https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:56:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296826 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:47:06 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1296826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: @T.H.O.U.: @sandy: Thank you for the insight. I guess Ill just savor it for now as best as I can and just know in time this too shall pass, as with the lack of sleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296823 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:45:48 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1296823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbookworm: Yes the bathroom is terrible! Glad to know Im not alone! Thanks for the insight </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296821 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:45:13 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1296821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Confetti: Thanks for the insight. Yeah I do like the snuggles I admit. D was never as cuddly (or if he was I have forgotten completely) and I have to say I do like the baby snuggles, it almost makes up for all the sleep issues...almost </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296799 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:20:23 +0000 mrsbookworm 1296799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is exactly like yours, only he's a boy ;) He'll only play with his toys if I'm on the floor with him, preferably with him sitting in my lap. If I have him sit on the floor, he's constantly turning around to touch me with his arm as if to check if I'm still there. Going to the bathroom incites tears! Hopefully, they'll grow out of it soon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296753 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:31:11 +0000 sandy 1296753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a girl thing - my LO was super independent from day 1. She could be set down anywhere - activity mat, swing, jumper, exersaucer, on the floor...she didn't care and would entertain herself happily. As she got older she would happily play in her playroom floor by herself for an hour. She did go through phases of separation/stranger anxiety but those were were short phases where she didn't want me to leave her at the house with someone else. </p> <p>I think it can just be a developmental phase or a personality trait. My friend's LO is just a few weeks older but from day 1 she wants to be held and was never happy to be left alone or put down. She's 26 months and is cuddly/clingy toddler...she's super cuddly and happy but mostly wants to be held. My LO only wants to cuddle and be held when she's afraid or tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296733 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:17:08 +0000 delight 1296733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is getting pretty clingy and she's only 4 months. If someone other than DH or I hold her these days she doesn't last too long without crying. I don't like it at all. I don't want to keep having to take her back from family and friends because she's screaming. Sorry no advice but I'm right there with you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296724 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:06:50 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1296724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a girl thing. C was crazy clingy to me, too. Time is the answer, sadly. (Although as I'm sure you know with D, you'll miss those little baby snuggles, so maybe just relish it while it lasts? Or imagine her being a teenager screaming 'I hate you' and slamming a door in your face, and that will give you perspective when you're sick of it? :wink: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296722 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:03:47 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1296722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MapleMoose: She is 6 months old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296718 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:57:33 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1296718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dd was really close to me. She liked her swing though but when I was around she just wanted me. Honestly it just took time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296713 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:45:59 +0000 MapleMoose 1296713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is she? </p> <p>My DD hated the swing and Pack-n-Play and anything that wasn't arms or a carrier the first few weeks. She is now 10 weeks and finally we worked up to about 20 minutes in the swing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/major-separation-anxiety#post-1296704 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:30:31 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1296704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is super attached to me. Im sure some of it has to do with the fact that I nurse her but I feel like any moment I am not holding her she is fussing and crying. She rarely can be set down even after being fed and being well rested (well as well rested as she can be since she is a terrible sleeper) I find this very hard to deal with as she almost always wants to be in my arms but then sometimes even when I hold her she is wiggly and moves around making it hard to hold her.<br /> My son was never this hard to put down, he loved his swing and jumperoo whereas DD has always hated the swing and only tolerates the jumperoo sometimes. Im a SAHM so Im home with her 99% of the time. I do go out twice a week for a few hours to help a friend out when my MIL comes to spend time with the kids. </p> <p> She is my first daughter so Im not sure if this is a girl thing, a her thing, or an age thing. Would love some insight. </p>