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Totally normal. Give him time to adjust. I’ve been through this twice and toddlers have a very interesting way of coping with big life changes. He’ll eventually come around. Just give it time.
my firstborn is acting different
I recently gave birth to my daughter and ever since then my first born has been acting differently. Prior to his little sister, he was an only child. I’ve tried my best to make this transition easy for him. But to be honest I feel like he hates me now. He used to be a total mama’s boy, he always ran to me when he needed something but now he doesn’t even want to play with me. I always make sure I make time to play with him and spend time with him, he’ll stay put for 5 minutes and then go running to his dad. We won’t even give me hugs anymore and he only wants his daddy to read him bedtime stories. I feel like the once special bond I had with him is slowly vanishing and it’s breaking my heart. I love him more than anything. And not to mention he wants nothing to do with his baby sister, I’ve encouraged him to bond with her but he just doesn’t want to. And I respect that because I know this transition isn’t easy. But I miss my little guy 😭 just for reference he just turned 3 and my daughter is about to be 2 months
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So very normal. Hang in there because it gets better. My first just turned 3 and my second will be 5 months in a couple days. My first acted very much like that at first but this past week he’s starting to come back to me. He’s been asking for me and shunning his dad at bedtime and he sat next to me at dinner tonight. He’s also starting to interact more with his baby brother because the baby is starting to interact more with him now he smiles/laughs at my first and grabs him. I gave my first all the space he needed, he didn’t even try to hold the baby until he was 2 weeks old. Wasn’t what I pictured during my pregnancy but oh well.
Sometimes mom works and other times it's dad. That's completely normal. But when a new one comes into the family and demands the attention it can definitely make the phases more obvious and last longer.Give your little one time. Remember to prioritize time alone with him. It can be hard going from being the only one who has your attention to sharing it. I think you're doing the right thing and you just need to give him time.
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