Making Strange

MittenJennie · April 2014

Have your LOs started? It hit like a truck this weekend. Of course this is the weekend we brought my MIL with us on a work trip to help watch LO while I worked. Ahhhhhh it's a disaster. I feel bad for both MIL and LO - and the rest of the hotel.

psychdoc12 · April 2014

Making... strange.... uhhh... I can't figure this one out, even with context.

chelseyestelle · April 2014

Making Strange things in the diaper? Yes.

psychdoc12 · April 2014

missgpsu said:

Stranger danger?

You're right, apparently. https://www.todaysparent.com/baby/baby-development/making-strange/

MittenJennie · April 2014

Sorry I thought it was universal saying. I had never heard it but everyone kept saying it to me and I thought well maybe everyone but me knows what it was.

If she doesn't recognize you - she isn't interested or even amused by you. And the screaming starts the minute I'm out of her site. Inconsolably screaming. It's awesome. (Please note the heavy sarcasm.)

MissLauraPants · April 2014

I've never heard that phrase before. He will get fussy when I leave the room for a moment though.

Inn2 · April 2014

Well, I'll add this term to my vocab.

We still have the pretty social baby. Since H and I take care of him pretty evenly, he prefers us both, but is happiest when we are all together. Unless he is starving or extra tired, then he leans towards me.

I have the rude baby I like to pretend is shy. If we are out, he wants to look at things and if someone gets in his face, he will deliberately whip his face around and look the other way. Only when being held, tho. If one of us is holding him and he gets excited to see the other, he will squeal, grin, and hide his face, however.

No stranger danger, so far.

jennlin · April 2014

Never heard of making strange--- interesting. Stranger danger, we're not quite there yet. He's content with anyone holding him if I'm nowhere in sight. If others are holding him and he sees me, he gets this look on his face as if I'm leaving him forever. Heartbreaking. He even does this when grandma (who watches him during the day) holds him. He's okay with dad, though.

elllaf · April 2014

Yup. I don't understand the saying but DS is nervous around strangers now. Breaks my heart

carawasa · April 2014

lol make that another one who has never heard it :-/ but my LO gets very quiet and curious about a new person. It'll take about 20min for her to start smiling

ksimo6 · April 2014

This started last week for us. Tilly will cry when DH or I leave the room. And she screams when other people hold her. I'm hoping it doesn't last!

nbcarlson · April 2014

This has come and passed for us. It was very short lived and was perfectly lined up with his 6month GS. It was a nightmare. But we have been out a few times recently and he is back to checking everyone out, smiling, and being silly.

sarahcatie · April 2014

nbcarlson said:

This has come and passed for us. It was very short lived and was perfectly lined up with his 6month GS. It was a nightmare. But we have been out a few times recently and he is back to checking everyone out, smiling, and being silly.

This. I'm so glad it seems to be over!

LittleBabyG2013 · April 2014

LO started this around the middle of January and it just started to get better now

bkeane619 · April 2014

Skye had stranger danger for 3 months. She just snapped out of it

MittenJennie · April 2014

nbcarlson said:
This has come and passed for us. It was very short lived and was perfectly lined up with his 6month GS. It was a nightmare. But we have been out a few times recently and he is back to checking everyone out, smiling, and being silly.

This gives me hope. Thank you!

kirbabe · April 2014

New term for me.
Ezra's is hit and miss. One day he'll cry when he sees his brother's teacher, the next he'll give her big smiles. If we go to the store, you never know if he's going to be smiley and interactive with the cashiers or looking at me all nervous and then crying.

juliemay623 · April 2014

Emma has had stranger danger for months. She doesn't like anyone getting in her face or touching her, and I don't know the last time someone other than me or DH has held her for more than 30 seconds. Her poor grandpa is heartbroken! She just started daycare a week ago and is starting to be ok being in the same room as her grandparents, so hopefully she'll be out of this phase soon...

Aunt Edna · April 2014

A coworker used to say she was getting some strange when she would cheat on her husband...yeah, she was a winner. DD has shown a little stranger danger just recently. She is a daycare baby so she is pretty social and adjusts well to new people.

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alyshamarie007 · April 2014

Kian had it with everyone except Dh, my mom, and I. It takes him a little while to warm up to people and if they hold him he cries. He loves other kids though!

calibr8te · April 2014

Deft heard this term before but I am old.

Mine seems to love everyone, but people keep telling me that babies can develop stranger danger closer to a year old.

deedee1017 · April 2014

Dd looks like she gets a little worried when I leave the room (sometimes she fusses and sometimes her smile drops) but I'm convinced she will go to anyone. Yesterday I took her to the mall and she thought everyone was there for her. She smiles and babbles at everyone.

taylormarie923 · April 2014

We don't have this issue, though some times I wish we did. Maybe people would stop talking to us at the grocery store if LO wasn't smiling like a goof all the time.

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