I help my sister watch her 7 month old. Im really bonded with my neice. She smiles everytime shes sees me, but she has an annoying habit. She has tendencys to whine when you dont look at her or put her down. She will start to wail. I love my neice to death but I cant hold her every second. She only crys when I put her down or when I dont look at her. Can she has seperation anxiety this young?
2007-03-09 09:57:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
At that age, babies like all the attention. They begin to get used to people always looking at them and wanting to hold them, and as they grew if the mother, father, or babysitter held them the entire time then they become used to it. It's not really an anxiety, it's more of a security thing. Newborns are more secure when they are swaddled and help close to the mother or father's chest so they can hear the heart beat. It's the same thing with 7 month olds. Once they get used to the security of their parents arms and the people they see on a regular basis, they can feel insecure without it.
2007-03-09 10:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by kaiyas_mom07 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, she is at the threshold of the age when they start displaying separation anxiety; however, judging by your description I think your sister and you have gotten your niece into a bad habit of being held and interacted with constantly. It's time to break this habit NOW before she gets any older. Put her down in a safe place with some toys several times a day and DON'T pick her up for a while, even if she cries. Preferably leave the room. She needs to learn to self-entertain or she's going to only get more needy and annoying as she gets older.
2007-03-09 10:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's not separation anxiety. She wants to be held all the time. Separation anxiety is when you leave her and she cries and cries and cries for you to the sitter. Try to get her to play with toys, eat some snacks or watch an educational kids video as a last resort. You can entertain her without holding her or looking at her. Just keep trying different things. You might have to let her cry for a little bit. Once she realizes that you aren't going to pick her up, she'll entertain herself. Most parents go through this. Most babies love to be held. But, you have to try to make her play. She should be crawling and trying to pull helself up by now. She can't try if she's held all the time.
2007-03-09 10:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try talking with her when you put her down and not look at her. She'll learn that she knows she is still there and doesn't need direct attention. That's what I did with mine and she was fine.
I don't think it's seperation anxiety though because you aren't really seperated.
2007-03-09 11:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by sweet_cincin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
7 months is a prime time for seperation anxiety.
Get a sling and carry her around... she will get over it with time. You won't "spoil" her by giving her attention... believe me! I thought i had ruined my son when seperation anxiety set in. I really thought he would never let me out of his reach again. Hes now a very happy, independant 14 month old.
You can't spoil a baby with love.
2007-03-09 10:36:14 · answer #5 · answered by Mommy to David 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they definitely can. I have heard of it many times.
2007-03-09 10:04:43 · answer #6 · answered by studwife25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes she can most babies do this, but if you only help occasionally you cant chang it it is really down to her mom
2007-03-09 10:01:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not "seperation anxiety". She is trying to wind you round her little finger - more like emotional blackmail.
2007-03-09 10:00:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
usually because they dont understand why their mom left.
2007-03-09 10:00:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋