Later that night at dinner she was fine when my other aunt and cousin held her, but then my mom took her over to my 1st aunt again and she started screaming again.  THe next day we went to visit my other uncle and aunt and I got her out of the carseat and was holding her and my aunt was talking to her and she was fine, smiling, etc.  So I gave her to my aunt to hold and she was fine for about 2mins. and then started screaming.

From what I've read stranger anxiety is usually experienced a bit later than 4months, but I suppose this could be it.

If you've experienced it, how do you handle?  It takes me forever to get her calmed down once she starts.

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Re: stranger anxiety?

  • christin3580christin3580

    Ive got nothing for you... Ava just started doing this... 

    She did it to the Dr yesterday too :( hahahah

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  • abrix96abrix96

    DD started this at 3 months and is just now coming out of it. When she first started she didn't want anyone to even look at her! We didn't really go anywhere with DD for about a month, then at 4 months we started taking her around people again. She was better by then, they could talk to her as long as they didn't touch or try to take her from me.

    For now-I will warn people before they start talking to her what may happen. Once she starts her screaming fest I usually take her someplace quiet to calm her down.

    She did great at Christmas, and let several people hold her that she didn't know. But when she gets tired, she goes right back into the stranger anxiety.

    All I can say is Good Luck!

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  • whirliwhirli
    DD just started doing this...to her grandparents even. I find if I hold her for awhile once people arrive she'll be fine with them holding her later. She is so aware of her surroundings now and needs to get familiar with their faces.
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  • katie2shoeskatie2shoes

    LO started doing that about 6 weeks ago with my in-laws.  All I can say is let your LO be around the people more, and let them hang around for awhile before letting them hold them.  Thats what I've done and it seems to help a little.  It sonly with certain people though, some strangers she immediately fine with and others she screams her head off. 

    It will probably just take time for them to grow out of it.

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