No cuddles for mummy

[JessandKirra]

I read all these threads of co sleeping and cuddling while baby feeds themselves bottles... I have attempted these things with no interest from dd.

I know she adores me... she smiles at me everytime she wakes up.

But as for a cuddle or a kiss shes not intersted. Even when shes sick she doesnt want a rock or a cuddle or a song. A pat on the head is about as close as I can get.

She loves climbing all over me at play time and is a very happy baby, but I dont get any one on one....does that make sense... it sort of bums me out...any one else have a non bonding baby? what other ways can I show her I love her?

I dont class, feeding, changing nappies and bath time as that. She treats it as a chore, hurry up mum I want to go and roam around!

[Rell]

I do know how you feel. My DD was not a cuddly baby but now as a 3 1/2 year old she is very affectionate. She is always coming up for no reason and telling me she loves me and giving me kisses and cuddles.
No dought you little girl will grow out of this too and make up for the lack of cuddles as a bub. If its any help my 2nd child is a real cuddly boy.

[aardvark]

DD#1 was not at all cuddly, ever, as a baby or young child. Very much keen to get on with what she was doing. Still is the same as a teenager.

DD#2 on the other hand is a very affectionate, nurturing little person, who needs to give and recieve cuddles often, and who needs to be "touchy-feely". Now I'm very pregnant, I've been having an afternoon rest during the day, and sometimes if I have fallen asleep, I wake up to find she has tucked some of her stuffed toys in with me in the bed. If I'm sick, she likes to cover me with blankets and bring me pillows etc. Her big sister would NEVER do those sorts of things at the same age.

I put it down to a) different personalities and unfortunately b) me having bad PND after DD#1.

[reAllytee]

I havent had the same problems with this as i have the opposite with my bubs being very clingy so at times im lucky if i get 5mins of not needing to either reassure him im still in the room or cuddle him.
Its just with my sister my mum had a lot of trouble in that she refused any form of cuddles or affection even to the point where it was easier for my mum to feed her propped up on a pillow very young otherwise my sister screamed the whole time.
Ive read some babies/children are like this in that even touch over stimulates them not sure if thats whats going on with your little girl or not as you said she is happy etc but maybe there will come a time when she will want them or maybe there is something "special" the two of you can do rather than have cuddles as such maybe just "sneaking" cuddles when you pick her up or making a game of it (?).
Sorry im not much help. :o