DCB struggling these past 2 weeks

[Fun&care]

How is his sleep? It's always the very first thing I look into when kids start displaying these types of behaviors.

Has there been anything going around lately? My bunch caught a cold and I've found that they kinda look tired still and just not up to snuff just yet.

Are you spending more time outside because of the nicer weather? Maybe it's tiring him out?

It's weird for this kind of behavior to come up out of the blue but then again, if he really is a mommas boy he may just be entering a stage where he is going to test her love for him.

I once had a major mommas boy only he struggled from day one. He eventually got a little better...until he went on mat leave. We dropped to once per day and it got so bad that I let him go, permanently. I'm not saying that this is what will happen with this DCB though, especially if before he was fine. Hopefully it's just a phase.

[Lee-Bee]

Some kids really love going to daycare while mom is home on mat leave. They quickly learn that home becomes routine of feeding/diaper changes/naps and all the laundry and all that stuff. Mom is often busy and occupied and baby is the focus. Going to daycare to see their friends and escape 'baby land' can be a welcome relief. It will obviously depend on many factors but I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the child will be upset that mom is home with baby.

At 20months the child may just be hitting another separation phase. My 2yr old definitely started one a little before 2yrs. I think they suddenly get smarter and realize they are apart from mom and can't handle it. Keep consistent, don't feed into the crying too much and hopefully it passes soon enough.

Good luck!

[TOHomeDaycare]

Just wanted to say: wow this sounds very similar to my situation in the past few months. DCB started acting very differently around 21 months, the next week found out mom is expecting and they had been talking about it to him. He's settled in but I'm also nervous for when the new one arrives and he drops down to a few days a week here. Hope it works out for both of us!