Almost2 year old doesnt want anything to do with DH,only wants Mummy!

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My DD1 has always had a great relationship with DH, and has always been a real daddys girl. In the last couple of months however she has become increasingly clingy to me, to the point that only I can change her nappy, put her to bed, do her bath etc (ie all the high dependency/omfort things).
I guess this is just a phase but question is do w epander to her ie I do all these thinsg or do we insisit when DH is at home he does bath/bed butthen she just screams mummy throughout
HELP

No answers I'm afraid, but I just wanted to ay that we have exactly the same problem with DS (aged 21 months). He won't even let DH read him a book! Everything s Mummy... I'm praying it's a phase as I'm pregnant with #2 and would really like to sit down!

Thanks amyboo - good to know I am not the only one. We also have dd2, now 7 months, and I had wodnered whether DD1s obsession with me was a very delayed reaction to dd2's arrival but I think I am overanalysing. Its so frustrating though as she wont even let DH get her up in the morning or from a nap and cries until I go in! AHHHH

Same here. I think it's because DP works full time, sometimes odd hours, which means that I do most of the childcare. It's got better recently, but it breaks my heart for DP when he asks DS for a cuddle and he shouts "No! Mummy cuddle!" and races over to sit on my knee leaving poor DP stood there with his arms open. Must be upsetting for him, but I'm hoping as he gets older it will improve.

I have had the opposite for the past few months with my dd2 who's 22 months. When dh is in the house she doesn't want anything to do with me, only her daddy will do! I don't take it personally.... (much) . It is just a phase and does not mean she no longer likes me. No over Christmas she's had plenty of attention from him and she decided I was the chosen one to read her a bedtime story .
My advice would be to go with it (up to a point of course) and not take it personally...

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Thhanks - will go with it for now. She was happy to let DH put her down for a nap just now which is progress and is generally a bit happier with him as hes been around the last few days (unlike normally when he has left for work before she wakes and only home late after she is in bed!)

We had this for a looong time I'd say way into the 2s. I fretted, dh felt hurt, despite all best efforts of trying to be convinced it was "just a phase". But turned out it was, and dd (now 4) adores her dad. And there are even times she wants nothing to do with me, to which dh feels guilty about cos he remembers how it made him feel, but I really don't mind, he gets the love and I get a break!
Don't worry, it will pass.

Also went through this with dd1, now 4, when she was about the same age. We bought some books we knew she'd love, put them in a special folder with a label "daddy's special books for sharing with dd" and photo's of them together stuck on the front.. I wasn't 'allowed' to read them, only him. It really helped with giving him some time with her and she loved it. You could do the same with a few toys too. It is a phase, and although dd has always been a mummys girl it does get better.

My son, 2.6, gets like this but I don't always give into it. Depends in what else is going on. He will usually cry and scream for a bit but eventually comes around.