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What am I doing wrong?

gigisdad76gigisdad76 member
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Hi all
First time Dad here. I’m 48 and I have a one year old baby girl. When I’m with her alone or with my wife after 5pm or on the weekends, me and the baby are great. But during the week, when she’s with the Nanny, she cries when I hold her, and sometimes she doesn’t even acknowledge me. It sucks. I feel like crap being rejected by my daughter. Is this just a developmental thing? The nanny is a caregiver, but so am I. Should I chill and not worry?
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Re: What am I doing wrong?

  • knottie7fa4a953230c3647knottie7fa4a953230c3647 Just Joined
    I grew up raising five nephews as a teen and I realized that babies want a male most when they are scared otherwise they want mommy, so it makes sense if the child feels safe with the Nanny and doesn't really want you around, the babies love to be walked too, so maybe try strolling with the baby up and down the corridor of the apartment or around the house, my neighbours didn't like me growing up because I would always walk the baby up and down the hallway to give my sister some sleep in the middle of the night but oh well. Now I have a baby daughter and it's exciting, I never raised one of those before.
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  • knottie877b957db6c94e82knottie877b957db6c94e82 member
    At this age, babies are going through a phase of forming attachments and might have strong preferences for the primary caregiver they spend the most time with,the nanny.

    She’s still very young, and this phase will pass.

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