J went through the normal separation anxiety around a year old, maybe 15 months... but has been fine since until the last couple weeks. He clings like he never has and cries and cries. Today our local Y was doing a babysitting event so parents could have a night out, and he freaked out. We left, because he usually gets better once we leave, but the Y workers called us after an hour saying he was still crying! It was very unlike him.
Anyone else go through another separation anxiety phase?
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
Yup. The absolute worst is when she says, "no! No, please don't leave me!"
coconut / 8279 posts
J has never been a clingy baby. He stills cries because he's mad that I'm there to pick him up from daycare, haha, he wants to stay and play with his friends!
BUT on the weekends, if I want to go out and do something on my own he does cry for me more than usual. I think he's starting to get that I work all week and the weekends are our time together. And I do make a point to plan fun things for us to do. 
I went to the mall today with DH & J and when DH left me to shop and take J to the indoor play space they have I could hear him the whole way down the hall "mama! maaaaamaaaa"
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
M. We haven't encounter it yet although we def hit a rocky one a few months back. But the other day all three of us were at Target and we were not allowed to separate for shopping! If she was with daddy she would yell mommy. If she was with me she would scream for daddy. The family must shop at Target together! LOL
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@Mrs. Jump Rope: When J realizes we're about to drop him off/leave him, he starts to do the sweetest hugs where he burrows his face in my neck and then smothers my face in kisses- to entice me to stay. He breaks my heart.
pomegranate / 3729 posts
We have had several rough daycare drop offs lately where I literally have to unclasp her hand from my shirt while she is screaming for me. I get a text about 2 minutes later that she is fine everytime though!
grapefruit / 4136 posts
J has be WAY super clingy this month, particularly in the mornings. We can't tell if it's because his teeth are hurting him and he's fussy or if it's because he wants us. He's pretty even when choosing either me or DH. Thankfully 
pomegranate / 3503 posts
I've experienced separation anxiety randomly with my kids. I'm not sure what causes it though.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@BoogieBea: haha one of the sunday school volunteers asked me today if I'm expecting another baby because that causes toddlers to become clingy lol!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
My son did this when I tried to use a drop off service. Was this the first time there for him?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@looch: Nope. We go to the YMCA very regularly and they know him, he also did this at church, and we're there every week. The only situations he hasn't done this when we leave is when he is with my parents or my brother.
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