Separation Anxiety - Fenton, MI

K.,
I totally agree with rachelle on this just goooo..... moms need their time too... you obviously know that ur hubby is of no danger to ur child....I know its hard at first, but you must do it..... she will be fine in the end... If she cries now and u come right back, she will sucker u into this in 10 yrs too.... As long as she is safe,,, leave AND enjoy... if you have anxiety, she will know and react.... so none there go to lunch, dress fittings, breakfast whatever... just goooooooo for ur own peace of mind.....
talk soon
tam

Hi K.,

Sounds pretty normal to me, K.. Here's a link to an article I wrote on separation anxiety. Hope it helps ;)

http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/2688/Separation-Anx...

J.

your giving her exactly what she wants and actually making it worse instead of spending alone time with her make daddy seem fun to hang out with obviously she loves and adores you and usually its baby see baby do so include daddy in more stuff she'll like him more and it'll make it easier on you bc hes participating more....my daughter was the opposite she loved her daddy and was actually kinda mean to me she would slap me or pull my hair and her dad would say noooo nice mumma and rub my head and give me a kiss and hug the both of us and the next thing i know shes giving me kisses

It's normal but will continue if you don't insist she allow your husband to tend to her. When my daughter went through this a few months ago I'd just go outside for a walk or run to the store at bedtime. She was always fine with in 2 minutes. She let daddy put her in her crib and went right to sleep.
Is she crying the whole time when you aren't around? How long is that, a trip to the bathroom or a trip to the mall?
You have to just assure her you'll be back and leave. Don't feed into it with "poor baby" or extra long snuggles. Just tell her you'll be back as soon as you can, kiss, hug and leave. Wave to her at the window with a smile if possible and get out of there. It's doing her no good if you're prolonging leaving to console her, that's what she wants. She'll be fine with dad or whoever you're leaving her with. Good Luck!

Im thinking its a 2 yr old thing. My son does the same thing i cant leave the living room with out him flipping out and screaming. I Have to sneek out when i go to work its bad. So i know what your going through but here its just me so i deal with it all.Its hard. Theres only 2 people he'll stay with with out throwing himslef down in a big mad fit! Hopefuly it will change soon eh?