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Baby goes BSC when Daddy is in the room :-(

alisonemmaalisonemma
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I'm a SAHM, and whenever Daddy is home, she cries and whines for him to pick her up.  Augh!!! Anyone else have this problem?  She is content to sit and play by herself when he's not around, but as soon as he's home, she's a needy little kid.

Is there anything to be done about this? 

 

ETA: My husband sometimes works for home, so he can't really play with her.  This is when he comes out of hiding to get a snack or take a short break.  So... he can't really spend more than 2 minutes interacting with her :-( So whenever he is in eyesight, she whines and cries, minutes after being completely content with just me. 

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Re: Baby goes BSC when Daddy is in the room :-(

  • Lisa FrankLisa Frank member

    She misses her Daddy! Why would you want to do something about that??

    If she's whiny, he should pick her up and spend some time with her.

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  • LuvMyBobsLuvMyBobs
    DS started doing this, but with me. I work FT and when I would get to my mom's house to pick him up, I would immediately pick him up and give him some snuggles. Then, I would try to put him down to play to help my mom with dinner and he would scream until I picked him back up. I started not picking him up as soon as I got there, but still giving him a kiss and a snuggle while he was still on the floor/high chair playing and he hasn't done it since.
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  • desdemona39desdemona39

    Take advantage of it. She misses her daddy when he's gone all day, so when he gets home, have him play with her while you get other stuff done or take some time for yourself.

    When DH gets home, he calls it "Daddy hour" and he so looks forward to it. As soon as his jacket and shoes are off, he gets right on the floor with her.

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  • ams8099ams8099 member
    imageLisa Frank:

    She misses her Daddy! Why would you want to do something about that??

    If she's whiny, he should pick her up and spend some time with her.

    Exactly! 

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  • lindsayj09lindsayj09 member

    We have the same issue with DS except it's with me.  I'm a SAHM and all he wants is me.  This makes me feel really bad when DH gets home from work and is playing with him and then he sees me because he completely falls apart.  DH gets really frustrated with it.

     It's hard to deal with, but it's a phase.  Just know that this too shall pass.

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  • alisonemmaalisonemma
    imagedesdemona39:

    Take advantage of it. She misses her daddy when he's gone all day, so when he gets home, have him play with her while you get other stuff done or take some time for yourself.

    When DH gets home, he calls it "Daddy hour" and he so looks forward to it. As soon as his jacket and shoes are off, he gets right on the floor with her.

    Sorry, I should've stated that my husband sometimes works for home, so he can't really play with her.  This is when he comes out of hiding to get a snack or take a short break.  So... he can't really spend more than 2 minutes interacting with her :-( So whenever he is in eyesight, she whines and cries, minutes after being completely content with just me.

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  • Lisa FrankLisa Frank member
    imagealisonemma:
    imagedesdemona39:

    Take advantage of it. She misses her daddy when he's gone all day, so when he gets home, have him play with her while you get other stuff done or take some time for yourself.

    When DH gets home, he calls it "Daddy hour" and he so looks forward to it. As soon as his jacket and shoes are off, he gets right on the floor with her.

    Sorry, I should've stated that my husband sometimes works for home, so he can't really play with her.  This is when he comes out of hiding to get a snack or take a short break.  So... he can't really spend more than 2 minutes interacting with her :-( So whenever he is in eyesight, she whines and cries, minutes after being completely content with just me.

    That makes a little more sense, but there is nothing that can be done. She wants her Daddy and that's normal behavior.  

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  • Maryland BabyMaryland Baby member

    I get it. We have the same issues with me. I know she wants me even after spending all day with her. If DH holds her and she can see/hear me cooking dinner she whines and cries til I go over to her. I love she wants me but I don't want to encourage that as a source of 'attention' I still have things to do and I try to spend as much time as I can playing with her etc.. throughout the day. 

    The only thing he can do is interactive within the time he can and then move on leaving you to deal.. thats what we do. It's annoying, but as with all other phases we have and will go through this too shall pass.....  

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