Hi there.
I hope someone can give me some advice please. I am a newish Grandma to a fabulous Grandson. He is 7.5 months old. My son and daughter in law live nearby. We all get on great. I have seen my grandson regularly since he was born. I am a semi-retired nurse and am going to drop another day in August to enable me to be of more support when my daughter in law goes back to work part time.
Now this is where I need help - we have been trying various combinations of caring for him - me at their house, me taking him to a mother and baby play group which is local to me to enable me to continue that continuity when he is with me regularly ...all with his mum present and then me on my own and it's all gone - mostly - well. .
But, he has developed separation anxiety which is heartbreaking. The moment she leaves him he is swivelling around searching for her, screaming and sobbing, he can't be cuddled, sung to, distracted at all. She has left a cardigan with her smell but that doesn't help. ( I have to say that if she hands him to his Daddy he cries just lately and leans over to be in Mum's arms). He settles in his pram and if we go out, but the minute he realises again, that I'm not his mum, he looks distressed and It breaks my heart.
She is due to go back to work in 5 weeks.
any help would be hugely appreciated.
Thank you
G