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Clingy stage

jobiannjobiann member
in January 2013 Moms
Is anyone else seeing a clingy stage beginning? DS will cry with his arms up in the AM until MH picks him up. And he has started to whine for me if we are out and about and someone else is holding him. Not too bad, but can tell he wants me. Is this separation anxiety?

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Re: Clingy stage

  • ecu0505ecu0505 member
    For us LO has started to cry whenever we leave the room. She is fine when we drop her at daycare so it's not other people??? Apparently she doesn't like "her people" being where she can see them :)
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  • Chappy_jrChappy_jr member
    Yep.  DS wants to play with at least part himself touching me.  It is called having a "secure base".  It is related to the development of emotional attachment, which first develops to a single person (usually mom) and it is basically like we're "home" in a game of tag.  They feel safe exploring their world as long as they can "tag" and feel safe when they need to.
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  • ==N====N== member
    Dd starts crying as soon as we walk into her babysitters house. Or if anyone but me holds her, even if I'm still right there. It's just that stage and I'm trying to enjoy her needing me now before she grows up!

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  • aklawrence1aklawrence1 member
    DD cries if we leave the room when she's playing or in her crib. She will fuss for me if others have her, even my mom. She was crying on my bed while I was folding clothes, literally standing right in front of her. As soon as I sat down, and she could touch me, she was fine. This is new to me, but I'm not hating it yet. I love feeling needed by her, because I definitely need her.
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  • rockyrollgirlrockyrollgirl member
    I think DD went through this a bit early where she would scream bloody murder if I was not in the same room or when other people held her. Now she is fine doing independent play while I do other things and is fine with other people. At swim lessons I handed her off to the instructor and she had a blast.
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  • jobiannjobiann member
    He is fine at daycare and is doing the same thing to her as us, if he can't see us, or touch us in some cases he gets whiney. What's the best thing to do in this new stage? I don't want him to cry but I also don't want to "give in" to him all the time.

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  • rockyrollgirlrockyrollgirl member
    jobiann said:
    He is fine at daycare and is doing the same thing to her as us, if he can't see us, or touch us in some cases he gets whiney. What's the best thing to do in this new stage? I don't want him to cry but I also don't want to "give in" to him all the time.

    Hmm.... you can try the suggestions in this article. https://www.babycenter.com/0_separation-anxiety_145.bc 


     

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  • ohiodoxiemama08ohiodoxiemama08 member
    We're going through the same thing. DD will be happy and bubbly and if I walk out of her line of sight she bursts into tears. I think it's somewhat cute she is aware of my presence and enjoys my presence but know it will get old fast! She even does it with my ILs and sometimes my dad.
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  • jjdilliejjdillie member
    Yep, DS is going through this too. We can be in the same room but he wants me right next to him.
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  • ema10ema10 member
    My DS is fine with other people, but if I try to walk away from him he gets upset. I love it and hate it.
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  • eb1113eb1113 member
    My LO often will cry if I walk past her while she's in the jumper or exersaucer and I don't stop to pick her up. Also sometimes if someone else is holding her and she sees me, she flips out. She has been this way all summer. I am just hoping that when school starts up again she doesn't have issues at the babysitters house. I love that she is so attached to me, but at the same time I hate it when she cries while other people are holding her.
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  • portentosaportentosa member
    DS is definitely more clingy lately. For the past couple weeks we have GOT to be within his eyesight... no running to the bathroom or getting food without a mini meltdown until we get back. There a couple exceptions, like when he's happily talking/playing in his piano gym, but that only lasts up to 45 minutes..... just long enough to do a little housework.

    He's not clingy for any one person in particular, but he's got to be the center of attention with whoever is around.
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