My 8 month old son has big time separation anxiety, even ever since he was born. He doesnt want to be put down, cries in…

My two year old was exactly like this. Here are some things I did that helped:

We'd do our dishes as soon as we finished eating instead of leaving them to pile up. If it did pile up, I have a double basin kitchen sink and would do dishes in one while he sat in bath water in the other and played. (Made sure it was really clean first, of course.)

I set him on the floor or bed next to me with a tablet playing baby sensory videos while I folded laundry. My husband would put it away later.

I put him in a small stroller while I cleaned so I could push him around with me. It was easy to get him drowsy just rolling him around and he'd sometimes fall asleep, too.

If I was working with chemicals he couldn't be around, I'd set him in the next room and just sing to him the entire time to let him know I was still there. He cried of course, but sometimes you just have to power through it. One day it'll just click with him that he's okay.

I didn't let myself get stressed over things not getting done. If I really needed help, my husband was always willing. We tried our best to do all our living in one area of the house so the rest of it stayed clean.

It's tough and stressful and frustrating, but it does get easier. The most important thing is to just not worry about chores if it's just not going to happen. Nobody's house is clean 100% of the time, and no one is going to think twice if yours goes a little longer without being tidied up.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

I'm on the same boat, my 9 month old will be okay if I'm sitting there with her, the second I get up to do the dishes or something she cries bloody murder. Some days are better than others. I really don't know how the babysitter does it. Lol. She's starting to crawl so that kind of helps a little more.

I don't have any secrets, but I understand! My son is 7 weeks and cries pretty much all day with me. My husband works 7 days a week, 11-15 hour days so it's just me. The cry it out method has never worked for me. He is calm with my husband or other family, but if he even hears me he starts fussing. The carrier works sometimes for me, that or having him on my shoulder like I'm burping him, or bouncing him on my knee. If anyone else has other advice that doesn't involve me holding, I'm all ears too! I feel your pain momma. I can't eat, shower, even pee most days

I know what you mean when I'm doing dishes my little one pushes me away from the sink luckily I have to older kids who love to play with him