My Child Screams Herself Sick When I Leave the Room.

Talk or sing while you are out of the room so she can hear you and knows you are still there. You might want to carry the sending part of the baby monitor with you and leave the receiver with her so she can hear you. She thinks that you have disappeared when she can't see you.

Another idea, a friend had one of those car strollers/push toys with a long handle. She used to push her son from room to room while she worked. He pretended he was driving the car. Good luck.

This is what the doctor told me.. crying won't hurt her:-) You can always let her cry for like 10 minutes, go in a soothe her, and put her back down. Then, continually increase the time. Eventually, if you do something consistantly, she will get the picture.

Its a stage. All children go through this. Eventually you will be able to go to the bathroom by yourself! LOL But you should show should her that she will be OK by herself-just leave her for a few minutes after saying some phrase like 'I'll be right back'. And then be right back. Eventually she will associate that phrase with you coming back. It will take a while, but hang in there! This stage doesn't last forever!

Hello,
I agree this is a stage. My 6 month old went through this and it lasted about 2 weeks. You have to put them down or leave them for things like bathroom. LOL.. i would just put him in his exersaucer with toys and go to the bathroom, he would cry but soon as i walked back in he was fine. He is out of this now thank goodness. So i think that you have a bright lining to look for. But it is my understanding they go through this stage many times.
Good luck and stay calm. It will get better for ya..

I had a snugglie that I kept the baby in. I don't mind holding the baby because I know that as soon as she gets mobile, she won't want to be held as much. Sure, short times that you have to put her down to go to the bathroom are fine, but the more she knows that you'll always be there, the more confident and comfortable she'll be.

hi,
(becky, mom of 4) i think that some babies go through phases that they will grow out of. my sister (mother of 3, #4 in 4 weeks)says that all of her kids went through a stage where she had to keep them right with her. but it didn't last forever. i don't think the baby's anxiety is worth it--- just take her everywhere you are! she'll be big before you know it, give her what she needs while she is small.

when my daughter was 7 mos old, she had rsv...after that she did the same thing...I even quit work to be w/ her...at about the age of 14 mos, I got a new job and knew the time had come...I did what "the books" say and started a ritual at bedtime...bath, book, bedtime...I found a nice cd and set it to repeat...then I laid her down...AND ALL HECK BROKE LOOSE! The first night she cried for 2 hours (I calmed her every 15 mins as directed by picking her up and remaining in the room w/ lights off till she stopped crying then laid her back down) Things got a tiny bit better day by day. Now she lays down in the bed when I lay her down and soothes herself back to sleep most times when she awakens at night. If not I can normally go back in and rock her quickly back to sleep. Oh...I turned the monitor all the way down and watched the light, turning it up periodically to check the intensity of the crying...As long as YOU know your baby is safe, dry , and fed, its ok for her to cry. It was very hard for me emotionally at first, but the first time she went right to sleep I went outside and celebrated by jumping up and down and yelling!