any of your babies having separation anxiety??

[IncaMama]

yesterday i was supposed to go to a friend's house for the day and dh was going to watch the kids. all went well when i left, ava was sleeping...she didn't wake up until about an hour later, and then dh packed the kids up and went to his mom's. everybody was fine there for about 15 minutes and then ava started SCREAMING like she has never screamed before. ever. it was AWFUL. dh called me and i heard her over the phone. it was a frantic, spastic, terrified cry. it was the most heartwrenching thing in the world. she was freaking out and cried nonstop for almost an hour, no matter what they did. of course i was on my way home immediately, but i got stuck in traffic (construction on 202 and 76! AAAGH!) and it took me almost an hour to get home. anyway, about 5 minutes before i got there she just passed out in exhaustion from screaming so much. when she woke up and saw me she was totally fine again.

after a while i went outside to play in the sandbox with rowan and after about 2 minutes, ava looked around and started SCREAMING again that awful scream. i walked back in the door, she stopped immediately and smiled.

sooooo anybody else going through this?? i mean, i love that she loves me so much. LOL but um...i'd like to be able to walk out of the room once in a while. at first, i was pissed that my day with my friend was ruined, but really, i don't care that much in the long run about that. i know i'll eventually get time to myself again. but the mini-trips like to, oh, say the bathroom : i'd like to be able to do.

so is ava the only one to hit this yet? i expected it to come a bit later. but she is FULL ON with the separation anxiety!!

[amygoforth]

Oh, bless her heart! Evan was like that, but Drew's pretty laid back about me leaving him. He's a content little guy.

Today though, I noticed a change in him. When I went to get him at daycare, he was in a swing as was just starting to gritch when I walked in the room. He saw me and was watching me. I stopped about half-way to him and turned around for a pump of hand sanitizer by the door. Man oh man, you'd have thought I broke his heart the way he started fussing. As soon as I got to him, he was reaching up for me, grinning. Little pooper. He missed me!

[kofduke]

Michele, Luke is totally doing that too...it's kind of hurting my DH's feelings, I think. When I go to take Aaron to bed, DH holds him on the couch, and as soon as he sees me step towards the stairs, the wailing begins no matter how full he is. DH just holds him close until I'm able to get back down, though he usually falls asleep in like 5 minutes.

[Taedareth]

No, DS is still happy with anyone who wants to hold him. But I've heard the separation anxiety often kicks in somewhere around 6 months so what you're experiencing is probably normal.

[darkpear]

No sign of it with Moira yet. Actually, if I leave her alone in her part of the bed (sidecar crib, but she's particular about being in the crib and not in our bed - likes the firm mattress perhaps) and she's at all tired, there's a really good chance she'll be asleep after five minutes or so. This is SO NOT LIKE Amalie, it continues to blow my mind. If she's not tired she is mostly content to play for a bit while I cook etc. She loves to watch her big sister play too. And she's still happy being held by pretty much anyone. It's nice

[xkoliex]

Tori's anxiety is just about getting ridiculous. Everyday, all day. The SECOND I am out of her sight she cries. And if I don't come back right away she starts screaming. Even when we're downstairs having dinner with the family and she's perfectly content to sit in her high chair and play, if I get up to get a glass of water and she can't see me, the reaction is instantaneous. She's been this way for quite a while, but it just seems to get worse by the day. I used to be able to go to the bathroom without any problems, but NOT anymore!

[aisraeltax]

ah, Michelle, she just loves you so much!!! Ethan hasnt done that yet, but i also havent been away from him yet either. he seems pretty content if dh is with him and im in another room though.
i really have no advice, other than reassure her. maybe you can have your dh "take care of her" while you are in another room for a few minutes and go back in teh room in intervals, until she begins to understand that you will be back (maybe start at 1 - 2 minutes and try to build up or somethign like that).
my ds2 had horrible separation when he was in preschool and i hated it.

[birthjunkie27]

Yes, Samara really really really loves mommy too . Makes me feel wanted because our 3 yo ds is going through a very "daddy" phase right now. He doesn't even want me when he's hurt and I'm the only one home!

But, yes, Samara is way attached to me.