I don't think my 1yr old likes me!

Well I have a 10 and a 5 yr old who as babies would hug me and kiss me and my new little guy who is 1yr old I feel like he dosen't me. I would expect this feeling from a first time mom but I have went through this already twice and this last baby is driving me crazy.

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Hi there everyone once again thanks for all your feed back it sure does make me feel good to hear someone other than myself goes or feels these things.
I have an update, my little guy has since started following me everywhere and just wants me to sit there and not move he cries for me all the time. My husband seems to think its because I spoil him but I strongly disagree!

Does your child tends to go more with his daddy? Sometimes kids tend to prefer one of the parents more than the other, I think this is normal at their age. I have a 8 year old daughter and since she was little, her first word was dadda. She tends always to go with her dad most of the time, she did this since she was little and still tends to be daddy's little girl even though I spend more time around her. She cries if she doesn't go somewhere with her dad even just around the corner.

Dont think this way.Give it time people are different in many ways.If you are still unhappy then maybe you need to see a parent counceling for help. Put time in for all your kids and play with them as much as you can.Your last child will come around soon.

TJ -

I think it's pretty close how many say Mama or Dada first. But then words are in the ears of the listener as well. And since Mama tends to be around more, coaching and waiting . . .

I think most languages have some thing similar to mama for mother and dada for father, but I believe there's at least one where it's reversed.

It took forever for my daughter to start calling me, "Mama." Isn't it normal for a baby's first word to be "Dada?"

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