Does anyone else struggle with this...

[OnNaturesCourse]

My LO is constantly pulling at me, and hanging onto my clothes etc.

It drives me loopy, and it's getting worse as LO gets bigger. (1.5yrs at the moment)

I find myself getting annoying and telling them off (after asking them to stop all day...)

I love cuddles and kisses from LO but the constant touching and pulling at I just can not handle. Really wish they'd play themselves but I get followed everywhere, they will walk past a pile of toys etc to come and hang onto my leg and get under my feet while I cook dinner.

I love LO dearly, but I'm struggling here and I think LO is too (separation anxiety)

My dd was like this. She would only sleep holding on to my hair. All night she would grip my hair. She wanted my hair all day and would cling to me. It drive me mad.

Has something caused the separation anxiety?
Do you have times where you just hold LO? Just hold and cuddle them until they get enough then they might go and start to play? You might just need to reassure them and hold them a lot so they feel secure again.

When I try to cuddle them they just squirm and want let go off... Unless they are tired then I get all the cuddles. But mainly they just want to hang off my leg quite happily but will moan if I ask them to let go or gently move them out the way.

Seperation anxiety has always been bad for my LO, has good days where they'll happily go off with grandparents etc but most of the time it's like they velcro themselves to me, and only me... My partner, Dad, doesn't get a look in most days.

I had a Velcro baby.
No separation anxiety just hated not being able to fully function in the world, so had to do it through me( now a very active teen always swimming sailing kayaking coasteering etc)

I had to put a gate on the kitchen door after a near accident with boiling water. Or sometimes I’d put her in the backpack and cook like that. Or she’d get screen time ( just DVD’s then) while I cooked.
It’s tough, but it does pass, we never see her now with all her activities!

My LO isn't interested in the TV at all, phones yes but not TVs, and I don't like her having the phones.

We have a gate but she will stand and scream at it when I'm on the other side, and I mean hear her from outside kind of screaming.

Don't have a carrier for her, she's the size of the average 3 year old so doubt that would be practical for long anyway.

Thank you for the suggestions though, glad to know it's not just me!!

Mine is like this. She's 2.5 and constantly climbing over me, wrapping her arms around my neck and pulling me. I'm 32 weeks pregnant and it's driving me mad as it hurts, I'm sore, tired and feel harassed. Love cuddles but I hate being constantly grabbed.
I'm trying to be tolerant but today I thought I just want leaving alone for five minutes.

It is hard, isn't it. The closeness etc I could deal with but it's the pulling and hanging off my leg that is tipping me over the edge 😔 I just don't know what to do.

I have no tips but I feel your pain.

My almost 9 year old is still like this. She sits on top of me on the sofa, if I move her from my actual knee she’ll sit so close that we’re touching at all points. She likes to touch my face. Constantly. She’ll stroke my hair or hold a piece of it.

Obviously I love the affection but it does get draining and I get touched out regularly.

DD is a bit like this still at coming up for 2.5. The thing that has worked best wit dinner is standing her on a chair so she can reach the worktop and giving her something to 'help' with. She'll 'help' chop vegetables with her own chopping board, initially with a plastic knife (precut veg almost all the way through) and now a child safe copping knife. If there's anything to stir that keeps her entertained for ages - she spent a good 20 min stirring flour plus herbs for me last week... If your LO isn't safe to stand on a chair yet, could you sit them in a highchair where they could help?

Other jobs same approach - she 'helps' load the washing machine because it's either that or have her hang on to me while I do it... I'm hoping she'll grow out of it at some point....