I don't know what to do about my 20 month old daughter. She has these tantrums where she screams & cries which is normal I think, although my older daughter never behaved like this. The past few weeks she has seemingly had bad separation anxiety, crying whenever I leave the bedroom. Then a few nights ago she was sick. I picked her up, cuddled her & cleaned her up. She got over that illness but every night since then has been screaming at bedtime. At first i would stay with her waiting for her to sleep but after a few days I sent my husband in instead and just like that she turned over & promptly fell asleep.
But the real reason i have come here for advice is that last night she actually stuck her hand down her throat so that she made herself sick. I was absolutely shocked that she would do such a thing. My husband and I went in to clean her up & this time told her off but when we said goodnight to her again she tried to do it again. I have never done controlled crying or any kind enforced routine with her because she has always been very happy to fall asleep by herself. I am worried she would go to these lenghths just to keep me in the room with her. Is there something else going on here? Does anyone else have experience of this?!