Baby doesn’t like cuddles

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My 6 month old little boy has never been one for cuddles; he gets impatient wants to move and doesn’t like snuggling in...he’ll happily now sit on my lap if he can see my face to talk to but I feel I’ve really missed out when people talk about snuggly babies. Even at bed he’d rather be in his bed than cuddled. Anyone had any experience of this? I’m worried he’ll not be an affectionate child as he grows up.

Yes! DD 15 months was (and sometimes still is) the same - somewhere around 13 months she realised cuddles weren't the devil and she now cuddles me regularly but still won't if she's not in the mood and rarely cuddles anyone else. She's just got too many other things she'd rather be doing!

Mine loved cuddles as a newborn but hated them at 6mo. At 2.5 she'll sometimes come and hug me now. She's not as affectionate as some of her peers but I just think that makes her cuddles more special

My two year old doesn’t like cuddles. She also doesn’t like co-sleeping, which I had been looking forward to for warm snuggly bedtime cuddles. She asks to go back to her own bed

Yes my dd, now 21 months, was the same. She loved being snuggled as a newborn but then after about 3 months she didn't like cuddles anymore. You couldn't even really comfort her with a cuddle, she just needed space to have a cry. Now though she is becoming more affectionate and will shout "cuggle"
when she wants one. But really I think she just likes her space with the knowledge that you are there at her beck and call when needed.

My DS didn’t really like cuddles as a baby - he always wanted to be on the move, and was too wriggly for co-sleeping - but as a 12yo he is cuddly and affectionate

My DS is 11 months. Doesn't like cuddles, co-sleeping...or anything really. He'll come up and give me a sloppy kiss though so I don't mind too much

My eldest wasn't much of a cuddlier either. He still isn't at 4yo - he sometimes thinks he likes a cuddle but it lasts for all of about 10 seconds!

DC2 is very much a cuddler. I remember thinking, when he threw his arms around me at 6-8mo 'oh so THIS is what everyone else was talking about'

DC1 just needs attention in other ways, he loves a bit of rough and tumble and sits very close to me if we watch something together.

Oh yes and co sleeping hasn't work since about 6 mo with either of them

My 8 year old never was and still isn't - I'm am always surprised when he does come along and give me a kiss! Nothing for you to worry about!