Clingy Toddler - driving me mad!

[EmmaHore]

My daughter is nearly 2 1/2 and she has always been quite a mummys girl but recently has become so clingy that I cant even go for a wee by myself, I am desperate for some time alone and can only ever really relax when she is at nursery and/or im at work. She gets so upset when i leave her and it makes me feel so guilty, i cant bear the thought of her feeling unhappy.
She has slept through the night since she was about a year old but has started waking between 3-5am which means im so exhausted and can get snappy with her which i hate.
My partner isnt really much help and my daughter only really ever wants me in the middle of the night which means i never get a break.
I know that being clingy could be a phase but it also means she is suffering from seperation anxiety but i dont know why - she is always with me!
Any help/advice/suggestions are very welcome!

I posted exactly the same thing a few months ago! My DD is now 2.9 and getting a little bit better - it still has to be me at night (I often end up in her bed with her ) but she has stopped crying when I go to work, and she goes off happily with DH or my mum for days out etc. Depending on her mood she either plays happily in the house or follows me from room to room demanding to be carried - which I find sooo annoying and draining. She is usually tired when she does this though.

It's awful when you have to leave them upset and go to work but my DD would get over it very quickly when I'd gone (according to my mum) - this phase only lasted a couple of months and she's fine about it now. I sympathise though, it would make me feel anxious all day

No advice but as she seems to be slowly getting over this phase I can see an end in sight - I am having DC2 soon so she will have to let DH do more for her then!!