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Post by lissa on Dec 7, 2011 14:06:49 GMT -6
DD has hit that stage...only wanting mommy. BUT...if I am not in the room or in view of her she is fine. If I am making dinner or cleaning up after dinner and she sees me she only wants me. She has 2 older 'step-sisters' that want to be with her all the time and sometimes she just needs mommy time.
So, 11 months old....do I make her cry it out a bit at times? Do I always pick her up? Do I sneak around...maybe send them downstairs to play while I clean/cook?
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Post by brandi6685 on Dec 7, 2011 15:42:38 GMT -6
I let both my kids cry it out when they got like that. I would finish what I was doing and then pick them up or sit down on the floor with them. That way they knew I was there for them but also got my stuff done. Now at 2 and 4 they both know if I'm busy to go play until im done
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Post by bumblebee23 on Dec 7, 2011 15:51:59 GMT -6
I would just let the boys cry it out. I couldn't be holding them 24/7. Mommy had stuff to do that can't be done when I was hauling a kid around on my hip all day.
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Post by jrose on Dec 7, 2011 15:52:55 GMT -6
I let the girls cry it out otherwise my arms would be hurting.
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Post by sharon on Dec 7, 2011 17:46:22 GMT -6
I would keep my son near and talk to him while I did what I needed to do. We had a gate blocking him from getting in the kitchen for safety, but he would hang out on his side of it, when I was in the kitchen, and I would talk to him. Or I'd put him in the high chair by me with something to play with. Like, if I had to wash dishes, he could have a cloth a non breakable plate in the high chair near me. He's always been really good about playing by himself and not needing me by him all the time. I always felt like by him knowing he COULD be by me, it avoided making it an issue. But who knows? Maybe that's just his personality anyway, that he played well alone for long periods of time all along. I'd also make sure I didn't interrupt him unless I needed to. So when he was a newborn baby, for instance, if he we in his crib looking at his mobile while I went to the bathroom, I wouldn't go get him as soon as I came out of the bathroom, so long as he was content. I'd go get something done and listen for him, or come back in a bit. Same with once he could sit up with toys. If he was focused on a toy, or looking at something, I'd let him be, even if I was done with what I was doing, so he could stretch his attention span as much as feasible.
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Post by irish on Dec 8, 2011 9:52:55 GMT -6
What Sharon said! When DS hit that stage and I was unable to hold him, (and he always wanted to be held while I was in the kitchen!), I'd put him in his high chair right next to me with a couple of toys and just chat with him and explain everything that I was doing. Good luck!
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