Hysterics at Baby's Reaction Once Mom Finally Comes Home: 'Can't Compete'
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A baby's reaction to her mom coming home has left internet users in hysterics.
Tanya Dukhovny, 40, was out shopping with their 6-year-old, leaving her husband in charge of baby Zori for three grueling hours.
"You name it, I went through it," Rick, 51, told Newsweek. "Three hours of constant screaming, spitting up, aggressive pulling on my beard and face, farting, pooping and a generally dissatisfied attitude."
Tanya Dukhovny wearing a pink hoodie holds babyZori, who is smiling and laughing.
Tanya Dukhovny wearing a pink hoodie holds babyZori, who is smiling and laughing.
@rickdukhovny
Babies often show a preference for their mothers, starting at early stages of life.
From the final trimester of pregnancy, for example, fetuses are exposed to their mother's voice and scent.
Research indicates that infants can distinguish their mother's voice and show a preference for it over others, influenced by amniotic fluid and later by breast milk, becoming a source of comfort and familiarity for a newborn.
Despite his best efforts including holding her in different positions, belly massages, singing, dancing and trying every toy they own, nothing could soothe baby Zori until her mom returned home.
The couple from California showed the aftermath in a reel on Instagram (@rickdukhovny), along with the caption: "Can't compete with mama."
Exhausted and on the verge, Rick says to Zori, "Oh, so now that momma's home, you're OK? Screaming, crying the whole time. You just wanted me to call mommy to come home."
Zori, now comfortably cradled in her mom's arms, smiles back and her dad, a sight Rick likened to hearing "angels singing."
The three-hour ordeal felt like a test to the father of five. "I just kept telling myself, 'It will be over soon, it will be over soon.' I definitely thought back to the survival shows I've watched like Survivor and Alone, and that helped me get through it," Rick told Newsweek.
The clip, viewed more than 1.6 million times on Instagram, received hundreds of comments, with many users leaving laugh-cry emoji in the comments section.
"You can tell that baby was drained from all that tantruming," one user commented.
"The dog even said thank god you're back," another posted.
As for why Zori immediately calmed down in her mother's arms, Rick has his own theories: "Mama will always be [number] one no matter what us dads try to do because they are the most loving and probably just plain smell better," he told Newsweek.
"I'm sure the delicious organic milk she makes on demand doesn't hurt either, but mama is the best, softest and most loving of us all," he said.
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