https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:59:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-stranger-anxiety#post-2290970 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:51:35 +0000 lamariniere 2290970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my kids had it from very young, like younger than 3 months. We could never just pass them off to anyone or they would freak out. My son was better around a year. My daughter is 21 months and is still very anxious around strangers and it takes her awhile to warm up to them. On the other hand, my brother's kid has been very receptive to strangers from birth and she will go in anyone's arms, no problem! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-stranger-anxiety#post-2290944 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:33:21 +0000 macintosh 2290944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rockies11: Interesting! It totally threw me because he never did it before. He's very social and he loves being around people, hates it when he's in a room alone for even a few minutes. He loves DH but he definitely has a mommy preference, especially when he's tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-stranger-anxiety#post-2290747 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:31:16 +0000 Rockies11 2290747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is the same age and does the same thing. My older girl always had stranger anxiety and still does. I think where they didn't before, they tend to go through phases. With my older, I think it's more of a personality thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-stranger-anxiety#post-2290723 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:37:37 +0000 macintosh 2290723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped my my neighbors' house today with my 4.5 month old. They haven't really seen him since he was a newborn. I handed him off to the wife (who is very sweet and has 4 kids of her own) and he suddenly looked like he was about to cry! His eyes got all watery and he pouted out his lip like he was about to bawl.</p> <p>By contrast, last week at the peds office he was all smiles with everyone and even let one nurse hold him. He warmed up to the neighbors quick, but I wasn't prepared for him to have stranger anxiety already! Should I expect this to get worse? Will he do this with the nanny...my mom...DH?</p> <p>Tell me about your stranger anxiety experiences. </p>