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Advice needed- clingy 1yo

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mrsseashell · 08/12/2018 13:34

My 14mo DS is a real mummy's boy- he wants to be on me allll the time, carries around, playing with, reading to, feeding, sleeping next to etc. He cries if his dad tries to pick him up or cuddle him if I am in the room. He's really hard to calm down when he is tired, and around me he will whinge and moan and cry and get worked up. If I leave the room and it's just him and his dad then he plays independently, is happy entertaining himself, chills out on the sofa next to DH (he would never ever do this with me- claws at me to be cuddled) and will fall asleep calmly.

What am I doing wrong? Why does dad have it so easy?!

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lorisparkle · 08/12/2018 13:43

My ds all went through this phase. It is a nightmare but luckily just a phase!

mrsseashell · 08/12/2018 13:49

My OP makes me sound annoyed - I'm not, I love that he loves me so much and have all the time in the world for him, I'd just like to be able to get him to sleep haha

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Naschkatze · 08/12/2018 14:11

My DS is the same OP. If I'm around he wants to be as close as physically possible but is perfectly happy with DH or nursery when I'm not there. Bedtime is the same: DH can put him down, say goodnight and leave and DS will sleep happily. I have to cuddle him until he falls asleep and it ends in lots of tears if I don't. He has been like it for as long as I can remember (21 months now) but goes through phases where it is worse. I don't think you're doing anything wrong!

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Jackshouse · 08/12/2018 15:25

DD was/can be the same. What helped was DH and DD having Daddy/daughter time together where they went out and had fun together once a week without me being around.

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