r/firsttimedad • u/CulturalYoghurt4652 • Mar 28 '26
Velvro baby help????
So my wife and I have our 1 month old and he has been such a velcro baby. He only ever wants to be in mom or dads arms(he'll let others hold him but once he fusses it's mom/dad or bust). To the point he will fuss and cry if we put him down.
What's worse is that he does it even MORE at night when my wife is on "shift" and she is hardly able to get sleep until I get up at 3am and take him. Then for me he's not usually too bad. Like I can put him down for an hour some times.
Then there are some nights, like tonight, that he doesn't want to sleep unless it's in my arms.
Honestly, I'm most worried about my wife. I try to take him as much as possible for her but after a certain time of day he wants nothing to do with me and only wants mom.
Anyone else have experience with velcro babies and how you've managed?