7 monht old lo ignores me calling him completely...other have this?

[bumbly]

been worrying about him and caring for him best i can - and i know i do the grotty cleaning jobs he hates eg face cleaning, nail cutting etc

but so demeoralising seeing lo smile to my mum and my partner and ignore me completely

low

Ah
welcome to mumhood

Of course he loves you but at the moment you are his world whereas they are visitors and therefore new and entertaining.
It will be like this on and off. My DD said to me the other day that Saturdays are the best days in the whole world because she can be with daddy whereas mummy is at home all the time.
Dh only needs to say he is going to take to rubbish to the dump and the three DC's are clamouring to go with him. I ask if they want to come to the cafe with me and they alllook at me as if I have asked would they like pins stuck in their eyes.

Don't be low about it. He needs you. He will tell you he loves you in many many ways. just be patient.

Take it as a compliment!
He feels secure with you and knows you're around whatever he does.

Nice way of putting it - thanks really feeling low that he doesnt like me as he avoids eye contact etc

dont take me wrong he does smile at me etc on occassion but esp when others are around no way hose!

hi bumbly, i'm fairly new on here, but i just wanted to say that my dd can be like this too at times, she seems to 'go off' me a bit and stop smiling as much/looking at me etc and for the life of me i can't work out why at the time, but it does pass eventually. she's especially like this when she's around her dad, when she's been at nursery for a couple of days, or when we're with people she doesn't know. i do find it really hard and end up questioning myself, which is silly as i know that i haven't done anything differently to cause the change. i'm just trying not to take it to heart too much, and trying to see it as a sign of her being really comfortable with me... sorry not much help in terms of explaining it!