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Baby refusing to settle for anyone but me!

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Smci · 08/06/2019 09:25

I'm sure this is a common issue but it's causing a fair bit of stress in our little family! We have a 4 month old beautiful baby boy who will scream the house down if anyone other than me tries to settle him. Lately he's getting distressed when anyone even holds him- granny, auntie and sometimes even his dad. I'm breastfeeding but he usually has 2 bottles a day which he will take no problem for me but refuses to for his dad. I'm at home with him all day so obviously am doing the majority of the putting him to bed etc, my husband leaves for work at 7.30 and is home about 6.30, as he drives an hr to work he's sleeping in the spare room. We're going out to the usual baby groups twice a week and visiting family etc so he's getting to see ppl regularly. I get that he's more used to me doing everything and there's not a lot we can change about it but for example I left him with my husband to do the grocery shopping and was gone maybe 2 hours- he screamed for an hour. He absolutely won't go to bed for him, and even settling him during the night he loses it. This is upsetting for my husband too and he's working hard to play with him every chance he can and sit talking to him as I feed etc. Also I'm worried as we've a wedding coming up in 3 weeks and had planned to leave him with my mum but don't know if I can do that to the baby or my mum knowing it could be 24 hours of screaming! Help!

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PandaMum88 · 08/06/2019 10:14

Following as were in the same situation!
My parents are staying with us at the moment and keep trying to help out by taking him for a nap, but just makes it worse as he freaks out if it's not me!

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