I have noticed that I have been triggered by my son in some ways as well (a lot of it is the way he looks, he looks like two of my abusers) and I never thought that maybe it is his age that brings back these negative memories from my childhood and PTSD symptoms. I knew then after my son was born that my father had abused me as a baby. My son's cries brought on such strong feelings at times, but it was only certain types of cries. Like when I had to put him in the crib and step out for a minute to calm down. That fear of neglect/abandonment cry, that's what really got to me. Amazing, I was trying to calm down, but ended up feeling worse. Thank you for your insight. My son is only 18 months old, so now I can try to calm down before these reactions even happen. When my mother told me about my father abusing me at 9-10 months old, from what she saw, my PTSD symptoms were terrible. My son was 10 months old at the time.