would a 6 month old baby be effected emotionally if mom and dad were to leave him with grandparents for 7 days on business trip.....Baby constantly cries when seperated from mother.
It just might "cure" his crying fits since it is a longer time away from mom. He will prob cry at first, as he always does, and again when you pick him up, but overall he should be fun for him and he will be okay. :)
No. It is a long separation, but he will be fine. I would do some shorter times if you have time before the trip so he can get used to the care giver and the fact that you will return.
I wasn't able to leave my baby until after she was a year old, I know others have, but it wouldn't have worked for me. I would also be concerned if the grandparents would be emotionally affected if the baby is going to cry for seven days! I think 7 days is really long for everyone involved at this age.
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No. It is common for babies to cry when they don't get what they want and it is true that babies tend to 'want' mommy more, but I have never known a 6mo to cry about something like this more than a few minutes..it usually isn't until closer to a year that they begin experiencing real separation anxiety, but even that passes. Babies are very adapable.
I had to leave my baby twice when he was 4 & 7 months old so I could be with my husband when he had cancer treatments at an out of town hospital. It was much harder for me to be away than him. He is now a perfectly fine and adjusted 7 year old.
Permaniantly no, but yes your baby boy is experiencing separation anxiety.
Play peek a boo (where you are inother room, show him you are there and then leave, then peek in and each time stay out of sight but talk reasurring to him and pop back in longer and longer each time. Also start now leave baby w/ grandparents for 30 min, then 1 hr then 2 hrs and so forth to build up the relationship and trust between baby and grandparents. He will be fine Loving mommy he will really.
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When you say constantly, I am curious - have you left him for 8 hours with them, and did he cry the entire 8 hours - not eating? If so, and you do go on this trip, would you PLEASE contact me and let me know the outcome? My younger baby at that age - even younger & older - would do nothing but cry even when with relatives when I had to leave her elsewhere.
Is it possible for the grandparents to be in YOUR home to take care of her, and can you ease the baby into this with shorter stints away.
I know this is nothing to "normal" babies, but my younger daughter reacted to an extreme.
It do know it was good for her when we all suffered through the adjustment of having her learn to be comfortable with me away from her. But I eased her into it because of the extremeness of her attachment and reaction.
