Toddler fears lullabies....?

[nicola1712]

Ok me again

My LO has developed an irrational fear of lullabies and baby toys that play nursery rhymes.........

If she hears toys playing soft tunes she starts crying - now I don't mean temper crying, or attention crying, I mean real tears, wobbly bottom lip, sad eyes, scared kind of crying.

Thing is with a new baby in the house we have a number of toys around again that do this. She wasn't like this as a baby herself, just the past few months - it started with me getting her to help me with the mobile that goes on baby's cot when I was about 6/7 months pregnant.

What is odd is that she has a musical toy we put on when she goes to bed herself and she is fine with that, and the same at my mum's when she stays over there.

Anyone else had this issue - anyone ever heard of this - anyone got any ideas?!

xxx

[wkmmum]

Haven't come across it but is it possible it's more to do with the new baby than the actual toys? xx

[winegirl]

Yes thats a good point could be.. My LO went through a stage of being scared of any of her toys that moved. Which ruled out most of them! Like you say, proper tears, wobbly lip etc.. She did get over it eventually. But I didnt force the issue with her, wouldnt purposely shove them under her nose but also wouldnt remove one if it went off and she got over it

[nicola1712]

Sorry I should have said - she was doing this before he was born as well so not sure if it is him....

Yeah maybe not making a fuss when it happens will help and just leaving the toys rather than hiding them away.

xxx