Daddy trouble

cutemary007 · April 2013

I'm having major mommy guilt lately. My LO is almost 4 months old and is having a hard time with me being gone. I was on maternity leave for 13 weeks. I loved every bit of it but had to go back.

Our DD stays home with daddy in the AM and my sister nannys for us in the afternoon till I get home. Well the baby isn't doing too well. She does ok sometimes for my sister but not at all for my husband. She literally screams her head off for him. The only time she isn't screaming is because she fell asleep. Then it's back to a screaming marathon. He's to the point where he says he can't take it anymore and wants to find alternative care in the mornings.

I've seen him with her on the weekends. And he really does try. He's sweet and loving to her. Tries to play with her. She wants no part of it. She'll be screaming and crying until the moment I pick her up. Then.,.,.silence.

I don't know what to do for them to bond. She is EBF and now I pump while at work. She's still getting mommys milk while I'm away. He tries holding her like I do, feeding, everything. I usually have to call once a day because she's in a bad screaming fit and is turning red. He'll put me on speaker so I can sing to her and calm her down. That usually works....till a hour or so later then she's back at it.

Anyone have this problem??? I feel so bad for the people who watch her. She's such a happy loving baby for me. Just not for anyone else :

irishprincess135 · April 2013

DD did the same thing, don't feel bad I did too and it doesn't help. What happened with us is the more she spent time with him without me the more she learned that's how it is, plus he was able to take her to his parents house for a little while. Now they

mamaHippo23 · April 2013

Really I think the best thing is for your DH to stick with it and keep trying. Staying away is not going to help her get used to him. I promise it gets easier, but you have to give it at least 2-3 weeks as an adjustment period. Being away from your DD is

rjeller32 · April 2013

irishprincess135:
DD did the same thing, don't feel bad I did too and it doesn't help. What happened with us is the more she s

LittleFish1 · April 2013

Just a thought, could your voice singing get recorded so he could play it every so often? That way it won't matter if you have a meeting or are unavailable.

nothing101 · April 2013

My cousin had this problem with his daughter. She wouldn't go to anyone until she was well over 6mths. Now in Canada we are home for a year with our babes, so his wife didn't have to go to work like you. But she also needed to have a sho

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