Does your baby show signs of favoritism of mommy or daddy?

Question

If yes- what are the signs? What does your baby do?

And what age did he/she start showing favoritism?

And mommies- if she shows favoritism towards you and not daddy, does that make you feel bad?

Answer 1

yes he does, well what he does is that he always wants to be around me sometimes my husband wants to feed him and he wont eat i have to feed him so he will eat. If he is sleepy and my husband wants to carry him to put him to sleep he won't fall asleep only if he is really really sleepy other than that he wants to go with me. if my husband you got home from work he will be with him for about 10 to 20  min then he starts looking for me. and goes to me. He started at about 8 months old when he started showing favoritism and i do feel bad sometimes cuz my husband would like to be with him longer to play with him or just to be around him more and sometimes i wished he would go with his dad i'm a stay home mom so i'm with him all the time and sometimes i just wished he would want to go with him more but we are both use to it now. My husband doesn't mind

Answer 2

at first my baby favored her father always reaching for him and smiling and laughing with him 90% more than me, but now for the last few months she'll cry if her daddy is holding her and a walk in the room if i walk out she throws a fit like a two year old and she's only 10months!  I don't feel bad it i guess bc he had his time as the hero.  Really i just love that she needs me it's the greatest feeling in the world so there's no way i could feel bad, and i think all dads understand this.  

Answer 3

My daughter is almost 10 weeks old and defiantly prefers Mommy right now. I can't give her off to anyone. It is a great feeling, but frustrating at the same time. I want her to love everyone. I know she is new and just needs time to adjust, but my son was so the opposite he didn't care who he was with as long as he was loved. Babies change every day though.

Answer 4

My baby is only 6 months and going through the Mummy is the only one stage.

If someone else (not his parents) tries to hold him he usually cries, and will only stop crying when he comes back to me (wouldn't stop for daddy). I think I would feel a little left out if he favoured his daddy but I will just have to live with it. His daddy is going to be a stay at home daddy next year so it is very possible that daddy will be his new favourite then.

I am just trying to enjoy this stage as much as possible. I know it isn't going to last forever and next year I will be missing out on being a SAHM, so I am trying to make the most of it now. It can get annoying sometimes being the only one - if you are trying to get something done!

Answer 5

My son's are mammas boys.

And no, I don't feel bad.  Their dad is an a%%.

Answer 6

he sure does!

but it really depends on who is around him more.

when i was a working mom, and my husband was the one with him durring the day, it was all about dady!! he didnt seem to care if i was home or not. made me sad.

but now that i am a stay at home mom, its all about me!!! of course im loving it!  

i dont feel bad, since our son knows who we are, and definitly misses both of us when we're not around.  

Answer 7

I dont have a baby yet but My best friends baby is always with each of her parents equally she doesnt show favorites at all its is very cute! Yeah But my mom said I always wanted to be with her!!!

Answer 8

With my oldest son he preferred me, my mom or my grandma.  He would cry usually if anyone else was trying to hold him and he would eat for us but nobody else.  It really started at the beginning like he was just afraid of men for a long time and that included his father.  When he was about 3 months old he would laugh at me and my mom and grandma but wouldn't even smile at anyone else but by 6 months he was doing better and adjusted to others.  Part of the reason I think is because if he wasn't with me he was with one of them because his father was either working, playing games, out with friends or something and didn't take enough time to get to bond with him.  My ex did feel bad about it and said "my son hates me" and my reply was always for him to just take more time with him and he would calm down.  I know my mom said I did better with her and my grandma than with my dad.  

Answer 9

my son is only 3 months and already favors daddy...it does not make me feel bad, all babies go through phases and soon it will be my turn to be the favorite! :)

Answer 10

My Sally is almost 4 weeks. The first week or so, she preferred her daddy.  I am a 1st time mom & her daddy already has two daughters.  I'm not uncomfortable around babies, but I would get really frustrated when she wouldn't latch on at first and she could sense that I was stressed.  So she just screamed and cried.  Her daddy would take her and she would calm right down!  His 2nd daughter had a heart condition where she couldn't get too worked up, so he is an expert at calming down babies.

But then daddy had to go out of town when she was 2 weeks old and we spent 4 days just me and her.  Now she's Mommy's girl.

I feel a little bad because I bragged about how he was the "baby whisperer" and now he says that he's lost his touch

Answer 11

well probly at first when the baby is like newly born they might want there mom more because they know them the best. but later they will probly be fine with there dad and stuff like that. but don't feel bad there is nothing to feel bad about you gave birth to it the baby was inside you for 9 mounths. but i have never had a baby but i am most likely right.

Answer 12

My baby is five months old, and started showing favoritism at three months. He doesn't mind my husband when he is playful, or getting his diaper changed, but when he is sleepy, hungry or upset, then he is all about the mama. He cries with all of my husbands attempts to feed him, calm him or put him to sleep, but the minute I come into the room, he calms down. I feel bad, but there isn't anything I can do about it. Pretty soon he will be at my husband's heels all the time, so I am going to enjoy him being a mama's boy as long as it lasts.

Answer 13

Oh yes, Gracee favors mommy big time.  I think its because I am home with her all day everyday though.  She follows me around the house and fusses if I leave her sight.  And when daddy is home, she plays with him, but if I am not in sight, she isn't happy.  She started showing she was favoring me at like 6 months.  Very early.  

I kinda feel bad that she isn't as attatched to daddy as me but at the same time it makes me feel good.  I must be doing something right if she wants to be around me all the time.  I think its a normal thing to favor one parent and I am sure over time, it will swith from mommy to daddy.

Answer 14

my son favors daddy. since his mommy doesnt want anything too do with him.