When will newborn be less clingy

[ImaSababa]

I don't want this to come across the wrong way - believe me, I adore baby DD (four weeks old) and I love feeding her/holding her on demand. I've read up on the fourth trimester, and am willing to basically give her what she wants/needs for as long as it takes her to get used to the world outside the womb.

But....

How long will she be clingy like this? I'd just like to have a vague idea!

It's difficult to say as it entirely depends on the child. Mine is now 1.1 and can still be clingy at points. I found by 3 or4 months I could put them in a sling to get on with other tasks, they were also happy in a bouncer for 10 mins or so if they could see me.
If I was desperate I could leave them in front of hey duggee for 10 minutes by seven or eight months (roughly).
But it really depends on your child, I'm sure every reply will have different experiences depending on each child's temperament which I know is not a lot of help

Good to hear other people's experiences. Thank you!

For me the first turning point was around 8 weeks, then 4 months. From 6 months everything became easier because she could sit up and was happy to sit with a treasure basket for a few minutes.

The first two months I found a killer. She cried constantly and had to held up high in constant motion. At 8 weeks she had short periods of not crying and was happy to be put on a playmat for a nanosecond.

Hang in there - it does get easier!

By 3 months, mine started to take an interest in toys and enjoyed periods lying under an activity centre/play gym thing. The Lamaze toys were great at this age too, plenty to explore.

I think perhaps around 10ish weeks I was able to lay my baby down under a playgym for maybe 5/10mins, and its got better and better since (generally, there are little developmental phases that upset this trend)