Baby won't settle with anyone else

[ShyGreyFinch]

I know this is really normal and will pass but has anyone got any advice that might help. My baby is almost 7 months and will not settle if me or dad isn't there. I left her with my auntie for 5 mins to go to the shop and she screamed the place down. She is doing this everytime we leave her with somone and I'm worried about going back to work. Thanks.

Like you say this is so normal (but very tough so sending hugs!)
Not all kids are like this so when you have one like this you can wonder what you're doing 'wrong' but some kids just struggle more with this than others. We have only ever been able to leave our son with parents or one grandparent. Nobody else. He is 3! Hoping to start nursery in Sept and will see how that goes. Just go at your child's pace. If you want to introduce someone new do it so gradually over time. Also make sure you always say bye to your baby rather than try sneak away

its really hard cause I need a break and would love to leave her with family, even for a couple of hours but she screams so much you think she's going to be sick and Stops the minute I walk back in the room

I can relate so much, it's really tough. Can you pick one relative who is going to be around loads and likely to actually be able to offer help and start to build their relationship really slowly? Try get them to come round for a little bit everyday or at least most days and stay consistent and build it up? Hopefully will get there eventually. But also just to say I spent the first year with really unrealistic expectations and actually I felt better when I just realised that this was just how it was. I can get a break by leaving with his dad

Sorry just to clarify as well, I don't think your expectations are unrealistic at all, I just mean given my situation and how clingy my child was, I needed to adjust my expectations massively compared to friends

I’d love to know the answer to this too. My DS is 19 months and won’t sleep without me doing bedtime. Not even DH. It’s been 19 lovely months but it would be so good for him to find a way to sleep with DS or even grandparents .

My daughter was 10 months before she would settle for dad and about 18 months before she would settle for other family members.
She is a reflux and allergy baby and was 15 months before we got the allergies to symptoms free.
She is nearly 4 now and nanny and grandma have even managed to look after her the odd when she has been poorly!

Exactly the same as my 20 month old. If my DH has to put him to bed he just messes about and takes hours to fall asleep. With me, 5 mins getting comfy and out like a light😅 really wish I'd have made DH do more bedtimes when he was smaller😭

We’re expecting again and I don’t know how I’m going to cope 😅😅 but dh will be doing the night times with the new baby for sure 🤣

Oh definitely make sure he does, the thought of having to manage 2 would kill me😅