Would you consider this odd?

Question

My son, when I am here, sleeps like a champ. If I sleep in he sleeps in or if I put him down for a nap and I don't leave the house he will sleep for hours. But if I leave for work early in the morning he will wake in about 30minutes after I've left. Or if I run errands after I put him down for a nap my husband says he wakes up shortly after I've gone. But on my days off when I stay close by, inside the house he will sleep and sleep. The moment I go outside he seems to wake up. .I am very quiet when I close the door.

How does he know if he is asleep?

Answer 1

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Maybe the"father" should start doing things to become the "child's security" too. He's not a mental r****d is he? Does he like totally not touch or sleep with  the kid or something?

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Answer 2

all my friends kids are like this too

Answer 3

I'm sure he's close to you naturally.  And with that being said, he probably wakes up, because he thinks your leaving him, so he feels threatened.  I've had the same problem!  Try putting a stuffed animal, or pillow the way you were laying by him.  It might work.

Answer 4

A mother is always a childs security.  Maybe he senses it and gets awakened

Answer 5

I wouldn't consider this odd, but buetiful. This will change as your son gets older, so enjoy the closeness that you share. When I sleep with my children I almost feel like we share the same dreams. Now thats odd. Its those unspoken words, the sensations, and the bond thats between a mother and child.

Answer 6

kids are weird like that but with mine if he can hear me inside he wakes so i spend most of my time outside. he doesnt like sleeping any where else but home so yeah a little weird for us. my husband isnt home (army) so i dont know what he would do. but i think he can just not feel that u are there. like when u were a kid sometimes u would wake up and know something wasnt right. could be mom or dad coming home or a sister or brother coming home late. and they still dont make a noise. he just much really love u mom.

Answer 7

When I was growing up, my sisters and I were all the same. We were so used to having mom around, that when she left, we didn't know what to do.

We were all unusually close to our mom. To this day, even though I am separated from my mom by the Atlantic Ocean, (I'm in the US, but grew up in Ireland), whenever something is wrong with my mom, I know already before the phone rings. I don't really know what it is, but it's some sort of instinctual bond.

Think of it as a blessing. Your son will always have a very real bond with you. He will always be there for you, as you are there for him, because he has a very special connection that lots of kids do not have with their parents.