7 month old no longer sleeping anywhere but me since being ill

[Flora0112]

Exhausted mum here requesting some help.
My DD has always been a good sleeper but 4 weeks ago she got viral meningitis and sleep has been non existence unless on me.
She used to sleep 7pm till 6am in her cot no problem. Now she'll go down at 7pm then by 7.45pm she wakes and will keep waking every 10 mins until she sleeps on me. Honestly she'll cry gor an hour and soon as I pick her up she falls asleep o me. As soon as I put her back in cot or pram she wakes straight away crying. She won't lie on the bed jnbegween us to sleep has to lie across me.
We have tried letting her cry jt out and literally got to an hour and she'll still cry and acream. Gets picked up eventually and falls asleep. I'm barely sleeping as shes on me from 2am as I give up as so sleep deprived. She won't sleep on my husband just screams till she has me. She's in a travel cot right next to the bed. I've tried holding her hand and still screams and cries till gets to sleep on me. I didn't mind when she was ill but now it's been a month and it's exhausting. I'm due back in work in 8 weeks and don't know what I'll do if the same. We've tried the sleep training methods. We've got black out blinds, white noise, comforter and she will not sleep unless on me. It also means her day time sleep is messed up and all over the place as shes not sleeping properly over night. I'm at breaking point and jsut don't know what to do. Shes completely changed as a baby and feel I've lost my happy smiley daughter who'd sleep and go to anyone. She cries if handed to anyone else, cries most of the day and it's heart breaking. I don't know what to do or change it.
Thanks in advance

She sounds poorly rather than it being behavioural, unless she was separated from you when she was ill?

I wouldn’t try sleep training yet. I would keep her downstairs with you until a bit later, maybe 9? Then try getting her to sleep.

Are the sheets in the next to me ones that you’ve had in bed with you so that it has the same comforting smell?

Is she on any pain relief too?

They do get used to things, but at 7 months that's early for them to be deciding things.
When she wakes after you've put her in her cot, you could try sitting alongside and leaning in - if the cot side comes down - so you're hugging her but not taking her out and see if that stops the initial upset.
It's a strain that's for sure. I hope it doesn't last much longer for you.

How are things going now @Flora0112?

well..turns out she had a kidney infection and we've had antibiotics and that's cleared. but it's like shes a different baby now since turning 7 months!
she used to be so placid and chilled would go to anyone and smile all tbe time people would compliment on her smiling. well now all she does is whine and moan every day, only wants to stand and walk holding hands, cries if goes to anyone else, hates being outside, doesn't smile and it's exhausting. she doesn't sleep either. will nap for 30 mins and up constantly in the night and means we sleep on the sofa.
we had a wedding yesterday ofor some of our best friends and all she did was cry cry and it was so embarrassing as none of our friends brought their babies but we have no access to babysitters and we basically missed ceremony and speeches trying to calm her. only time she was happy qas having cheesecake.
I am just exhausted. sleep is non existent and all she does is cry and whine. doesn't want to play with toys, only walk or wat h tele. I'm going back to work in 7 weeks and she'll be in nursery full time so need this to stop before then. she used to be the happiest little girl ever and it's breaking my heart that that has now gone and we have a constantly moody crying baby

Has the GP tested her urine, ears, throat and tummy recently?