12month old does not seem interested/recognise us when we pick him up from nursery

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My 12month old has been in nursery 5 days a week since he was 7 months old and seems to really enjoy himself there. My husband and I pick him up together in the afternoons and he doesn't seem that happy or bothered to see us. WHereas the other babies come up to greet us or smile at us he just looks up, then carries on playing with whatever toy he has. We and the nursery teachers have to call him a couple of times before he decides to crawl over to us.
It seems like he looks at us and goes " Oh, you two again" He is perfectly happy when we actually pick him up and laughs and smiles all the way home and plays happily with us at home it's just our arrival at nursery where he seems totaly disinterested in us. I worry if perhaps he is slow to recognise us or is not bonded to us that well? Or am I being over sensitive?

So, he's surrounded by toys and other kids and is engrosed in playing with something fun and can't deign to stop for the people he sees all the time?

One of the babies at my dc's childminders does this. He's also there full time. I just see it as him being very securely attached to both his parents and nursery nurses and feeling very secure in himself.

You're being a bit over sensitive, but that's understandable

My daughter is nearly one and is exactly the same. Both her dad and I are greeted by a look which says "oh, it's you two muppets again, please excuse me, I'm busy"

I'm assuming she's happy and settled and having fun

My daughter once actively hid from me when I picked her up- I had come much earlier than usual and the staff had just announced that they were going out to play.

He's happy and chilled out. While it probably feels a bit sad for you it does show that he is secure in himself.

Other children come over because you are new, fun and exciting. He knows he will be going with you soon enough but to him everyone else/toys are just more fun at that moment.

I'm sure when other parents come to collect he goes over to them as they are new, fun and exciting to him and their child just sits back.

DS 12 months is at home full time and still does the "oh you again, hang on a sec I'm busy" look constantly.

Thanks for the reassuring responses and glad to know that we are not the only parents experiencing the same.

It shows you've done a good job of finding somewhere he is happy. And that he's secure and happy. Double thumbs up :)

I posted almost the same thing recently it's heart breaking I know she's improved a wee bit now I get a happy scream and it's off to play again. Though one day I forgot something and had to go back in and she was hysterical that I was taking her back so guess she does love me after all