same case!!!!!!! if i go to office, my maid said my son cannot stay at the bed alone, or he can only play for less than 15 mins, then he cried and asked people to hold him, which make my maid unable to work. also, he cannot sleep longer , only 45 mins to 1 hour if he sleeps at his bed; if someone hold him when he sleep, he can sleep long. also, when he falls into sleep and my maid tries to put him onto his bed, he cries immediately .
also he can only sleep with me at night, not willing to sleep at his bed ..
the best way to make him sleep is only that let him suck into my nipple,... same case as yours!
but for other some bf babies , they are not same.
especially i heard from other bf mother of the last Sat gathering , but so strange that the baby girls are not like this, they can be more independent , why?
yuen wa,
but it is not the new theory from nowsadays the health center or doctor advised, they all said for baby before 1 year, they do not have special technique to ask you to hold, they are all straight forward that they do have needs . if you cannot respond to them, it will develop side-effort on their pyschology, yes, if you always do not respond to them, they will then know that the world is like this, and later they will not trust people.
but i know it is totally opposite to the theory to yours , maybe you are developed by western theory, they also will not spoil baby, let baby naturally develop, less care.
i think besides taking care of baby about feeding, holding, we also have to care about their pyschology.
i would think eventhough we have to hold them always, however, how many years you still can hold them?? maybe after 7 years, or 8 years, they don't want to follow you.... which is not i need.
vow ! my son is exactly the same "高需求寶寶", he never sleep longer than 14 hours per day, he needs people 's attention and loves sucking, playing with me.
when he is 1-3 months, when he saw strangers or at outside, he is so quite and loves to look around, but not willing to play with other people . but at home, he is very happy. so i know he is
對陌生人及陌生地方較慢熱.