Baby suddenly only wants me

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Looking for some advice on DD being super clingy!

DD is coming up to 4 months old and is generally a very happy and content little baby with pretty much anyone. While I'm the primary caregiver DH + grandparents have been able to look after her without a peep up until now and I've been able to have a bit of a break now and again.

This week though it's like overnight she's suddenly become completely attached to me and is so distressed when others attempt to hold her and play with her etc. We combi feed and recently she's even been upset when DH has been giving her a bottle which has never happened before. It's particularly distressing for DH when he comes home from work as she just cries on him and won't settle until given to me. I don't want to make it worse by caving in every time and taking her (also bad for his confidence) but equally I hate to see her getting so upset.

I know it's a phase but does anyone have any tips on managing it?!

Yes it’s developmental - they start to be more aware who is holding them and they have better eyesight.

Personally I wouldn’t try to push baby to accept dad more (we tried it here), I would go with what baby wants as it makes them least distressed. When they are older they become happier to trust other adults

Totally agree on the awareness and the eyesight. Developmentally she has probably only recently realised that you leaning her is a possibility as as you feed her, it's a good idea to keep you around.

Also agree with not pushing her to go to others, it's a phase and if you go with what she's comfortable with for now, it will build her confidence.

From the feeding point of view, it's very normal for a combi-fed 4 month old to start showing a preference for one method of delivery over another. If she's rejecting the bottle from DH, she might just be rejecting being bottle fed.