I have an 8 week old and I had to come home to give birth so that my mother could be there. In about two weeks were going home to dad and his family, who will be seeing the baby for the first time, but the baby screams andcries whenever anyone but myself holds her. Will she act like this with everyone? Her daddy? How can I change this?
2006-10-24 13:33:00 · 11 answers · asked by just curious 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
no, you baby will not always act like that or like any one thing. Your baby i dynamic and will change its behavior as time goes on. Eventually, if you're patient, you will hear you baby speak, see your baby walk, and one day, watch your baby get married and have her own baby and wonder if, like her mother, will her new baby always cry with everyone other than she. And some guy, perhaps a cool guy like me, will say to her the same words I have said to you. And so on, and so on.
2006-10-24 13:44:47 · answer #1 · answered by heyrobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She won't always be this way. She might even become attached to just dad for a while. My 16 month old is very attached to me right now, and was the same when she was a newborn. But for quite a while she was happy with anyone. My 2nd daughter was a daddy's girl from the beginning. Of course she let me hold her, (i was her source of food!) but she always wanted to be with Daddy! So all babies are different, and they all go through different phases. She will grow out of it. I know it's hard right now because you would probably like a break from holding her, but you'll think back and it will make you feel really special that you were all she needed!
Good luck!
2006-10-24 21:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does she scream for a long time when someone else holds her? Does her Dad hold her a lot? I think she will get better, maybe try telling everyone things that you do that help calm her! My baby was colicky- very colicky, and he would cry alllll the time. But we would tell others what to do when he cries- if he liked to be bounced, rocked, etc. Try that and see if it works. But if you keep taking her away from everyone and not let them try - even for a long period of time, then she will get used to only being with you.
2006-10-24 20:37:55 · answer #3 · answered by m930 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first of all hon is your baby is use to your voice, the way you smell, how you hold him/her, so when he/she is held by someone else the baby can tell, so that is when he/she starts to feel uncomfortable and cry. also a baby knows when a person is stressed when they are held so again that will make them uncomfortable and they will cry. all babies are like this *lol* don't get worried. my sons were the same way but they grew out of it in time. if there is a certain way he/she likes to be held close tell the person that is going to be holding the baby, that way the baby can feel safe and comfortable. good luck!
2006-10-25 14:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by sweetheart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how would you feel if giants surrounded you when you are that small? She will get over it if you involve the whole family, and if you can't have pictures to show the baby. The baby will get use to it. My daughter always know when she is at the doctors she starts screaming her head off, please start now with your baby seeing other people.
2006-10-24 23:02:44 · answer #5 · answered by fourcheeks4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at 8 weeks, babies are usually more upset about being moved around or stirred up once their comfortable.
but they also have a very strong attachment to mom-you're really the only voice she recognizes,and since you feed her-she is able to sense that you are holding her.
she will outgrow this and the more she is introduced to new people, the less she will cry
good luck and congratulations!!
2006-10-25 01:44:51 · answer #6 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don worry, its just a phase she is going through. She is in a stange environment with strangers. May be you can let family members get familiar with her first before carrying her.
2006-10-24 22:54:07 · answer #7 · answered by peaceful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good yes it normal...for your baby ... the baby spent 9 month in your tummy most of the the baby heard your voice only...god bless you and your family
2006-10-24 20:44:00 · answer #8 · answered by paulo x 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is normal for a newborn to cling to the mother.She will get used to other people and be fine..she just needs some time..she will not stay like that for long,so take advantage of it mommy
2006-10-24 20:38:51 · answer #9 · answered by Bren 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's an infant, you 're her mother of course she is going to suffer bouts of seperation anxiety...*rolls her eyes and asks (why aren't parenting classes required in highschools?)
2006-10-24 22:51:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋