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armymom (1058.1 days ago)
My son is just starting to get like this.. he`s 5.5 months old and he can`t stand to be in any baby equipment for more than a few seconds and if I`m lucky enough to get him to entertain himself for more than a few minutes then I have to hide so he doesn`t see me and remember that I should be holding him every waking minute. lol. I read in my What to Expect book that you should distract them with a toy and interact for a few minutes, walk away, let them fuss for a bit come back and do the start all over and extend the time in between. So I guess it`s kind of like the CIO method except you don`t let them get to the point of crying ever... just whining/fussing. If you daughter is hysterical by just being a few inches away from you then this probably won`t work for you. Sometimes I put my son in his jumparoo and turn Elmo on and he`ll get focused on that for a minute and won`t notice I left. Maybe just try distraction until you find something that works?

monkeysmom (1058.1 days ago)
If I put my almost 6 month old down for a second, he gets MAD-- kicks screams, throws a temper tantrom! So I just pick him right back up- I don`t know if this is the way to handle it but I cant stand to hear him scream. I hold him pretty much all day unless he is sleeping. If I am not holding him I am on the floor playing with him.. I don`t know what do do either-- sorry!

My5Babies:) (1058.2 days ago)
I go through this as well. My daughter will cry to the point of vomiting if she gets upset enough. This is if I run to the store and I am gone longer than a half hour. It happens while i am in the shower too. some days are fine..others are HORRIBLE! It is hard and very frusterating because I have 3 other kids that I have to take care of also.

Holly28 (1058.2 days ago)
I am wondering if anyone else`s LO is going through what DD and I are going through ATM. Lately DD appears to be having seperation anxiety. Now, my BA is partly in developmental psychology so I know she is supposed to go through this around now. However, I am concerned because it seems to me that hers is much more extreme than it should be. It has gotten to the point where she is literally in hysterics if I am out of arms reach (more than about 3 inches!) the majority of the day. I can`t do anything without her freaking out (I am talking full on, red faced, holding her breath, huge tears, screaming at the top of her lungs, unable to function, hysterics-not just being upset or angry). Is anyone else going through this? It really is much more extreme than anything I have ever experienced in my work with kids or know of from my educational background. I don`t know what to do. Everyday is worse then the last. HELP!



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