Baby refuses Mom/Dad

[Dreamalittledream]

I've been caring for a little 8 month old girl for 2 months now; long days...from 7:30am to 6pm, every other week. Dad is a constant, but Mom works 7 days on, 7 days off in a city 10 hours away...so she doesn't see her at all the weeks she works. Lately every day she's been crying and holding her arms out to me when I hand her over to Dad at the end of the day. And as for Mom, she really looks at her strangely when she picks her up after 7 days, and does the same, crying out for me. Poor them! I feel so horrible! Her parents love her so much and I remember that guilt. I've tried keeping her playing on the floor and having Mom or Dad pick up from the floor (rather than from me)...still the same. This is their first child and they just adore her, I feel so awful when that happens. Fortunately, they laugh it off saying that it's a good thing that she's so loved here. I am so thankful every day that I have the chance to be home with my children & for our family to have the same schedule to be able to have breakfast & dinner together every day.