8 months old no separation anxiety

[pa2308]

My 8 months old is a very social person.He is very happy to meet strangers and plays with them,laugh and enjoy their company. The only thing that disturbs me is that my husband and me are the primary caregivers for him and he has no anxiety if strangers pick him and he does not bother to seek us out (even for hours). I feel disturbed that does he not have any emotinal bond with me to miss me and look for me?  Is this normal behavour in some kids. Otherwise he is a healthy kid and is progressing well for his age and seems like a happy child. Please advise.

[mum2beagain]

Just wait a couple of months, you will not be even able to go to the bathroom without him crying for youLOL!
Seriously my baby was the same until a couple of weeks ago(he's 10 months now), I used to laugh and cal him a big flirt, he always had smiles for any stranger that pulled a funny face at him and wouldn't barely notice if I was gone for ages, now I can't go anywhere, he is crawling after me, hanging onto my leg etc etc, it's kind of cute the way he follows me everywhere now though!

[AnnieBrooke]

Same comment.  My son is the same age as mum2's, and he was so relaxed at parties until just about two weeks ago that he would automatically hold out his arms for any other person to take him even if he had never seen them before.  No worries, no crying, always totally open to strangers.  Now, if he is sitting on the couch with his father and I come up to say something to my husband and then walk away, the baby cries, a la "my heart is breaking because you have walked away," even when a) I wasn't with him before that, and b) his dad is right there.  

[jd1419]

My first son was like this...it is a good sign--you are raising him right and he is sel confident--in a few weeks or months he will get the idea oh no mom is not here and won't be as open---but I was lucky my two boys were not overly dramatic when I would leave them to go to work...they just had a routine of waving to me...now they are older and if I leave them at home they will cry (with dad)..Now they know they might be missing out on something with mom....so it changes at all ages.

[Me2mommy2b]

DD started getting separation anxiety really late.  Now she's almost 14 months and it's almost impossible to leave her.  She sees me leave out of her sight, the tears start flowing.

[pa2308]

Thanks a lot for putting my worries to rest. It makes me feel good that I'm not the only one feeling this.

[Gassygirl]

My oldest son (now 11) would open his arms to anyone.  The only time he had anxiety was when I had him in daycare.  But, when I changed centers, he no longer had anxiety. Now, I can't go to the bathroom, without him knocking on the door, "Mom are you in there?"  CRAZY!!!