Scared of other babies

• 10-27-2009 6:40 PM

  cmday Joined on 09-17-2008 NC Posts 344

  Scared of other babies Reply Contact There is a baby at our church, Maddison, who is 3 weeks older than Kelsey. Maddison is outgoing, always talking and squealing, sometimes rather loudly. Well, every time she gets near Kelsey she squeals at her and Kelsey immediately starts screaming. Kelsey is not around any other babies, and she also has issues with stranger anxiety and large crowds. At first it was kind of funny, but now I'm wondering how long this is going to continue. Am I going to have to just keep her away from other babies? She really just loses it completely when this happens and is very difficult to console.

• 10-27-2009 7:19 PM

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  teacheroftwos Joined on 02-19-2009 Posts 278	Re: Scared of other babies Reply Contact   How old is Kelsey?

• 10-27-2009 7:24 PM

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  cmday Joined on 09-17-2008 NC Posts 344	Re: Scared of other babies Reply Contact She'll be 6 months on November 5

• 10-27-2009 7:39 PM

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  Keeger Joined on 05-06-2008 BC Canada Posts 1,016

  Re: Scared of other babies Reply Contact She sounds like she's just sensitive to how unpredictable and sudden other babies behaviour is and how loud it it can be. She may always be a bit sensitive to loud sudden things, my second son is, for the longest time he hated things like fireworks and firetrucks, things most boys like. Now that he's almost 8 he is better able to cope, but I do notice that he still sometimes covers his ears.  Kiersten though, is often the loud, scary baby and makes a friends baby cry.

• 10-30-2009 10:45 AM

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  Shaina28 Joined on 05-17-2007 Massachusetts Posts 389

  Re: Scared of other babies Reply Contact It sounds like she's sensitive to loud noises, much like Keeger said.  Shea is the same way, I can toss her up and down and my 23 month old can poke and pinch her and she's fine, but if there are any sudden loud noises she screams.  My sister went to tickle her the other day and I heard her from the other room make a loud "tickle noise" and was about to tell her that the baby scares easy when Shea started SCREAMING bloody murder.  Hopefully they get over it, it's so sad to see that little terrified face!

• 11-01-2009 8:13 AM

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  aziza3052895 Joined on 10-03-2008 Posts 1

  Re: Scared of other babies Reply Contact what she is going through is very very normal dear. nothing to worry about my baby girl was like that she would run to me and her dad .. she woudl cry her lungs out everytime we would let anyone carry her.. now she is a year old and she is such a different baby... she loves ppl does not sit still and is always talking and dancing.. all you need to do is hold her when she gets scared they need to feel secure more then they are scared.. take her out more often to a baby gym or to the park .. let her see ppl other then you and her dad... All the best .. :) mummy A