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Babies: 6 - 9 Months
littlemurphy2912
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Clingy LO's
littlemurphy2912
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As I am sure this is a phase that my DD is going through at 9 months of age but just wondered if others are going through the same thing, have already experienced it and are well past it, or haven't experienced it at all yet.
My DD is 9 months old and just got her first tooth on her top gums by accident last week and now has another tooth making it's way up into her bottom gums but has not broken through yet. We can't see it or anything yet but feel a bump on her gums when feel in her mouth. Lately she has been fascinated with pictures that we hang on our wall in our house and wants to touch them, lots of books, and when we put her down or if I put her down she immediately starts crying and just has a fit for a bit but when she is picked up by my DH or me especially she stops crying. Today was the first time ever at daycare that I dropped her off and a teacher she absolutely loves was holding her and then put her down with some toys she immediately started crying and just put her hands up to be picked up by me and I went to comfort her and tell her everything is ok but she kept on crying. Is this a phase or does it sound like something else could be bothering her? She is such a good baby and is one of the happiest babies at daycare and smiles and babbles to everyone there. Let me know what you think. TIA!
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Re: Clingy LO's
Separation anxiety is completely normal at this age. My LO has been doing it for about a month now. He screams if I leave the room, even if he's with his daddy. Or vice versa, if he's with me and his daddy leaves the room, he'll crawl after him and cry. He goes to an in-home daycare and she said he's doing the same to her, if she goes into the kitchen to make his bottle, he screams and cries even though he's playing with his little friends. It's normal and should get better with time. It's important to keep trying to leave him for short periods of time and encourage independent play.
What I do when he's being clingy is get on the floor with him to play with him and his toys. When he sees a toy and gets off my lap to go get it or play with it, I'll slowly scoot away and get up on the couch. Then he'll play on his own for a little while and be content.
If he's teething, he may just be uncomfortable and extra needy and there isn't much you can do about that but make sure he has tylenol if he's in pain and lots of cuddles. That will pass. The separation anxiety hangs on much longer.
My LO is the happiest baby ever and she never fusses or is clinging and is very outgoing but lately, especially in the evenings, she wants to be held as well. I had back surgery in January and I long to wear her in the ergo bc she loves it but I can't yet. I think it's just a phase. I can usually, but not always get down and play with her and wait till she is playing happily and then get up without her crying, but not always. I think it's just a phase and it's not all the time, she's very good at playing by herself so I'm not worried.
Last week she was in her crib while I was putting stuff away in her room and she was sucking on the crib railing and I heard a soft pound noise and looked over and realized she was bending her knees and slipping down into her crib and she started crying and knew she bumped her face on the railing so I picked her up and she put her mouth on my shoulder to cry and when she came back up I noticed blood on my shirt and it was only for a few seconds and I got her a cold wash cloth to suck on and the rest of the blood went away and then my DH and I checked her mouth and noticed she broke the skin up in her gum and her tooth was there and now it's poking through a lot. It's the tooth next to your two front teeth that is poking through now. I don't think she is supposed to get her upper teeth just yet I think the bottom teeth are supposed to come in first so that's why I said she accidentally got her first tooth on her top gum. If she didn't bump it on the crib i'm sure it wouldn't be out but I could be wrong.
Maybe that's why she's clingy? Maybe she's in pain or it's bothering her. I'd take her to a dentist to make sure she's ok.