Hi, I'm looking for some advice or experiences with 16 month (ish) old behaviour.
Lately my LO is very clingy with me and whines or gets frustrated easily. For example, in the morning when I'm trying to get breakfast together she wants me to hold her and if I put her down she protests, sometimes even diving on the floor crying. Or if my OH is in the room and I go to leave, she starts crying and wants to be picked up by me. If I leave she does calm down then just carries on as 'normal' so I feel like I'm just making things worse by being around when someone else is trying to look after her! She's been more chilled out at times, there was a time I could plonk her on the floor and she'd happily play with something while I get on with some chores.
She's had a cold, and has been teething, so I expect she just needs some extra comfort at the moment, which is absolutely fine, but it can just be a bit hard going for us all as it feels a bit constant - the only way I can think to calm things down is to go with what she wants. Is that the best thing though? I'm just not sure whether it would help for me to change my behaviour in any way when she starts whining or getting upset.