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Old 10-17-2006, 12:51 PM
mycodybear mycodybear is offline
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Attachment to Daddy...Need Advice

Viktor has been home for 7 months. His attachment process with me has gone and continues to go extremely well. However, I’m starting to wonder if he is perhaps struggling a bit when it comes to DH. Viktor prefers for me to hold him almost always. He almost always needs me to put him to bed vs. daddy (although sometimes daddy can do it). When he is hurt he only wants me…when he is upset he only wants me. Recently we had a bunch of out of town family stay with us. During this time he was fine with me and everyone else, but was pushing daddy away (I felt so bad for DH).

He loves to play with daddy and go places with daddy. He’s also fine with Daddy changing him, bathing him, feeding him, etc. But I’ve noticed he doesn’t really like Daddy to hold him or cuddle him that much, at least not when I’m around. But, he will let him rock him at bed time most of the time. Have any of you experienced this or something similar? Any thoughts / advice / recommendations? Thanks in advance!

**ETA** Also, and I don't know why I'm only realizing this now, but I do tend to "rescue" Viktor when he is crying in Daddy's arms. Not so smart I guess, but it honestly never occured to me before.
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Mommy to Viktor, adopted March 2006
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