I have a three month old DD. Almost all of the time, she hates to be held or cuddled! She'll tolerate it for five minutes or so (or if she is getting milk) but then she'll get grizzly, then start properly crying.
If you put her down on the floor she's really happy, very alert and interested in her surroundings. She loves looking at faces and if you lean over her she'll smile and "talk" and she makes good eye contact.
Everyone else I know with babies this age is always complaining that they can't put them down, they want to be cuddled all the time, they cry if they leave the room, they have to co sleep. My DD is the complete opposite, she's happiest on the floor or in her bouncy chair, she hates being held, she couldn't care less if I leave the room and she's very happy to sleep in her cot!
I know I should be grateful as in general she's quite a chilled out baby, but I can't help being paranoid that something is wrong. I have spent too much time googling and have found people saying that babies not liking physical contact or cuddles is a sign of autism!
It probably doesn't help that the trend right now seems to be for "attachment parenting" and I keep reading how babies who are held lots are more secure . I'd happily spend more time holding her if she didn't hate it so much!
Anyone else have the same?
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Is my three month old normal?
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carpetfish · 13/08/2016 21:58
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