clingy baby whyyyyyyyyyy?!!

[RonansMummy]

My DS is 4.5 months old and has always been fine sleeping in his moses basket and has always been fine with other people.

The last couple of days he has been fine while awake, but when sleepy would not let me put him down! If he fell asleep in my arms and I tried to put him down he'd scream and then wake up, then as soon as I picked him up he'd fall back to sleep. If DH picked him up he'd cry uncontrollably until I held him and then he'd settle straight away! It really really upset DH as he felt useless and that DS hated him :-(

I had to have DS in my bed and cuddle him all night for two nights. Last night he went in his basket and today hasn't been too bad about letting me put him down when asleep. But when he was awake he was perfectly normal and happy to be on his own!

It happened after I went out for my SILs birthday, I left him with MIL (who he knows and loves) from 8-12, he played and ate 2oz EBM, fell asleep, woke up, played some more and ate 2oz more EBM then fell asleep again. MIL said he didn't show any signs of anxiety!

Do you think it was to do with leaving him for so long, or just one of those things that babies do sometimes?

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It's just one of those things that babies do.

My dc3 was the same and we ended up with her in our bed most nights. even now at 1.11 and with a 2 week old she shares our bed most nights. I don't mind as we get more sleep and we can't do the CC as she really upsets her ASD brother who will then keep us up all night.

I think you have a couple of choices. Try and ride it out. Persevere and if he cries when he goes in the basket pick him up settle hima gain and put him back down. Do this probably 20 times a night,

Introduce a dummy, if you haven't already.

Try CC, although I don't really recommend that but I know many on here swear by it.

Co-Sleep. I love it and DD loves it.

Look for the No Cry Sleep Solution which is a great book about getting kids to sleep a gentler way then through CC.

I'd definitely co-sleep, he is far too young for CC. I do like co-sleeping :-)

I was just wondering if it was something i'd done that made him clingy so suddenly!

Grab a sling and don't put him down through the day, co-sleep.

Basically give him as much of you as he can handle and he will soon be royally sick of you and be trying to escape to Daddy.

Worked for me!

Sounds like he's going through a stage of separation anxiety.
He's just realising who he knows, and he knows you best and wants you all the time now! It's lovely really! (But a bit tiring for you!)

Sounds like you're doing really well anyway!
I think they go through separation anxiety a few times before the age of 2 so I wouldn't worry too much, all very normal.

He's back to normal now! I just gave him all the attention he wanted and he's fine :-) thanks guys!!!