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OT-unhappy baby when being babysat
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I'm a SAHM and to top that off I'm single. Needless to say DS (5 months) is very attached to mommy and hasn't had anyone else care for him regularly. I'm concerned because eventually I will have to return to school/work, although I'd like to try and postpone this until he is a year old. Occasionally I do need to get out without the baby now, and Grandma is more than willing to babysit. However, whenever I leave DS he cries and cries and cries. I know its normal to expect this, but how can I make this more enjoyable for him, and Grandma! She said that last time she babysat (for 2 hrs) he cried about 1 and a half hours. We live in the same house so he sees her every day. When I return home after Grandma babysits DS is so HAPPY to see me,, he is smiles from ear to ear and so talkative. Advice? ~Tracy |
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OT-unhappy baby when being babysat
It's hard having a baby like that when you want/need to be away. We left my
third daughter 3-4 times (she is 15 months old), and she cried every time the whole time. Literally! Some babies just want to stay with their mommies, I don't think it has anything to do with being spoiled, it's just how they are. My daughter is fine with my dh, it's just everyone else she freaks out with. How often does your mother keep her alone? Do you think your daughter is used to her? Marie All4meUC wrote in message ... (Try saying that subject header 5 times fast I'm a SAHM and to top that off I'm single. Needless to say DS (5 months) is very attached to mommy and hasn't had anyone else care for him regularly. I'm concerned because eventually I will have to return to school/work, although I'd like to try and postpone this until he is a year old. Occasionally I do need to get out without the baby now, and Grandma is more than willing to babysit. However, whenever I leave DS he cries and cries and cries. I know its normal to expect this, but how can I make this more enjoyable for him, and Grandma! She said that last time she babysat (for 2 hrs) he cried about 1 and a half hours. We live in the same house so he sees her every day. When I return home after Grandma babysits DS is so HAPPY to see me,, he is smiles from ear to ear and so talkative. Advice? ~Tracy |
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OT-unhappy baby when being babysat
All4meUC wrote in message ...
(Try saying that subject header 5 times fast I'm a SAHM and to top that off I'm single. Needless to say DS (5 months) is very attached to mommy and hasn't had anyone else care for him regularly. I'm concerned because eventually I will have to return to school/work, although I'd like to try and postpone this until he is a year old. Occasionally I do need to get out without the baby now, and Grandma is more than willing to babysit. However, whenever I leave DS he cries and cries and cries. I know its normal to expect this, but how can I make this more enjoyable for him, and Grandma! She said that last time she babysat (for 2 hrs) he cried about 1 and a half hours. We live in the same house so he sees her every day. When I return home after Grandma babysits DS is so HAPPY to see me,, he is smiles from ear to ear and so talkative. Advice? ~Tracy No real advice. Just wanted to say that I had a similar experience - as Grandma. When my niece was about 6 months old, my sister and BIL wanted to go out to dinner, so I volunteered to babysit. Baby smiles as they leave and then proceeds to bawl her eyes out for the next 2-2 1/2 hours, I sang, I walked, I even put her in the stroller and walked around the house. Nothing. I just sang loudly at that point to drown out the crying. Finally my sister and BIL come home. The baby sees them, *LAUGHS* , and reaches put to them. Looks back at me and laughs again. What I learned from this experience is that babies have a wicked sense of humor. Jeanne |
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DS is very familiar with Grandma. As I said we three live in the same house.
Although, Grandma doesn't really do much with DS when I am home, I suppose we need to work on that, maybe he then would be better when I wasn't home. Anyhow, it is at least comforting to know that other babies are this way. ~Tracy |
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