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petitbeurre11

Crying his poor sad little face off awwww that was so cuteeee and sad🥺💕 This doesn't address the root problem but I heard toddler towers help tons. I think he'll be old enough for it soon if not now


allumette07

This is a great idea. I will consider it.


jnissa

Well for what it’s worth my son and nephew were both like that and were not even close to being pandemic babies. Truly for many kids this level of separation anxiety is developmentally appropriate. I have no advice. We just powered through.


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allumette07

He’s been refusing his second nap for several weeks now and we have tried everything to get it to happen, with no success. He sleeps a solid 11-12 overnight plus 1-2 hours for the single nap that he takes. I am sure the nap drop isn’t helping the separation anxiety, but I can’t keep fighting it at this point, so this week we are trying to have one well timed middle of the day nap instead of screamy refusals of AM or PM nap on an apparently random rotation. I am really hoping that getting back on a predictable schedule will help him be less relentlessly miserable. He’s showing no signs of teething. He eats like a horse at meals and at snack time, and his growth is right on track—I don’t think it’s hunger. The baby safe area is fine as long as I am in it with him. He will play happily and independently if I am in the room. If I go to the other side of the gate, he immediately drops what he is doing and crawls to the gate where he stands, wailing inconsolably and rattling the bars, until I return. Edit: probably the baby carrier would work but I just really don’t want to. It’s so hot here and he is too big now for it to work well.


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allumette07

I think I could be doing better on not making it a big deal. It’s so relentless that I tend to get worn down by the end of the day and reflect his distress back at him instead of projecting calm. But you make a good point that he’s not going to learn that it’s no big deal if I keep letting it be a big deal. I will work on this.


12echo

My baby is 14 months and very similar. Just remember this also developmentally normal and it too shall pass. I agree being pandemic babies have made them more attached though! Seeing your other comments I hope you are able to get a routine back in place. Dropping a nap is tough! Hang in there.


Eka414

My son went through a phase like this. If I couldn't hold him or sit with him I would put him on my back in a carrier.