Ayaw Magpababa: 8 Tips to Deal When Baby Just Wants to Be Carried All The Time

AYAW MAGPABABA
My two-month-old baby wants to be carried around all the time and cries whenever we try to put him down on the crib. It’s really taking its toll on my body since he’s getting heavier. Help!

SLING HIM ALONG
Try using a baby sling or baby wrap, which is more versatile than the usual carrier because you can use it front, back, and side (hip). It can also be used when nursing because it is comfortable and discreet. It is also adjustable to fit the different body sizes of those who carry your baby.  
- ELIZA TRONO

TRY THE TOY TRICK
When about to put baby down, try giving him something to distract him and keep him entertained. Give one toy at a time. Play soothing music or fun baby songs. Also, control yourself from picking up baby every time he cries. His cry may mean other things than wanting to be held. And though it is quite difficult not to cuddle him, restraining and disciplining yourself will save you—and him—a lot of trouble in the future.
- LUWI INFANTE

GO TUMMY-TO-TUMMY
Babies cry for different reasons—from hunger, for a nappy change, or if feeling ill. But sometimes, too, they simply want to be cuddled and hugged. After all, they’ve been used to “snuggling” in your womb for nine months! Try cradling your baby, tummy-to-tummy position, while you are lying down. This puts no strain on your back, and gives you a nice bonding time with baby.
- MONET ONGPIN-AQUINO

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Here are more tips and tricks on how to deal when baby just wants to be carried around all the time.

PLACE A PILLOW
I also had a hard time with my second baby, Miguel. Whenever he felt that he was to be placed in his crib, he would cry.  So here’s what I did: When he fell asleep, I would slowly lie down with him in bed, then roll him to the side farther from me. I placed bolster pillows on his sides so that when he moved, he would feel “some-one” beside him. I did this every time he slept. Gradually, I was able to place him in his crib.
- ADELINE DAYAO

SING SONGS
Try not to carry the baby every time he cries. We moms can somehow distin-guish our baby’s cries—a cry for milk, a cry of pain, or a cry of loneliness. Many times our baby cries because he feels alone. You may initially go to his side, talk to him or sing songs. Then you may gradually give him safe, colorful toys with sounds. Also, try to divert his attention by making funny faces.
- DORIS M. SALENGUA

ROCK AND SING
When my baby Figi is naglalambing or sick, I sometimes lay him on a soft and big pillow to avoid my arms getting all sweaty and slowly rock him while singing a lullaby.
- MARICEL GALECIO

ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS
Enjoy carrying him; he’ll outgrow that “habit” in a few months’ time, when he discovers new and more enjoyable things to do other than being carried around. Meantime, prepare yourself for this task by being physically fit, and by requesting your husband or kin to take turns in carrying your baby.
- SAN DULDULAO

BOUNCE, BABY, BOUNCE
My friend suggested a baby bouncer—it’s nice and comfortable for the baby. With my baby in the bouncer, I can manage to play and bond with her without having to carry her all the time.
- ELIZABETH TAN

Photography by Alfred Mendoza