to think that these skype calls could be confusing?

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DP is away working for the week. We skyped earlier and DD said hello to Daddy. (well, more like gahh, eeee than 'hello'!). We plan to skype daily while he is away. It is the first full week he's been away since she was born 15 weeks ago.

This is a lovely way to keep in contact but DD is so little that she will not understand why she can't cuddle Daddy etc. I'm worried she'll get confused or distressed. What do people think? Am I being completely ridiculous?!

I think it's a great thing to do. You're worrying too much.

YANBU to worry, but everyone I know who skypes regularly with family find it great. My DB lived abroad for a while and kept his relationship with 2 young children really alive using it.

Yes you're being ridiculous, she'll very rapidly learn that she can only see daddy and "talk" to him. It'll also be very good for him to see his DD regularly.

It's a lot better than not seeing each other, don't underestimate the intelligence of your DD.

Am I reading this correctly OP? Your DD is 15 weeks weeks old? Is that right? Do you really think she's going to be able to work out or understand that that is her Daddy on the computer screen and be confused as to why she can't cuddle him.

Really don't think this experience will scar her for life.

I am being ridiculous. She does know it's Daddy on the screen though.

You're being a tad ridiculous, yes.

She will love it and also daddy as well.

My husband was away twice in the first year of my daughter's life and I had one overnight trip when she was 16 months and will have another next week. Skype is great to keep in touch...

also with family is different countries

My son used to get a little confused at that age but it was fine, now he's 8 months he just finds it funny. She'll get used to it, don't worry

Oh dear I read that as 15months, not weeks! Honestly bless her, and you, just a tad ridiculous, but it's understandable!

A 15 week old baby..... Really?
She doesn't have a clue who Daddy is yet... You could give her to the fairies and as long as someone fed and changed her she would not care. She is not yet capable of getting distressed or confused about people not being able to cuddle her. Bless.
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At four months old she will have a clue who Daddy is jendot!

Of course she will

But I don't think it'd confuse her though OP, I'm sure it's nice for her to hear his voice rather than not hear it.

I dunno. I have an almost-11 month old who sees my parents regularly (we stay over once a week). We talk on Skype maybe every other day. At the beginning of the call he 'chats' and waves to them but then tries to get behind the computer as if he thinks they are there, and fussing like he does when he wants them to pick him up. My dad mentioned the other day that he was concerned the baby would get confused and based on his behaviour I do wonder if that is the case. However I think it's best to continue and he will learn that just because he can hear them (the video is usually too blurry to be of huge use to a baby) that doesn't mean they are physically present.

Ah Skype is great when it works, but seriously, unless your partner has to see his 15 wk old (I don't think your 15wk old has to see daddy), I save the skyping with my dp until after our babies are in bed