Is this a sign she is spoiled?? How do I "break" that?? First off I will say she is not hungry, not tired, not bored....does not need a change---however every single day she will fuss if I put her down and try to do anything else.....I can't get a thing done...nothing. She wants me to pack her around everywhere. She might give me 30 minutes of "good" time where she plays on the floor and I can actually have time to go to the bathroom without her wailing. Please help......I think I am at the end of my rope and don't have anywhere else to go....
thanks..

I wouldn't say she's spoiled but she definetly knows how to get her way. :) In my opinion, the only way to break this habit is to not pick her up. Don't ignore her or anything but she doesn't need to be in your arms at all times. Babies that age don't seem to entertain themselves for very long so I think your best bet would be to get down on the floor and play with her for a half hour or so and then go get things done for a half hour and so on. Don't hold her while you play. Either read a book or play with something that is hard for her to play with by herself, that way when it's time for you to go do stuff she plays with different toys. Does that make sense? It's going to be hard for you to break this habit, there will be a lot of crying (probably on both your parts) but you need to break it now before it gets even harder. As she gets older she will be more willing to play by herself for longer periods of time.

I have to agree with the PP. My DD will be 7 months on Sat. and she is VERY demanding of my time. Although she is not like this every single day, she does go through days where she will NOT let me put her down. I can't get very much done because she will make it almost unbearable for me to try to do so. I have gotten used to it though because she has pretty much always been this way. I've had to let her cry some these last few months. I don't let it go on for long of course, but I do try to get what I absolutely need to get done, done. It's hard, but I've found the more I do this, the more she understands. I also try to move her around from one thing to the next. If she seems bored, I will give her something else to do. I try to sit with her for a bit at a time and play, then get up and do what I need to do. It's hard, I know. Sometimes I feel like she must be spoiled rotten and it's probably all of my fault, but I think some babies just like more attention than others. My best friend has a DD four days older than my DD and she is totally the opposite. Will sit forever without making a peep.

Good luck and just do the best you can! ;)

i am a firm believer in play yards! if my daughters got into those moods and i just could not haul them around all day long, i'd put them into the play yard and let them scream it out. my first was already crawling by that age, so i had to lock her up so she couldn't follow me around screaming (i wouldn't leave her alone or anything, just had to keep her from getting under my feet!). my second was a roller by then, so same thing applied. anyway, after letting them scream it out once or twice, i guess they realized they weren't going to die a horrible death from not being held and they started playing more on their own!

also, excersaucers are great for that age group too.... i have been guilty of putting the thing right in front of the tv and turning on PBS or NOGGIN at times! hey, sometimes you just need a break!

you might want to make sure she isn't teething right now though. if she is, a good dose of motrin and teething tablets can do wonders for a clingy baby! :)