Hi Lou, He still only very little and you do have plenty of time to get him used to being by himself. I am a huge fan of baby wearing. I have a Baba sling. It allows bub to be close to you and still be hands free. All babies are different and some bubba's are more clingy then others. My Nathan is one of those babies although I have found that he is starting to go down for me more during the day now. He loves the sling, although at first wasn't too fussed on it Good luck with it.