How do I counter separation anxiety in a baby?

Ok, usually he's with me all the time, even when I go to the market or sometimes to visit with my friends. They are used to seeing his cute little face when they see mine. Beginning this Summer, after Independence Day, I will be starting back to community college, with two 5 unit classes; Differential Calculus with Analytical Geometry 151 and Biology 152 (I've already while pregnant completed 151 and College Algebra). In the Fall, I hope to take four classes, maybe 16 units more or less (lol lol). My mother will watch the baby for me and actually is looking forward to more time with her grandson. Another problem; my husband is in the US Army and the last time I saw him was after he completed his training and had two weeks leave in February. I miss him terribly, but we e mail each other all the time. See him again around November for hopefully three to four weeks. He told me too many people want Xmas so he has to pickanother time.Conflict with classes @ puppy boys visit what do?

First, thank-you to your husband and your family for the sacrifices you are making for the safety of our country. I appreciate it. Now, on to Seperation Anxiety. This is a normal and natural part of every baby's growth and development process. Some babies have a bad case of it while others only go through it for a short period of time. There isn't anything you can do to counter it as it is just going to happen in the way your baby needs to process it. As the mom, your job will be to make any seperation as upbeat and hopeful as possible. You do not say how old your baby is. It is wonderful that you are with him most of the time, but in preperation for being apart, you may want to leave him with your mom a few times when you go to the market or do other errands. In many ways being apart is often harder on the mom than the baby. Try a trip to the market alone. Take your son to his grandma and when you are ready to leave give him a hug and a kiss with an "I love you, Mommy will be back later." Then, the hardest part of all, you have to leave. Don't come back if he cries, let your mom distract him. He will calm down, but not if you keep returning just to see if he's OK. He will be fine. In addition to being a mom for 29 years to 4 kids and grandma to a 13 month old grandson, I have provided child care in my home for 20 years. I always encourage my parents to make leaving a routine that they always stick with. The hug, kiss, I love you, see you later technique has served us all well for years. Of course, as a mom, I know that simply leaving your screaming child is about the hardest thing on earth so I encourage and expect parents to call me (sometimes from the end of the driveway) just to make sure everything is OK. I tell my families if you make the leaving upbeat and consistant, your child will have stopped crying by the time you hit the main road (2 miles away). If you know that your son will be fine with your mom he will sense your comfort level and will react in a similar way. Most of my daycare children get past the seperation phase in a few short days and some even hold the door open so mom and dad can leave. When your husband finally does come home, I can only imagine how much you'll want to spend all your time with him (I am assuming Puppy Boy is some type of nickname for him?!?). You will want to speak with your instructors of your classes about how much time you can and should miss while he is home. If you can't imagine living with the restrictions set by them you may want to reconsider beginning classes in the fall. November is a bad time to try to miss 3-4 weeks of classes. You may want to cut your class load back to less units for that semester so you won't have to be away too many hours of the day. I think it would be an awesome opportunity for your husband to spend one-on-one quality time with your son when he is home and you have to be away for class. It will take a bit of time for the 2 of them to get used to each other and if you are there all the time your son is going to naturally rely on you for everything. Even though it'll be hard and your mind will likely be at home, I think if you go to class and let your son and husband have that together time, it'll be a win-win-win situation for all 3 of you.