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Stranger Anxiety

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I thought this came much later, 8 months I thought? Maybe I'm thinking of separation anxiety. To me, they kind of go together.

Robby has it BIG TIME. 2 weeks ago Robby wailed when the Dermatologist was examining him. Same thing happened today. Even when I was holding/comforting him, he turned his head like an owl to see where she was in the room. If their eyes met, he screamed bloody murder.  

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He starts daycare Monday. Mommy now has leaving-baby-anxiety. Sad

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Re: Stranger Anxiety

  • Puckchick07Puckchick07 member

    Aaahh...poor little guy. It might just be the setting of the hospital/doctors office and the examining of him. Fiona started getting stranger anxiety about a month or so ago.

    Good luck on Monday!!

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  • M.AmyM.Amy member
    I am no help on this one but good luck on Monday!
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  • KD288KD288

    Oh no!  I wish you well on MOnday.  Is there any way you can have a mommy transistion period with the daycare?  The week before I went back, I started to bring H in for a few hours a day and then ending with one full day.  Honestly it really helped me, because when Monday came I didn't have as hard of a time then if I went cold turkey.

    Wow sounds like I was kicking a bad habit! :-) 

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  • steverstever member

    Poor Robby! That's rough.

    Mikey goes through phases of it. Right now we're going through a "don't like strangers" phase, but he's had plenty of times when he's happy with anybody holding him

    Hopefully Robby does ok with daycare and doesn't miss his mama too much.

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  • Mango2Mango2

    I'm so sorry! It may just have been the environment.

    When my kids started daycare, I tried to spend a bit of time there in the morning and about 30 minutes at the end of the day. It seemed to help ease the transition (mostly for me).

    Good luck!

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  • KristelRobinKristelRobin
    Sorry Kari!  I don't have any practical advice on this one, but just wanted to wish you luck on Monday.  We did start Keira with just a few hours with the nanny and Sam (the little boy she shares the nanny with) on the first day, and most of the first week she was only there 4 or 5 hours.  It can take time, but our LOs do get used to it.
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  • robynlesleyrobynlesley member

    I got emails re: stranger anxiety from Babycenter. I guess it can happen at any time? I'm sorry Robby is having this and hope he acclimates to day care with no issues.

    Thus far my friendly baby hasn't had this. But there have been times when he's been particularly clingy to me--will smile at someone else while holding on tight to my shirt.

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  • peeper72peeper72

    So sorry for Robby :(  Ada had a spell of stranger anxiety around that age. Then it went away just as mysteriously as it appeared.

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  • funchickenfunchicken member
    It started for S right around the same age.  I'm sorry :(
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  • iluvtomiluvtom member
    Good luck Monday!! We will all be your biggest support :0)
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  • Laura CochranLaura Cochran
    Oh, I'm sorry. Hopefully, it was just the setting and her examining him. Maybe the more baby friendly setting of daycare will be a different story. Good Luck. I am so nervous about C starting daycare in a few weeks, she gets so upset when she can't nurse sometimes.
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  • fiazofiazo
    Sienna does too. She calms down after like 5 minutes. But she doesn't seem to like big crowds either like family get togethers. Maybe because the other kids are too loud & scare her.
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