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6 month old screams with Dad

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SarahScone · 15/05/2025 18:05

Hi

We have a 6mo son who seems to
go through phases of not being happy to be with his dad.
DH thinks that his behaviour is extreme; crying/screaming/panting, until I come and get him and then he settles. He says that he is worried he will struggle when he gets older and that he seems to have some sort of anxiety or nervous disposition.
Baby does get very worked up and upset with his dad and we can’t see any good reason for it, other than maybe separation anxiety, but he does seem to go through unexplained phases of it. He will be fine for a good few weeks and then something will set him off again and will scream, cry and pant if left on his own with DH.
Can anyone share any experiences like this so that I can reassure DH? Did your babies end up having anxiety issues? Were they particularly sensitive? Or just normal part of being a baby?

(For the record, I’m not concerned. I can see that it is not nice for DH and he wants a reason for the screaming, but I think the reason may just be Baby with a capital B!)

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MissyB1 · 15/05/2025 18:10

Other way round in our house sometimes ds preferred his dad to me! Honestly they just go through phases, reassure your dh, and don't read too much into it. Our ds basically cried until he could walk which wasn't until he was 13 months. Then suddenly he was a happy confident sociable little boy!

Theunamedcat · 15/05/2025 18:11

Well mine won't reassure him 12 years old and still doesn't like him he is autistic though but he never really liked him then we split up and he REALLY didn't like him refused to call him dad refused to interact with him he wasn't nasty to him just....disdain he hasn't bothered with ds2 for years and ds never missed him honestly couldn't care less if he tried

SarahScone · 15/05/2025 18:15

Thanks @Theunamedcat
i think that DH is worried that baby has autism. Were there any other signs when he was a baby? And did he consistently dislike his dad or was it on and off?

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SarahScone · 15/05/2025 18:16

@MissyB1 this is what I think. Some babies just cry. Admittedly this one screams and pants sometimes. But I do feel like it is within the range of normal.

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SarahScone · 15/05/2025 21:21

Bumping in case others can share experiences…

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