10 month old wanting to be held constantly?

Mine did the same thing, I just learned to do most things with one hand. They outgrow it.

It's a phase. All three of my boys went through it. The best way to deal with it is have them in eyesight.. play peekaboo so they understand just because they can't see you doesn't mean you are gone. Try singing or simply talking to them while you work. And be patient.. it won't be a miracle cure, but with time it will shorten the phase. He just wants reassurance. At 10 months I imagine he's crawling and starting to stand and scoot around the furniture.. if not yet then real soon. That is when the world gets a little uncertain for them so the needing to be held usually happens then. The worst thing you can do is always carry around the baby. He's probably becoming an arm load now and can strain your back if you keep doing it. You can try to get the two year old to help with your chores. I have a toddler that will pick up his toys and put them back in the toy box. If he spills his snack he'll pick it up and put it back on his plate. If a drink gets spilled soon as I bring out the towel he'll take it and try to get it up. Sometimes I can get him to retrieve a shirt or something to place in the laundry. It's little things, but the bigger and more coordinated he gets.. the better it will get. But a little is better than nothing. If there is another parent in the home.. when they are there they can run interference. You can call on friends and family to help you for an hour or two. Most would to love to spoil your kids. If they have kids you can return the favor once in a while or work out some type of compensation that has nothing to do with money (I'm a cook and most my friends hate cooking so with a pie and an endearing smile I can get a favor or two). I'm a single parent and can't spare much money either. I get it, but I've found ways to cope. I hope they help you.

Strap on the baby with a carrier and get the work done around the house. Get a bouncy or a vibrate thing they lay on and it has toys over the top it makes them sleep. Also hard as it is if the baby is changed and has got a full belly let him cry and you will see a nap that lasts longer. You have been trained. But on the other hand hold that baby because in a year he won't want to be held and you will miss those times.

I have a baby that refuses to be put down also, shes only 5 months and the only one i have so i can see how your having trouble. mine wouldn't even let me eat. the only way i get half of the things done that need to be done is, i bought a carrier ( one of those contraptions that strap them to you), and i stay up late. i do everything i can to get thing done while shes awake but you can only do so much.

maybe you could do things as a game with your oldest that will help you. like make it a game to separate laundry. or stack the clean bowls and plates from the dishwasher. then he is helping you and thinks that its all for fun. I use to give my little cousin the hand vacume and she had a blast finding spots that needed it.

my 10 month old is doing the SAME THING. he wasnt like this at all until about a month or so ago. i have been using the "tough love" method. put him on the floor in front of you with some toys, yes he will cry for a couple of minutes but he will soon see that you are not going to abandon him, and will play. it doesnt work miraculously fast, ive been trying this for about 3 weeks and its getting a little better. i dont know if maybe he can sense that im pregnant, because he started acting like this around the time that my belly started to show LOL

It's normal for babies to go through seperation anxiety at this age -- so don't leave him to cry because that's just mean.

Wear him in a sling? Put him in his highchair and sing to him while you clean up? Distract him?

He could be teething as well, or be coming down with something to make him so clingy.