nathans mom, It seemed like a phase when my lo cried if I wasn't in the room. I can't remember her exact age that it became a problem....but I remember it was hard to do anything other than sit right with her. When it upset her I tried to make it fun. Like play peek-a boo from the other room or something. But often I had to bring her from room to room. It seemed that as soon as she was sitting well and about ready to crawl, or when it got easier for her to pick things up, open things etc, she stopped caring that I wasn't right there. Or she was very occupied with trying to pick up a piece of fuzz.
The other thing that I did was I often left her with just dad for a while. Sometimes 10 minutes and sometimes and hour or more. I always worried when I was breasfeeding, thinking she couldn't live without me for two hours. But I was wrong and she was fine. She has always been fine when I'm not there. She doesn't even look back when I leave her with dad or grandma.
But I agree, keep leaving the room and then not making a big deal out of it when he cries. The other thing I often did was give her something new that would keep her interest (like an empty water bottle) and then leave again.
Good luck. I'm sure it will get better.
oh ya I would also play fun music and I would dance around from room to room and sing (while she sat in one spot). As long as noone else saw me acting so silly. Whenever she hears music now she moves to the beat.
Well, my lo has been in her crib for an hour and 15 minutes and won't nap. She's playing. If I go in to try to settle her and try to keep her still, she has a fit. She had a poop after half hour of being in her crib so I thought her tummy was bugging her again. But she still won't sleep. I can hear her banging on the rails, but she's not crying. How long do I let her do that?
It's so frustrating isn't it?
oh yes, and I did stop eating dairy ( I almost forgot) when I was bf. I stopped for long enough to feel that it may have been affecting my lo. But I was never 100% sure, then I switched to formula.
take care.
shannon