My ds suddenly not liking other babies!!

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Ever since my ds was born we have met up weekly with my ante natal group, for the last month whenever one of the babies cries or makes a loud noise my ds starts to cry and gets really upset, and then just becomes very grumpy! Today for example we had a fab morning together at home, then after his lunchtime nap we headed over to see the babies, i put ds on the rug with the others and he was happily playing then as soon as he heard one of the babies shriek that was it!! Tears and general grumpiness! I find this quite odd as he has been around them since birth and has heard them all cry lots before. But he seems so distressed by it :-(
Does anyone else's babies do this?

how old is your ds? could be he's becoming a bit more aware of things so is developing a bit of stranger anxiety?

He's 6 months so that could be what's happening, although all the babies are the same age and they don't seem bothered! But i know all babies are different.

Its normal. Babies don't have 'friends' and he has probably been tolerating the other babies up to now because you're right there and he'd rather be with you than without you.

Now he's letting you know it!

My ds used to do this at around that age and it lasted a few months - I just cuddled him lots when he was upset and told him it was ok, but didn't change my plans or avoid seeing other babies. i was worried that he was going to be a little worrier but he grew out of it after a while (maybe around 12 months) and is now an incredibly sociable 18 month old and doesn't bat an eyelid when other toddlers/babies are kicking off.

My DS who is now 2 did exactly this, around this age, he used to jump out of his skin if another child screeched (even if their shout was in joy!) and cry if anothe baby cried etc., he was very hit and miss at 'groups' therefore as I often had to take him out of the group to calm down as he seemed genuinely scared, but I persisted in taking him and he stopped doing it by 11months, he just had to get used to other kids noise! probably as he doesn't have siblings at home - funnily enough adult noise has never frightened him, as he has noisy parents :) he loves other children now and their noise, and is pretty noisy himself...

Thanks all!! Really reassuring to know other babies have behaved in the same way and are now happy sociable toddlers :-)