I've had this child for two months now. She's here alternating two and three days a week.
When they interviewed, her mom sat on the floor with her the entire time--she wasn't crawling yet. Now she crawls well but doesn't explore. She fusses. Constantly. It gets a LITTLE better if I hold her but she still complains. They don't babywear at home and she's a chunk--wearing 24mo pants today--so I can't wear her.
"Eeeeee. Eeeeee. Eeeeee." Every breath is a whine. Once or twice a day she calms down and starts to explore the playroom, but the rest of the time it's the fuss. When we go outside and the other babies crawl around and eat the grass, she sits and goes "Eeeeee. Eeeeee. Eeeeee."
She eats just fine. No problems there.
Her parents have a sleep ritual that involves holding her until she's asleep, then placing her facedown in a pitch black windowless room and covering her with a blanket. Obviously, I can't replicate that here. They say they're working on it at home, but I'm not seeing any results here. She has never slept for more than 1/2 hour here and usually she just sleeps for 5-10 minutes at a stretch. By the end of the day, she's so groggy that she bumps into furniture and keeps pitching onto her face.
Is there a light at the end of this tunnel? I know this age tends to be terrible for phasing into care for the first time. How many of you have had infants this age who DID eventually outgrow the fussing/separation anxiety and who started napping for you?
When they interviewed, her mom sat on the floor with her the entire time--she wasn't crawling yet. Now she crawls well but doesn't explore. She fusses. Constantly. It gets a LITTLE better if I hold her but she still complains. They don't babywear at home and she's a chunk--wearing 24mo pants today--so I can't wear her.
"Eeeeee. Eeeeee. Eeeeee." Every breath is a whine. Once or twice a day she calms down and starts to explore the playroom, but the rest of the time it's the fuss. When we go outside and the other babies crawl around and eat the grass, she sits and goes "Eeeeee. Eeeeee. Eeeeee."
She eats just fine. No problems there.
Her parents have a sleep ritual that involves holding her until she's asleep, then placing her facedown in a pitch black windowless room and covering her with a blanket. Obviously, I can't replicate that here. They say they're working on it at home, but I'm not seeing any results here. She has never slept for more than 1/2 hour here and usually she just sleeps for 5-10 minutes at a stretch. By the end of the day, she's so groggy that she bumps into furniture and keeps pitching onto her face.
Is there a light at the end of this tunnel? I know this age tends to be terrible for phasing into care for the first time. How many of you have had infants this age who DID eventually outgrow the fussing/separation anxiety and who started napping for you?
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