Clingy 8 month old

[Ginnymweasley]

Now I know separation anxiety is normal and it will get better but I am at the end of my tether with my ds.
He is very clingy. He cries if I leave the room, he cries if I put him down on the floor, he literally flings himself away from others and towards me. He wants to be next to me at all times. He cries to the point where he is nearly sick. I just don't know what to do to make this better. He won't go to his dad. He insists on falling asleep touching me otherwise he won't sleep. I'm just so tired and touched out. Any ideas how to make it easier?

It will pass. As hard as that sounds. We just kept passing LO to her Dad even if she was upset, and kept her in her cot regardless!

Realistically I know it will pass but convincing myself that when he's having another screaming fit cause I went for a shower/wee/drink is another thing entirely. We have a 4 yr old as well and I feel bad as all she seem to hear atm is her brother crying.

Its really hard. We found it eased a tiny bit with sleep training as they were then able to fall asleep independently but the main progress was when they started nursery around their first birthday.
Not too far off 2 now and still clingy though! Obviously not as bad but considerably more than others. I think a lot of it just depends on the child.

Yeah I've been thinking of sleep training with daddy in charge as obviously we can't carry on with him having to be touching me.