My happy little boy is having a few struggles. Understandable, we were expecting this around this age. Sleep has gone to pot but we'll deal with that in time.
My issue is that I cannot even take a three minute shower without him screaming/crying.
He has been a bit of an attached EBF baby, didn't plan it this way but have always tried to be very responsive to his needs without being overly precious.
Now this is getting silly. I put him in cot with several toys and words of reassurance for my quick body shower (next door) and he screams.
I'm not so concerned about his well being because I know he is safe and will be happy as soon as I'm back
I just don't know if I'm doing it all wrong. Going back ASAP before he stops screaming - does this mean he's going to assume screaming means he'll get his own way shortly (I mean this in the loosest sense- I know he's not a dog to be trained and he is still very young). But am I reinforcing the behaviour? I'm concerned it's bleeding into the night time now where he doesn't want to be left where he's previously been a so called good sleeper.
Conversely, by putting him there to scream in the first place, am I creating negative associations? Once I'd picked him up, I went back into room a few mins later with him in arms to pick up the toys and he started crying again.
This is wearing very thin, given the lack of sleep we're all suffering from. I'm not going to compromise and NOT shower. But I suppose my question is- will this phase pass naturally or can I influence it at all (either positively or negatively).
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