need help here... i have a clingy baby

Oh, I think you know what you have to do and it isn't easy. Your little one is going to have to start spending time with daddy. Even if it upsets him a little. By staying with him everytime he cries for you the impression your baby gets is that they can get their way by crying. As long as you know the father isn't going to harm the baby in any way start out small. Let baby and daddy bond in one room while you go into another. Go to the store by yourself and let baby and daddy have some time alone together. After a while the baby will get used to daddy too.

Well, the first thing I will tell you is that this is more than likely just a stage and it will pass as do all others. My son was like that as a baby and he and his Dad are fine. If you want to try and force the issue some you can try leaving your son with Dad to run to the store or do an errand. Start small. Remember, he's a baby and you are his anchor, of course it's going to be difficult for him to not be with you all the time. However, he will get past it.

Both of my boys (now grown) would go through stages. They would be clingy to me for a while then him. I just recently adopted my nephew who is almost 2 now and he is very clingy to my husband but I sometimes wonder if that comes from the fact that a male was never really in the picture with him until now. I would make it a point once in a while to leave the baby with dad for a few hours. That would reinforce the fact to him that you are both there and maybe that would help him bond with dad. My husband works every day so I am at home with Jamie for the bigger part of the day but when hubby comes through the door he runs to find him and hangs on him all evening!LOL I figure it is a stage too and soon enough he will change his mind! LOL Good Luck and I wouldn't worry about it too much and hope dad doesn't take it to heart because his turn is coming!

My daughter had to be by me all the time and I thought she would never get over it. I couldn't even take her out places because she would get so upset. After awhile she got to where she would go to her dad but it took awhile before she would go to him a lot and now she is almost three and she prefers to be with him more than me!! She has become a total daddy's girl. Sometimes it takes time for them to want to be apart from you and it can be difficult at times but they will eventually get past that stage and you will begin to miss them wanting you. In the past month my daughter has even gotten to where I can bring her new places to meet people and she is fine with it and it doesn't seem to bother her anymore.

I think it's natural for a baby to be clingy but as long as you feel you are giving it enough affection, there are times when ignoring may be good.

I don't think there is any thing abnormal in it, usually baby cling to mother's more compared to dads, but as they grow up things become different.. Thanks for sharing God bless you, have a nice day ahead. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. .