Ever since we brought my little boy home, whenever he got hurt he'd reach for my MIL I couldn't understand why he wouldn't want his mom when he's upset, then I realized whenever he starts crying she would just grab him from wherever or whoever I feel like she made it so she was his "safe place" I asked her to stop and let me soothe him myself or my husband and now were his go to
Usually babies want their dad. They think their dad is their mom and that their mom is themselves. They still think they are a part of mom until at least 6 months of age. So they don't freak out without you just yet because they still think they are you. It's weird. But that's the chemistry of it.
Funny you bought this up because both of my boys are like this My eldest i feel like has never been attached to me He always picked my mil and sil over me and now my husband (hes 2 and a half) With my second i was happy he was attached to me until he realised who dad was 🙃🙃now his go to person is his dad and hes 10 months. I left my youngest for the first time in his whole life alone with his dad for 3 hours, when i came back i thought hed see me and cry but noope! Smiled and looked away, didnt even crawl to me and that sh*t hurt 😭😭anytime his dad comes back from work he crawls to him and womt go to anyone!
I find that my auntie can make mine belly laugh but not me and that sucks. But I'm the only one he wants when he's tired, he won't settle with anyone else. Same with his bedtime bottle