Louise_Oaktree
18-08-2009, 12:23 PM
Hi folks
Ok so it's only child's 2nd full day (been for 3 x 2 hour settling in sessions) but I could just do with some reassurance and support!
Little boy is nearly 12 months old and is lovely, when we go out of the house he is good as gold 99% of the time. He loves going for walks in the pram, feeding ducks, going ANYWHERE basically. We went to Doctors this morning and he was perfect :) but when we are at home he CRIES and CRIES:(
He doesn't like being left and has even cried when left with Dad for a couple of hours. He cried when Mum goes and then gradually it seems to get less time between the crying.
Yesterday by the afternoon he was happily sat playing and didn't cry for about 3 hours :clapping:
Today seems worse :( and I just need some reassurance that he is going to settle ok - and ideas of what to do really.
I do a mixture of sitting with him on the floor and carrying him. A couple of times he goes to the door screaming but yesterday when I brought him away he was fine. Today he has just sat and cried most of the morning.
Should I try to help him by arranging activities away from home or am I fueling the fire?
I have only had 1 child like this before and she was fine once the settling in was over and she started coming full time so I'm relatively inexperienced with this :blush:
I just want to help all I can - he doesn't have a favorite toy, teddy, blanket or dummy!
Ok so it's only child's 2nd full day (been for 3 x 2 hour settling in sessions) but I could just do with some reassurance and support!
Little boy is nearly 12 months old and is lovely, when we go out of the house he is good as gold 99% of the time. He loves going for walks in the pram, feeding ducks, going ANYWHERE basically. We went to Doctors this morning and he was perfect :) but when we are at home he CRIES and CRIES:(
He doesn't like being left and has even cried when left with Dad for a couple of hours. He cried when Mum goes and then gradually it seems to get less time between the crying.
Yesterday by the afternoon he was happily sat playing and didn't cry for about 3 hours :clapping:
Today seems worse :( and I just need some reassurance that he is going to settle ok - and ideas of what to do really.
I do a mixture of sitting with him on the floor and carrying him. A couple of times he goes to the door screaming but yesterday when I brought him away he was fine. Today he has just sat and cried most of the morning.
Should I try to help him by arranging activities away from home or am I fueling the fire?
I have only had 1 child like this before and she was fine once the settling in was over and she started coming full time so I'm relatively inexperienced with this :blush:
I just want to help all I can - he doesn't have a favorite toy, teddy, blanket or dummy!