Toddler shunning his Dad?

[Ginandgingers92]

19 month old son has over the past few months started shunning his Daddy (DH) in favour of me. It upsets DH and it upsets me to see. When it's just the 2 of them together for the day it's fine, but if it's a choice between the two of us, he will:

• forcibly try to wriggle out of DH's arms to get to me,
• run away from DH to find me,
• call my name over and over,
• refuse DH kisses and cuddles but happily give them to me.

-Ignore anything DH says or asks him to do.

I guess I just want to know if this is a 'normal' toddler thing? Will he grow out of it and when may this be?!
It's really upsetting me! In terms of our set up, im PT work, he's FT and DS only goes to nursery one day a week. We're pretty much level on who spend how much one on one time with him. I'm also due baby number 2 in March, so would love to know how we can move past this before Mummy has to be shared!

Thanks :)

Completely normal. Affection will get switched to your DH in a bit!

Normal. Don't make a fuss about it, it will change soon enough

Thanks people, I almost want it to happen sooner rather than later; Dad hasn't been flavour of the month, day, hour for forever!

Same in our household. In our case it's because I spend so much more time with him though.
It doesn't upset me but I think it bothers DH so I do tend to play it down ie. if DS shrieks for me when DH picks him up I'll just roll my eyes and say it's only because he wants me to give him a biscuit. And when DH leaves for work I often text him to say that DS cried when he left (occasionally he'll give a little shout but not really). I figure that DH thinking his son doesn't like him doesn't help anybody. And as pp have said- it's bound to change!!

I had this with both of my DC. I think it's because I spent a lot more time with them - I breastfed, I got up I the night, I was more intuitive about what they needed.

Fast forward 15 years and they're long legged teenagers striding ahead talking to DH and I'm scurrying behind!

I guess we'll just sit patiently and wait for him to realise that we're both worthy of his love, hehe 🙈
Thanks all!