6mo had a personality change

[joorla]

hi

my 6 mo has gone from a baby that was in a great routine and full of smiles to one that has completely lost her routine and is now crying most of the time. i think she may be crying as she used to sleep for a total of 3 hours in the day but over the last week or so she's only been sleeping an hour total so maybe overtired. i've tried leaving her crying to go to sleep but today i left her for half an hour (the longest i've ever left her) and I just couldnt leave her any longer, she was in a terrible state, bright red in the face and really bawling. when i pick her up and console her it takes a minute or two for her to calm down but then when she does she smiles again until i sit/lie her down.
could it be separation anxiety or is she too young?

i wouldn't leave a 6 month old alone to cry that like

put her in a buggy and take her out for a walk

she's getting a little separation anxiety (quite early normally comes around 8 months or so) and realising she's a separate entity to you her mummy and its scaring her

she just needs cuddles and to be held

i've never left her to cry that long before and hated to see her like that, the thing is she had hardly any sleep and i thought that maybe eventually she would calm herself down and drop off, but obviously she never.

i am cuddling her most of the time but sometimes i feel that i may be creating a clingy child - am i overly worried at this stage about this?

Prehaps the baby is ill or teething. Prehaps a visit to the doctor would be worth considering or you could try some calpol.

An alternative to calpol is Medised which helps with a congested nose as well as having paracetanol in. It also has the side affect of making your baby sleepy.

Don't worry about a clingy child. She who must not be mentioned on Mumsnet isnt right about everything. A child in pain needs cuddles.

My DD is just 5 months and has had a personality change too. Less smiley and does a much more screechy, desperate kind of cry these days. I went to work last week in the evening twice for 4 hours and left her with dh (who is great with her). Just a one off supply work, but I think it may have been that.
Otherwise, it might just be their age and they are starting to assert themselves and know what they want more. Or they could be having a growth spurt and arent getting enough sleep. Anyway, I wouldnT worry about a clingy child because they say that if you hug your child lots ,and she feels secure, then she`ll grow to be independent more comfortably, because she has a solid base to bounce back to.