Clingy baby

Omega - posted on 10/30/2009

I am going through this stage now. Kennedie only wants to me to hold her. If anyone else holds her, she screams. She will let them get close to her but that is it. It is wearing me down a little. She wants me to carry her around all day. She will get on the floor and play with her toys, but if I walk out of the room she cries. How long will this stage last?????

Susana - posted on 10/30/2009

I still have this issue and Andie is 9months old.. I'm hoping she grows out of it soon. What's weird is that sometimes she'll be fine when other people take her, but some of the times she flips out and cries until me or my husband take her back.. Is it normal for them to be clingy for this long? I mean, I don't mind it, but I know my friends and other family members want to hold her and love her, but more often than not, she just won't let them..

Jodi - posted on 10/25/2009

my bub just turned 9 mos. and he's been super clingy since 6 mos. he's content being held by ma & pa. he will often flip out if I leave the room, so I find that leaving him in his highchair after meals and being able to wheel him around to where I have to go helps. I can get the dishes done, fold laundry, etc. I can also put him in his exersaucer and that helps me get some things done too, but it keeps him close enough that he's content. I find also, that if I have him in my arms and he's acting shy with other people, I'll go out of my way to talk to whomever he's being shy with and I'll try to give them a hug while I'm holding him, so he's reassured that this person is friendly and that he doesn't have to worry. It seems to work, and sometimes he'll even extend his arms out towards the person and he'll enjoy being held for a minute or two (then it's right back to mom! ;)) anyway, these things have helped me. It's a real challenging phase, but at the same time, it's just a phase and won't last. soon enough I'm sure he'll be crawling/running around being Mr. Independent and I'll wish he would want to be held - ha ha!

Raina - posted on 10/25/2009

Now that my boy is crawling and walkin around furniture he doesn't want to be held as much, i think the attachment will subside gradually no that they explore more

Bridgette - posted on 10/24/2009

I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one going through this :) My daughter will not go to anyone besides me, her daddy, her big sister, and my mom. And she will only go to them if I'm right there in the same room and she can see me. If I get up to go to another room...she starts crying and crawling to wherever I've went. I have to take her with me wherever I go! I'm not minding it though because I know she'll grow out of it soon enough and then I'll miss it :)

Amanda - posted on 10/23/2009

My son has been like that from the get go. I can't sit him down to play for more than 5 mins before he's crying and screaming and calling for me. It's really hard to g et anything done!

Jane - posted on 10/23/2009

i loooove clingy babies! get a sling or a baby carrier if it's getting to be too much. this is normal at her age. get her a doorway jumpy or an exersaucer so she can see you but she may also be getting bored now. she needs activity.

Emma-Leigh - posted on 10/20/2009

what is an amber necklace? i have never heard of one before

Carol - posted on 10/19/2009

my bub wears an amber necklace too :D they do help. she's calmed down a bit

Vickie - posted on 10/19/2009

I am really enjoying the 'cling-on' stage! It is a nice feeling to know that she needs me! I was told by my LLL leader that it is a good thing they are clingy it is an important part of thier develpoment to do with bonding. Andie will let dad, nana and poppa hold her but is always leaning out or looking for me! It does get a bit frustrating esp when having to help the other girls or cook tea etc but that is where a sling is great! I say enjoy it! wait till they get to the 'get away mum im trying to play i dont want cuddles stage'!

Jessica - posted on 10/19/2009

Wow, I'm glad I'm not the only one. This phase is the pitts!!! My daughter is 9 months old and just like Melaina, she changed on me over night. She will go to other people no problem. But let me or her dad put her down and try to fold laundry, go to the bathroom, cook dinner, even if it is in her line of sight she goes CRAZY. Just crying and yelling. It is sooo frustrating because as soon as you pick her up again she is fine. I let her cry for awhile when I know she can see me. I talk to her now and then telling her not to cry that she can see me and she's fine but I've got to get stuff done. She is teething, dr. says she is getting two new teeth so maybe this has something to do with it as some of you have attested to but how long does this last again< LOL! We use to say how blessed we were we didn't have a fussy baby, guess we spoke to soon! At least she has no problem going to other people. Gotta find the positive, right.

Sherry - posted on 10/19/2009

My LO seems to hate everyone except me and her Daddy. Well no, she likes looking at people, just not being touched (or even spoken to sometimes!). It is getting a little better, but has been going on for months. I go back to work in a week and a half and I'm worried about her little heart breaking!

Melaina - posted on 10/19/2009

Hello All, well I had a lovely little boy but is seems that overnight he was replaced with a "CLINGON" from the planet "GOTTA-C-MY-MUM-ALWAYS" trying to get anything done is becoming more of a challenge (even a toliet break!). I'm told that this will pass and to encourage peek=a-boo games where I hide around corners etc to help him understand that while I'm not in sight I haven't left the planet (only wish it sometimes) Otherwise when the CLINGON get too much it time to get out of the house and look at something or someone different

Sarah - posted on 10/19/2009

Quoting carol:

hey sarah, i give my lo chamomile tea right before bed, or whenever she is fussy from the dentition. this seems to help her and gets that gas out too!

my baby has been clingy for a while, since about her sixth month when she started teething. she is fine if i leave her with the family, as long as i am not in the room. if she sees me she freaks out and wants nobody else, crying sadly. i love the clinginess though, it's so heartwarming and cute

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Carol - posted on 10/18/2009

hey sarah, i give my lo chamomile tea right before bed, or whenever she is fussy from the dentition. this seems to help her and gets that gas out too!

my baby has been clingy for a while, since about her sixth month when she started teething. she is fine if i leave her with the family, as long as i am not in the room. if she sees me she freaks out and wants nobody else, crying sadly. i love the clinginess though, it's so heartwarming and cute

Sarah - posted on 10/18/2009

my son has just started to become clingy.

yesterday was bad as i was on my own and everytime i left the room he'd scream and crawl after me moaning for hios mama. then when he'd reach me he'd cling to my leg :-/

he's teething as well and gets excessive wind cuz of it. so it was constant screaming yesterday. hard =[

Emma-Leigh - posted on 10/16/2009

Hi Joanna, my girl was the same when i went out of the room but i can give you a little hope because she has stoped that now and if she does want to be near me she crawls around till she finds me. I your baby teething at the moment? We find Ebony is worse when her teeth are playing up.

Joanna - posted on 10/13/2009

My daughter will go to people she knows and women she doesn't as long as me or her dad is in sight. She will not go to a guy she doesn't know with out screaming. Plus, I can not walk out of the room with out her screaming.

Shelley - posted on 10/13/2009

My son is like that and has been .... as long as I can remember... will only go to me or dad... He is fine if he is sitting beside someone else.. as long as they don't try to hold him.

Christinia - posted on 10/13/2009

My son has started wanting me and his dad, but will go to his grandparents with no problems..now he does get cranky if someone else like his uncles and aunts but warms up to them within a hour or so and he's fine...So really we haven't really had any problems yet...keeping fingers crossed

Mandy - posted on 10/13/2009

we still have this issue.

my son is getting better, he will go to people he knows now, as long as i am not right next to them. i think they all go through it at some stage, it is important we just help them and reassure them. i never let him cry with anyone,just explained to people that they have to sit and play with him and gradually work up to holding him. but at 9mo and crawling, he doesnt want to be held.