whingy separation anxious 9 month old - sling or does she just have to get over it?

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dd is driving me nuts shrieking and holding her arms up to be carried all the time. Every time I leave the room she really creates. Finding it hard to get stuff done with her permanently on my hip, but part of me thinks perhaps I should just let her get on with it rather than giving in and getting a sling to help spread her enormous weight. Ds just wasn't clingy at all so have no idea how long this phase can go on for.

for ages
BUT I have seen in children around me (my friends children) and in my children that it passes quicker if you always just hoik them on your hip and take them with

dont worry they will leave home eventually and you can poo in peace

but just now allowing her to see that she can be with you to feel safe when ever she needs will help her to feel like she wants to branch away from you with the confidence to know that you are there for her if she cant cope anymore

if you just force her to leave you alone she may not feel secure enough in the scary world (she is only little remember) to bramch out away from you confidently

just MO but feel strongll about it

Firstly, this is perfectly normal, shes realised she is seperate from you, it will pass. How you deal with it is up to you, whatever makes you happy and calm, not what anyone else thinks.

is definitely less traumatic if I hoik her around but grr it's annoying and she's so hefty that it's hard work. I wonder if ds didn't go through it because he was an early crawler and could chase after me iyswim. she commando crawls so it takes the poor babe forever to follow me into the loo/kitchen etc.