My baby is co-sleeping with my mom since they had a visit to our province when she was 4 months old and stayed there for a month. When they came back, baby cries in the middle of the night when she finds out that I’m the one beside her. Then I just allowed her to go with her grandma on bed times (provides baby with my bottled breastmilk). Will we have lesser connection when she grows up? She still cries when I leave her for work though. Did I make a wrong move?

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Sounds like she does not feel very secure around him. The same suggestions apply as the key is to let your daughter feels safe and secure. It is natural that your daughter looks to you or your mom as her primary caregivers since both of you were her main sources of comfort in times of distress. Some suggestions on what your husband could do to improve his bonding with her: - bottle feeding and helping with changing her diaper (you could be around for the first few times, in case things get messy) - reading or singing to her - giving her a bath - mirroring her movements - bringing her out and using a front baby carrier during routine activities - letting her touch his face to feel the different textures of dad's face Hope this helps!

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