My Baby Doesnt like Anyone but Me!!!!

Updated on June 09, 2012
K.T. asks from Martinsville, IN
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I have an almost 4month little girl who doesn't want anyone to hold her besides me. Most of the time she won't even let my husband (her daddy) hold her. She IS breastfed but I try to let people hold her. I'm not a paranoid mother who is afraid of people holding her... she screams the whole time.. so most people give her back or I take her because my nerves and my breasts can't take it any longer! Is this a phase or what should I do??? Oh also tired the bottle thing.. she hates bottles which is funny cus she likes pacis....

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T.M.

answers from Redding on

Her instinct is to be with her momma. It IS a phase. You can continue to try to keep socializing her, let her cry a bit if you can stand it BUT she's doing it because she wants to be with her mommy. Try to enjoy it while it lasts, there will be a time where she might not want to have a thing to do with you in about 15 years.

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T.J.

answers from Los Angeles on

When someone else holds your daughter, even hubby, have them do something different with her such as going outside or taking her to the mirror. Staying in the same room with you is part of the problem, baby needs to feel a different environment as a distraction in order to get comfortable with someone else.
This is temporary though. It's just a baby thing.

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R.K.

answers from Appleton on

When hubby gets home from work let him take her and you go for a walk or take a nice hot bath or just enjoy a comfy chair in the backyard for a half hour.
She just needs to get used to someone else holding her.

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K.W.

answers from Youngstown on

My daughter was the same way. It was very hard. She hated everyone even my husband. My in laws baby sat her every week and she cried the whole time she was with them every week. She out grew it around a year old. She is now 6 and a social butterfly. I know it is hard but you will make it and she will outgrow it.

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J.☯.

answers from Springfield on

Has she ever had a bottle? I pumped (and nursed) with both my boys. One of the first things my husband did when he got home from work was give them a bottle. It was nice for me, because it gave me a little break. It was also really great for them.

This might be a good time for you to do something relaxing like take a shower. I would often hand the baby to my husband and then hop in the shower. You won't be more than 15 or 20 minutes, so she really will be ok, even if she cries. It really would be a very relaxing thing for you to do.

Also, this is totally normal. There's nothing wrong with her or you. If you choose to just let her be and not force the issue, she will be just fine. If you decide you need a break once in awhile and she's going to just have o be in Daddy's arms for a bit, she will be just fine. I promise!

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A.V.

answers from Washington DC on

It's a phase. There was a point where my sister would basically wave my nephew at me and he'd cry and then she'd step back and he'd be fine. Stupid parent tricks. Many babies and little kids go through a "one parent" phase. Just keep trying and take her back when she needs you. She'll get past it eventually and in the meantime it's certainly nothing personal and IMO not about being breastfed.

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M..

answers from Youngstown on

You just described my daughter at that age. She was the exact same way. No one could even hold her except me. It is just a phase. My daughter is almost 4 now and she is a social butterfly who loves people. Enjoy it now while it lasts. They grow so fast.

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R.R.

answers from Los Angeles on

Ditto Grandma T! Leave the room and don't take her back immediately, she'll learn. My daughter was like this and I had to go back to work when she was 3 months, she survived!! ; ) I pumped so she still got breast milk when i was away from her, she eventually learned her needs would be met by whomever she was with.

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L.R.

answers from Washington DC on

Normal in many kids. Take a deep breath and remember that she is only four months old. Honestly, that's barely out of the womb, in the larger scheme of things. She knows your smell, your feel, your arms, and that is where she feels secure right now. There is nothing wrong with that; in fact it shows she is bonded to you. I'm sure you're lacking sleep and need someone else to hold her for a while, and you can try having your husband hold her in tiny increments (two minutes, then five, then 10, building up a little) so she gets used to him. But he should not be hurt if she cries when he holds her for a while to come, especially if she is solely breast-fed. How long did you try the bottle? Did you try different bottles to see if there was one she liked better than another? Maybe talk to a lactation consultant (they do work with bottles too!) about how to get her to bottle-feed once a day if you can. If your husband can feed her she will eventually be far more relaxed with him. But if not -- this will indeed pass. And it's not wrong or bad, just very tiring.

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A.K.

answers from Bloomington on

My last son was the same way. I don't think there's much you can do about it. My son is 2 ,now & still pretty clingy at times.

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J.A.

answers from Indianapolis on

Good luck. DD2 does this. She's been this way since birth, and she's just now starting to enjoy "Daddy time". It only lasts maybe 10-20 minutes, though. My mom is watching her tomorrow. It's only going to be like 2 hours but I'm still real worried. I have no idea how she will act since this will be the first time she's ever been away from us and only the second time she will have been away from me. I have no advice, really. Just be patient. She may always be a M.'s girl, but i'm sure she'll adjust to others.

K.M.

answers from Chicago on

Do these people wear purfumes or use scented lotions, soaps etc. Many babies do not like all the scented products and fuss about it. I am sure that baby is used to YOUR scent and to be honest as a mom I hardly got the chance to smell any other way than "mine."

Suggestion, change daddy to an unscented soap and ask him to stop using all scented products for a week and see what happens by the end of the week.

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