I’m a first time mom and loving it! Baby is almost 11 weeks old now though and we have one big problem...

I am the only one who can take care of him!

He has been surrounded by his grandparents, Aunt and cousins since he was born. My husband is super involved. I’ve never seen a father so involved in baby care before. It’s been amazing!

Baby has been going through leaps in his development lately and is very interested in his surroundings and who is holding him. Suddenly, he only wants me. My sister tries to take him so I can get a nap in and catch up on sleep. Baby screams bloody murder the whole time! My husband comes home from work and takes baby while I go lie down and it’s the same thing! Other people can hold him and interact as long as I am in the room. But if Mama isn’t there? It’s a no go. Full on screams. The. Entire. Time. He will scream until he falls asleep from wearing himself out. It’s traumatic for him. It’s traumatic for me. As soon as he is in my arms again he is totally fine. Calms down instantly.

I’m going back to work in a couple weeks and baby is going to day care. How the heck is this supposed to work?? This is going to be traumatic if he is losing it when I’m not around. I’m getting so stressed out not to mention sleep deprived.

Any suggestions? Has this happened to you? I feel like I overly bonded with my baby somehow. 😩 I want this transition to be as easy for him as possible.