Velcro babies are newborns and infants who are unusually clingy, don't want to be put down and will fuss until they're reunited with their favourite person―mum.
Sometimes it seems as if your child has been nursing all day (or all night), or has been clinging to your leg all day long (even when you go to the bathroom) and you really just need a break. These “velcro days” usually have a cause (even if we only know after the fact): teething, illness, a developmental advance.
Babies and toddlers often get clingy and cry if you or their other carers leave them, even for a short time. Separation anxiety and fear of strangers is common in young children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years, but it's a normal part of your child's development and they usually grow out of it.
Call out so they know you're still there and come back quickly so they see that you don't go for long. Leave quickly and calmly. If they're crying because you're leaving the only way they'll stop is if you stay or you go and they manage to be distracted and have a nice time.
Babies who wake up every 2 hours to feed for weeks and weeks
Waking every 1-4 hours is much more common than babies who sleep 8 hours a night from birth (I like to call these super sleepers "unicorn babies" - I have heard of them, but have never experienced one myself).
Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare genetic condition that makes skin so fragile that it can tear or blister at the slightest touch. Children born with it are often called “Butterfly Children” because their skin seems as fragile as a butterfly wing. Mild forms may get better with time.
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Children can't be too attached, they can only be not deeply attached. Attachment is meant to make our kids dependent on us so that we can lead them. It is our invitation for relationship that frees them to stop looking for love and to start focusing on growing.
Contrary to popular myth, it's impossible for parents to hold or respond to a baby too much, child development experts say. Infants need constant attention to give them the foundation to grow emotionally, physically and intellectually.
Do you have a fussy baby? Chances are your bub will end up with a higher IQ than his or her peers, claims a study. A study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care claims that fussy babies are much more responsive to their parents and this can actually be an advantage.
By 4 to 6 months, they will turn to you and expect you to respond when upset. By 7 or 8 months, they will have a special response just for you (they may also be upset by strangers). Your baby may also start to respond to your stress, anger or sadness.
A lot of babies and toddlers go through a clingy stage. It mostly happens when they are between 10 and 18 months but it can start as early as six months old.
Myth: Babies who have been breastfed are clingy.
All babies are different. Some are clingy and some are not, no matter how they are fed. Breastfeeding provides not only the best nutrition for infants, but is also important for their developing brain.
It's been suggested that possible causes could include prenatal stress or a traumatic birth. Some babies may become high needs after experiencing some type of separation from their mother at birth. But in some cases, there's no clear explanation.
New research points to cuddled children growing up to be healthier, less depressed, kinder, more empathetic, and more productive adults.
Babies love to be held, touched and reassured that you're there, so settling in a cot on their own can often be difficult for them. Your baby's missing your touch and attention, and they're letting you know about it (NHS, 2019). From their very first hours of life, babies will cry when separated from their mothers.
In short, yes: Babies do feel love. Even though it will be quite a while before they're able to verbalize their feelings, they can and do understand emotional attachment. Affection, for example can be felt.
So if a baby's needs are ignored by them being left to cry it out, then a mother's milk supply can suffer. So, the less we feed our babies, the less milk our body thinks we need to make.
Not worrying may be easier said than done, but truly, parental preference is a normal and healthy part of toddlerhood. It can pop up between ages one to three, as children become more independent and learn to express their opinions.
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Some Early Modern European traditions linked caul birth to the ability to defend fertility and the harvest against the forces of evil, particularly witches and sorcerers. Folklore developed suggesting that possession of a baby's caul would bring its bearer good luck and protect that person from death by drowning.