Sudden fear of people?

Re: Sudden fear of people?

• Mizuiro007 member

  April 2016

  DS went through this about the same age. The doctor told us at the time it's part of normal development. We just had to ease him into interactions. Some people he's fine with now on first meeting, some people still take him some time to warm up to even though he knows them. My mom he's great with even though he only sees her occasionally, if he hasn't seen my dad for a while he has to start over.
  
  Mostly we would just hold him and he'd see us talking to the person and pick up from us that they're fine and he'd be alright. Big thing is not forcing it.

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• sharonholck28 member

  April 2016

  I think I read somewhere they are now starting to really recognize faces and understand that you may leave the room so it can start causing some separation anxiety or stranger danger. She hasn't been freaking out too much but I do notice when I pass my LO off to anyone even if it's her daddy she really keeps her eyes on me and it doesn't take long before she is crying for me again. 

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• aknest_1 member

  April 2016

  Same going on here! And I love and hate it!
  
  It warms my heart when he's only happy with me but sometimes I just need a small break!

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• Court11152325 member

  April 2016

  We've talked about the wonder weeks app on a few threads. Sounds exactly like leap 4 which happens around that time. 

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• groovylocks member

  April 2016

  This scares me. I've heard horror stories that it can also happen to the working parent. Which is me. 

  
  

  For her sake as well as mine, I'm hoping it doesn't happen. I have the boobs. 

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• Mizuiro007 member

  April 2016

  groovylocks said:

  This scares me. I've heard horror stories that it can also happen to the working parent. Which is me. 

  
  

  For her sake as well as mine, I'm hoping it doesn't happen. I have the boobs. 

  If it helps, DS never struggled with this with his dad (working parent). He has a very strong bond with him, pretty equal to what he has with me (just different expectations).

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• celainev member

  April 2016

  Same, my little Carlos loves his daddy. But he is now scared when initially put into someone's arms who isn't mom or dad. I've tried backing off now when handing him over and he seems to do better. He was babysat by my sister for an hour yesterday and only cried for the first 10 minutes!

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• redfallon member

  April 2016

  This also includes being out of sight. DS has started to cry a little when I am out of eyesight from him. At least he hasn't done what DD did. At some point, I don't remember what age, but still small enough to be held a lot, she wanted no one but me and she didn't want to be put down. She wouldn't even let DH hold her. She'd scream bloody murder. This lasted about two weeks. That sucked since I could not get a break at all. 

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• Bubbz member

  April 2016

  My MIL came over to say hello and little dude started screaming bloody murder. I was still holding him--he didn't even want to be LOOKED at! Er. Son, could you not?
  

  Is heartily apologizing to her child in advance for genes that predispose them to shitty vision and being Too Damn Tall.
  

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• celainev member

  April 2016

  Carlos is much better now... It only lasted maybe a week? Now he is held by everyone again with no problems, unless to many people crowd him. I ask that only two people "play" with him at once because he does get anxious with more than that. 

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