Separation anxiety - or the opposite!

[reren]

My 9 month old has started crying for my attention whenever i come in the room! He is with me most of the time but when he is being taken care of by his daddy or other family members and i come back in the room he suddenly starts fussing and reaching for me. While i'm not visible he is perfectly hapoy. What is this? A type of separation anxiety? Will it stop soon or is it the beginning of a difficult mummy phase! I'm about to go back to work so i really hope not!

[Moos]

My 8 month old does it from time to time, esp if left with a friend, granny etc. rather than his father, with whom he obviously feels very comfortable. As far as I vaguely remember from previous baby it happens on and off for a few months and is part of separation anxiety.

You'll probably also find your small acts up and starts being naughty (when a bit older) when you come home from work, even though your child cared will assure you he's had a great day.... it's a special present just for Mummy. I tried to think of it as a sign of love... (sigh). Sorry. But forewarned is forearmed, I guess.

Best of luck with return to work.

[cuppa tea]

Yes, sounds like seperation anxiety. I think they suddenly remember that you have left them, when you come back in the room and get a bit panicked that you could leave them.

Moos: "You'll probably also find your small acts up and starts being naughty (when a bit older) when you come home from work, even though your child cared will assure you he's had a great day.... it's a special present just for Mummy. I tried to think of it as a sign of love... (sigh). Sorry. But forewarned is forearmed, I guess."

My 4 yr old still does this when I pick him up from nursery and he's only been there a couple of hours on a morning. I just read his nursery final report and it is a of different child!! Can't wait for the behaviour on picking him up from a full day at school!

[Belle]

Definitely - my son started doing this about 10 mths, suddenly wouldn't be held by anyone else when I ws in the vicinity - but was fine if I was out of sight. He is still a bit clingy with me at 2.5 when his granny is here, it's as if he knows I want to offload him!! But generally, it just improved over a few months, and as he was fine when I wasn't actually there, it didn't cause too many problems.

[prm]

Ahhh my 10 month old has been doing exactly the same for a few weeks now...glad to hear it's a phase...it's getting silly!