Only Wants Mommy

Its normal.
Put it this way... if she were NOT doing that... then something would be wrong, developmentally per her age.... and then THAT would be a real, worry.

It is normal development.
A phase.
Next will be MANY other phases.

The book "What To Expect The Toddler Years" is great.

Do not take it personally... for Dad.
Do not force her.... to be friendly with everyone....
A baby/child does NOT have to be, 'friendly' nor like, everyone. Its okay.

all the best,
Susan

take all the love you can get from her! :) especially since you work and her time with you is limited, you should enjoy the fact that she prefers you and don't feel bad for the others. this phase usually only lasts for a few months, but i think it would last longer if you make it more dramatic.

what works with my baby when she's being shy of strangers is for me to hold her and start talking to the person until she warms up to them. they play peek a boo or something, she sees that i trust them, and after she's used to them with the security of mom there with her then she is ready to go check out what they are doing because it looks fun.

daddy will get his turn too, later. she will be his girl when he can take her fishing someday or to go see a princess movie or whatever he likes to do as a dad.

Very normal for this age. It will definitely get better.

normal behavior for this age.. it will get better as she gets closer to 2 and can talk..

Pretty normal. Eventually she may prefer Daddy for awhile. I like what Michelle S. said too.

K. Z.

My daughter is 9 1/2 months and the same way right now. I don't force her to go by family members. Separation Anxiety is a normal phase of development. I tell my family members that they have to give her time to warm up to them before they hold her. This phase will eventually pass.

Very normal in my opinion......maybe to give daddy more time alone with her without you there. But really it may just change to only wanting him. The little ones are just this way.....and there is no way to tell how long it will last. My daugher was very difficult with other members of the family and it lasted appx 2 years. UGH I know......but it will be this for now and then something else later.

ah, my Elise did that. It was horrid. We just get over colic, I get a couple months reprieve (yes colic lasted till 9 mos old) and then this started. SCREAMING from the time I left her sight till she was put to bed.
Not sure if it just passed on it's own or if what I did worked, but I purposefully left often so that she had to be with Daddy. I also arranged for them to have fun things to do together. If we went to a museum I would get her engaged with something then step back and let him do the continuation of the interactions.
Good luck...

don't worry or feel bad...just like everyone said it's normal....just wait til you stop breastfeeding, then all she'll want is daddy. :(
as for right now, don't try to force her into anything...she's still just a baby....staying with her or making her go unwillingly won't change her confidence or contentment later on, so don't worry about that. if you have to leave the room, don't worry about her crying, it won't scar her either....just enjoy having her want you

let it be. this stage will passs. she cant have a secure relationship with other people unless she has a secure one with you so look at it like that is what you are developing with her. this will passs and soon enough it will be daddy she wants all the time!

This is a normal phase for all kids around the 12-18 month age range , they do get past it. All you can do is reassure that you will come back for her and continue as you are doing by leaving her with daddy and other family members.

This is very normal and very natural. Honestly, there is nothing wrong with holding her and letting her know it is OK. She will be confident and content with family members that she sees on a regular basis.

Just because you have known these people all your life, she has only been around a short time. Not nearly long enough to know that these people love her too.

Cut her some slack and don't push independence at the expense of her security. When she feels secure, she will go to others. I promise. The same thing happened with all 4 of my kids. They now go to people they feel comfortable with, like we ALL do :).

My hubby feels very rejected by this behavior. We have 2 daughters who do the same thing. But, when I'm not around, they are great with him. Same for grand parents. So know that if your baby is with other family caretakers, she will be happy and confident and content. When I'm home, I try to give him opportunities to take the lead, like hiding out of sight so they will go to him without me trumping their attention.

This is perfectly normal. Every child goes through mommy-only stages. When my first baby was about that age (LONG ago) I had some evening meetings to attend, so I left him with the most trustworthy sitter in my neighborhood for a few nights. The first night, he cried so piteously for me when I handed him over to her that I was about to change my plans, but she said, "Just go - he'll be OK!" Later I found out that after I left, the crying lasted only a short while, and then he was fine with his sitter friend.

My granddaughters have done it with me at about the same ages. I'm the gran, not the mama, and mama is best!

So share her with Daddy (and Grandma, please!) and know that you're doing the right thing. Reassure Daddy, if he needs it, that it's just a stage and that she really does love him. Eventually she'll be comfortable with all the people who love her.