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My 11 month old will not let anyone else feed her or watch her or even play with her. Even if i go to the kitchen and she is with my husband or mother or someone else, she won't stop crying and she will not let anyone else feed or do anything with her. Luckily I work from home so she is not in day care but is there anything I can do about my daughter being too clingy.
I worked in a daycare for five years (two in infants, three in ones) and we would have children attached like this come to daycare starting five days a week. The only thing we could do was just try. My suggestion would be to leave the house before lunch time and have your husband feed your child. She might scream and not eat but all children will eat when they get hungry. The best bet is for you to just leave for an hour or two whenever you can and have someone else watch your child. Your child KNOWS when you're around even if you're in a different room. If you're not there they have to trust someone else, they need to learn to trust the whole family and they develop a bond quickly when mommys not there. (that doesnt mean you cant call of course!) My baby did the same thing at 9 months so i would leave her with my mother for an hour or two and run errands and by the third day she was playing and laughing and having fun with my mother.
Also as a side tip, since she's 11 mo if she wont take food from anyone could they give her finger foods for her to eat herself?
No offence to Jessica but I hate comments about children eating when they are hungry enough! I'm not saying that you have to be the one to feed her while your daughter is like this but you are totally doing the right thing by looking for help instead of starving your kid (overly dramatic on the starving as kids see it).
Kids do know when your still around and they do have to develop trust in others. Finger foods are a great option and I would suggest feeding your daughter with another person helping and maybe work from there on the other person taking over the feeding while your still there. Then after a few meals like that then maybe start stepping further away in her eyesight while eating, until you can quietly be in a different room that she cant see you in. Of course have your helper offer distractions if her food isn't keeping her full attention. May take some time (like several meals or days) before you can move to each step but keep at it!
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