7 month old cries whenever we are with other people

[mama1972]

Looking for some advice please. My little boy is 7 months old and cries at baby sensory, when we are out with people he doesn't know well, when anyone talks to him or looks at him. We were at a friends yesterday, just her and her little boy and he cried the whole time and wouldn't play. He is the same if a friend comes to our house He cries at baby group whenever we do an activity. He is fine with my husband, me, my sister and the rest of my family. He is a lovely smiley boy who loves to play with toys, sing, listen to music etc, it's just when we are in public he gets so upset. I've tried making sure he's eaten, had a nap, make sure he's close enough to me, on my lap, smiling etc but I can't seem to get it right. I keep taking him out with people but it's starting to get hard, I feel bad for saying it but it really is only him, the other babies don't seem to be reacting like this. Has anyone been in the same situation?

My four month old is similar but whingy in general. He is worse with other people though. I was told to take him out and about as much as i want but not to push it or overwhelm him. I find taking him to my mothet and baby fitness classes is good because he can watch other people (mum's and babies) without getting overwhelmed by them and I'm only a couple or metres away. I carried him into a room full of people a few weeks ago and he burst into wails at the siight of them - I think some babies just get overwhelmed. Hopefully they'll find it easier as they grow older :)

You can only persevere the only other option is to become a shut in. I'm sure the constant cry is stressful and can make you anxious, if that's the case it could be making your lo anxious too. When he gets going could you hand him off to someone who is a bit more relaxed? I've done this in the past with my dd.

Actually the only this he's happy with is when we go to mum and baby spinning class, it's over his naptime so he has a bottle and falls asleep 😂

Doesn't make me anxious as such, obviously I don't like it but I know he's not hurt, I'm just keen for him to enjoy social situations again as he used to enjoy them so much. Wouldn't want to hand him over to anyone, my family aren't nearby and husband is at work so it's just me with him the majority of the time, if someone he doesn't know holds him he gets really upset. He loved groups until ge was 5 months old 😢

Hi mama1972 - when this happened at our 7 month check up (we don’t have HV, we live in a differ3nt country), the doctor and social worker said it’s an early sign of separation anxiety and they thought it was early and that our son was very “aware”. Might be something similar? Basically they thought it was normal and healthy, but early, development phase.