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<blockquote data-quote="Echo" data-source="post: 1465362" data-attributes="member: 114594">Carrying her around all the time will only exascerbate the situation. I may suggest a pack and play (if you don&#039;t have one). Basically, a playpen. Put her in it to play, but where she can see you. Like in the living room while you watch TV, or in the kitchen when you clean. She may throw a fit in the beginning, but they aren&#039;t going to hurt themselves by crying. At worst, she will make herself exhausted with her efforts and fall asleep.I might suggest trying this at the same time each day. Then, she will learn this is &quot;mommy time&quot; where mommy cleans or does whatever she does without baby in her arms. If it is on a schedule, much like her nap time or feeding times, she will learn what to expect at that time. Maybe have it follow one of her scheduled times (like feeding time) and after an hour or two in the playpen (whatever you choose), follow it by some play time with her. Then, she knows that she gets a &quot;reward&quot; by being with mommy for being good and that mommy isn&#039;t ignoring her.Also, possibly try to show her love at a distance. That sounds bad, but what I mean is to teach her a little seperation. An example would be: if she wants to sit in your lap when you play with her, have her sit next to you instead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Echo, post: 1465362, member: 114594"] Carrying her around all the time will only exascerbate the situation. I may suggest a pack and play (if you don't have one). Basically, a playpen. Put her in it to play, but where she can see you. Like in the living room while you watch TV, or in the kitchen when you clean. She may throw a fit in the beginning, but they aren't going to hurt themselves by crying. At worst, she will make herself exhausted with her efforts and fall asleep. I might suggest trying this at the same time each day. Then, she will learn this is "mommy time" where mommy cleans or does whatever she does without baby in her arms. If it is on a schedule, much like her nap time or feeding times, she will learn what to expect at that time. Maybe have it follow one of her scheduled times (like feeding time) and after an hour or two in the playpen (whatever you choose), follow it by some play time with her. Then, she knows that she gets a "reward" by being with mommy for being good and that mommy isn't ignoring her. Also, possibly try to show her love at a distance. That sounds bad, but what I mean is to teach her a little seperation. An example would be: if she wants to sit in your lap when you play with her, have her sit next to you instead. [/QUOTE]

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