double bonus hax chat q: baby likes daddy better, by a lot
Posted by
sweet baboo (aka chris)
Feb 26 '16, 12:00
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Q: Baby prefers Dad, a lot
This is really starting to wear my heart down. My son is 10 months old and for the last five months, he desperately prefers his dad/my husband to me. Before that he showed no preference. When Dad enters the room he lunges for him. When Dad hands him to me or steps out of the room, Baby sobs, sometimes gasping for air, choking he's crying so hard. I really try not to take it personally but it is getting hard. We both work full-time. Dad usually drops him off at daycare and Baby sobs, but the rare time I do it, Baby doesn't give me a second glance. Now that he's sleeping through the night, my husband and I spend about the same amount of time with the baby (I used to do 100% of the night duty). Dad does the mornings, mostly, and I do the evenings. When Baby cries about Dad leaving or handing him to me, we usually don't "indulge" since Dad is leaving, etc., for a reason. Is this really normal? It won't go on forever, right? How should we deal with it when it's happening? And how can I stop feeling so sad? I am genuinely thrilled that they have such a wonderful relationship, and I don't do anything to take away from that. I sometimes have a hard time not reacting sadly in the moment but mostly I stay very cheerful and positive.
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