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Separation anxiety

Bootswtfur87Bootswtfur87 member
in November 2013 Moms
My lo will be 6 weeks tomorrow. I'm not sure id this has hust been a really fussy week or what but especially at night it seems like be has separation anxiety if I'm not holding him. If someone else holds his even my dh he will cry until they give him back to me. I just tell them that he is probably just hungry again, he is ebf. It makes me feel really bad that my husband can't hold him that long before he starts crying. I do spend all day with him, not going back to work till fen 3rd. Also at night he still sleeps on me in the recliner, I wanted to transition his to the pnp or his crib this week but dh is working 14 hours a day so I just want the evenings to be as quiet as possible for him. He has also started being very fussy at night for a couple oh hours where whatever I do he will just cry, he will nurse for a min then start crying. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I figured they are too young to be spoiled or get separation anxiety quite yet.
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  • 4musketeers4musketeers member
    I don't have any advice . I'm going through the same thing as you .I'm glad I'm not alone!
    Hopefully someone has some insight.
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  • justmepreggo2020justmepreggo2020 member
    About the nursing part, I have the exact same thing happening. He'll get very frantic and flares his arms around and moves his head with an open mouth when I try to get him to latch and scream. The answer (for us at least): "Gas"

    Things that help are;
    -bicycling legs
    -Burp in different positions (+very often even throughout the day and especially during feedings)
    -Warm pad on tummy
    -Warm bath
    -Gas Drops
    -Gripe Water (hasn't helped us much and mainly made my LO choke because the syringe thingy was so full and the amount you're suppossed to give them was just too much for him to handle)

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  • aeterhuneaeterhune member
    We are going through it too. I'm hoping it is just the 6 week growth spurt and that it will end soon, my boobs are killing me from the constant nursing.

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  • JaysonandKristinJaysonandKristin member
    It sounds exactly like a growth spurt.  Give it a few days and let LO get through it.  Best thing you can do is nurse on demand, as the constant nursing will help increase your supply to meet LO's new demand.  

    Just remember that this will be short-lived.  I remember going through this as a FTM and about losing my mind until someone told me it was a growth spurt.  I felt instant relief mentally, and prepared for the next few days by just trying to relax and survive the best we could. 

    Good luck, try to have patience, and 14 hour work days are irrelevant in our house.  He's gonna hear crying.  It's unrealistic of him to expect a quiet house with a NB.  
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