My baby wants constant attention! is this normal?

Ok. From one single mom to another. Your baby boy is very normal. He is brand spanking new. All he knows is you. You were his host body for most of his existence. Some suggestions for coping. 1. Try positioning him so that he can see you while you are doing chores. 2. Some mommies wear their children. There are slings that are made to keep babies safe and close. He loves you and your heart beat is soothing. 3. Except that some chores will not be done in the manner that you are accustomed for awhile. I read in a mommy magazine to accept that the laundry would never be all done. That really helped me to let go a little. At this very moment I have 4 loads of laundry that were washed over the weekend and will get folded in small bits during the week. And of course by next weekend there will be more laundry to do. 4. While this may be overwhelming, keep in mind that it will pass. We are talking about a being whose sole purpose is to become independent of you. My "baby" is now 2, and a busy little bee she is. 5. Embrace the concept of doing small bits while he is napping. You may need to sleep when he is napping too. You may be tired, especially if he is not yet sleeping through the night. So consider splitting the time, part chore for the house and part sleep for you. 6. He is trying to figure out his own body. So the moving thing is normal. Wait until he discovers his hands. To understand what baby is doing at various development stages check out What to Expect the Year (book) or babypartners.com. The website is cool because they email you a weekly alert based on your baby's age. 7. Some would suggest that leaving him on his own to cry at this age can create a since of abandonment. He needs a great deal of reassurance that he is not in a big open space alone. At this stage love and reassurance are going to be the greatest help in the long run. If you leave him to cry, he may be more clingy later, thinking that you arent going to be available. 8. Breath. You can do this;)

It's normal... You may want to try this trick though. If you have a jumper or a shirt that you usually wear, it has to be clean (in the sense doesn't stink or have anything on it that could hurt the baby). When you Put the baby in the bouncer, just lay it gently on him. It may calm him down if he can smell you on the clothes, and give you a rest...

It is normal in many babies. Sorry about that.

It's normal for a baby to cry and want attention because that's how they talk and communicate with you when baby is moving his/her arms and legs in a countiues movement and laughing the baby excited find out whats making it get excited than try using that and see he would stay occupied and sometime babies to feel their not alone they even have books for understanding what your baby wants they even have educational games for babies so they can learn how to communicate to you in sign language i hope i helped and wish you and your baby many blessing from God

It's normal. Do you have mylecon to give him. Sometimes they just have gas. Also, the little baby holders that vibrate and play sweet music are life savers. You can also check into a back pack and put him either on your front or back. Do you smoke around him? Hope not, but if you do, he may be affected by it. Be pleasand with him, it may just be a growth sput too.

of course its normal!!! I didn't allow my mum to go away anywhere even for a minute when I was a baby!!!! Its a boy baby so it should be active. Its normal if he moves his arms and legs non-stop. Its how babies are....I didn't allow my mum to go to the bathroom when I was a baby!! Maybe u could leave him in his uncle's house for a day or two....That's what my mother did...I stopped calling her all the time after that!!!

It is normal, you have an active and attached baby. It will take time but you have to train him to be more and more not clinging to you, by letting him cry more than you'd like.

when u know he is not hungry n his diaper is dry..just give him some soft toy or some musical toy n leaver him alone for some time.. dont go for some time when he starts crying..

maybe hiring a baby-sitter might help