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4 month old separation anxiety

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Hsmum21 · 19/11/2021 20:44

My 4 month old DS has recently stopped wanting to go to anyone other than my husband. He's seen my sisters and parents once, if not twice, every week since he was born so I would say he's pretty familiar with them but now he has started crying whenever they hold him or even look at him. It's quite upsetting to see and I should think upsetting for my family as they just want to cuddle and play with him. Is this a normal part of his development or is there anything I can do to help his anxiety around his aunties and grandparents?

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Mattieandmummy · 20/11/2021 08:43

Totally normal, I found if I pushed it it just made it an awful lot worse. I would just respect his boundaries until he gets beyond this stage although it might take a while.

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