My DS is 8 months old and since he was about 3 or 4 months old has hated my sister and BIL. He sees them in a room and becomes hysterical and inconsolable. It took about 2 hours to calm him down last time. He is normally a sociable wee thing and will smile at any stranger.
We really can't figure it out, he sees them regularly, we are a close family, and he's the only grandchild. He screams if they visit him in our home, their home, our parent's home, everywhere really.
We can't have any family gatherings. It was my dad's 70 th last night and we couldn't all be there at the same time, so his birthday meal was staggered with us all in different rooms. We introduced them all again at the end, and the screaming started.
There has never been any incidents, nothing. They've tried not wearing any perfumes etc, ignoring him, sitting quietly etc. We are always there in the room.
My sister is devastated, they don't have children and she just wants to love him.
Any ideas gratefully received. It's really affecting us all, no family Easter, no family Christmas and now no birthdays. It's horrible seeing him and them so upset.