Is this possible? Have you done this?

First of all, thank you to everyone who replied to my first post! It was very nice to hear your words of support!

Okay, so here is what I had kind of hoped for during this pregnancy: I had hoped that my 9 month old daughter would become a little bit of a "daddy's girl" so that she would lean more towards him during the end of my pregnancy. I was also hoping for this so that that my daughter didn't feel ignored when the twins do arrive and I have to spend a lot of time nursing.

But over the past month she has become VERY clingy to me, and her pediatrician says is normal at this age. I understand that she is clingy around strangers now. But if the three of us are sitting together in the living room playing and I get up to go into another room, she starts fussing and crying.

Does/did anyone have these hopes? Was/is there anything that helped?

 

It's a phase for sure. We are STILL going through it, though. It's separation anxiety and they get really upset if you leave them for even a second. I've tried telling them where I'm going as if they understand. They stand at their gate and cry. From my vantage point, they look like they are in jail looking through the bars in their cell.

Good luck.

 

yes, my twin dd went through it big time starting at that age... she would cry if anyone even looked at her. She still won't let me leave her in our church nursery... but she will stay happily with dh and with my mom and my sisters... As far as handling three so young, my older dd was 20 months when the twins were born...it wasn't easy, but you get through it...lots of moms on the first year or 1-5board can give you great tips!

 

It's definitely a phase and it will get better. My son is going through a "clingy" phase with my husband right now. It has lasted about 3 weeks so far, and this is the LONGEST we've ever dealt with a separation issue.

 

Thanks everyone - I hope that my daughter gets attached to my husband after this phase!

It's just so funny because I work and am not with her during the day so I don't know why she clings to me instead of him.

It is such a fun stage with her right now, she won't know what hits her when they come!