well i have a baby almost 7 months old and i need to start working soon as we’ve hired a nanny for her(who b/w so far ive found to be pretty alright in every sense) and for smooth transition we’ve hired her one month prior to me starting, for the first week she came in and just watched me how i do her stuff and just held her for small periods of time and my baby liked having her company, next week i let her do the babys chores like making her bottles, changing diapers and i had her spend more time in nannys arms than mine but i was still around, and this week i have started going out leaving the 2 of them alone for some period of time like yesterday i was out for 3-4 hours but i have noticed that for the last couple of days my babys a lil quieter than she usually is , im not getting as many smiles, like today i was in my bedroom since morning completing an online course i need to do before i go in and i just went out for a bit to check on them and my baby was in her play gym and hardly paid any attention to me and was very busy playing with her toys, so do u guys think shes angry??do u think shes capable of being angry at this age?? my husband thinks im paranoid but what does he know he gets a big smile when he cums bak from work and i want that for myself too… im so confused, i feel so bad having to leave her since my own mom was a house wife and was present all the time…working moms and dads in similar situation please help!!
Re: Is my baby angry at me?????
Ohh hun, if your baby is angry at you, I don't think she'll ignore you :) She'd rather cry to show her frustration. They don't know the 'silent treatment' at this age, so I am sure she's not angry at you. But she might be a little confused as to why mommy isn't always there as she used to be. And if she was busy playing with her toys and didn't pay attention to you, I would think that's because she was pretty comfortable and didn't miss you much????
It isn't easy being a working mom. I stopped working when my son was 15 months old. I worked when he was younger and he seemd okay but at that age, he got more clingy and I felt he needed me more, so I just quit. My mom was a stay-at-home mom too and always there. And I just asked myself whether I'd have been happier if my mom wasn't there all day but I had more material stuff? The answer was NO, and I decided to stay home with my kids too. To each his/her own ofcourse, but that's how I quit :)
Re: Is my baby angry at me?????
I can totally understand the paranoia. But she's not angry at you, just more independent and curious. There's suddenly so much in her world she is discovering!
Re: Is my baby angry at me?????
haha such a cute thread :)..
I am a working mother & my daughter is 7 months too ! when I come home from work I get a huge smile from my daughter (masha allah ) almost everyday. But then there are days where she just ignores me , looks at me and carry on doing what she was doing (but this happens rarely) . I don’t think your baby can be mad at your at this age . Baby shows all sorts of moods and emotions. They are so young and they are experimenting with everything that God has given them even expressions . Each month of your baby’s life you will find her different & doing new things. I think she will miss you for a couple of days then she will get used to it.
Don’t worry I know what you are feeling but I can promise you that your baby won’t be angry at you 