6 month old personality change?

[arcadia96]

My DD is six and a half months old (nearly 29 weeks). I found the little baby stage hard for various reasons but was beginning to really enjoy her recently. She's a bit of a 'touchy' baby but a few weeks ago she really seemed to settle into herself and become more of a 'person'. I thought, aah, this is the promised six months 'it gets easier'. Then her second bottom tooth came through and she was a bit whingy for a few days. Then she has just been really strange since Friday to the point that I've ended up in tears on Friday, Monday and yesterday (weekend not so bad when I had help). She's not happy in any position, whatever she does, and seems quite clingy, but can cry when I pick her up too. She cries and whines all day. She's still not sitting up on her own, rolling over or doing anything physically and I wonder if she's getting frustrated? I'm trying to take her out to keep her occupied (and me sane!) but am worried about over stimulating her if she's feeling extra sensitive. We have just started weaning which is going OK but I haven't stopped her milk. She doesn't seem ill.
What is going on?

I would go to the GP and get her checked over just to be sure.

I don't think you need to worry about overstimulating her but I would make sure she's getting masses of cuddles and reassurance. I'd especially make sure that you stay in her sight as much as possible.

god i feel for you, same is happening to me, mines 8 months old and i think shes teething, she used to be such a happy girl but now she just whines all day crys, dosnt sleep well, is very clingy adn its driving me nuts, i was till 3am with her last night both of us in tears!
my DD isnt rolling over crawling, sitting well or anything either, she does love her play mat to lie under, have you got a walker? have you tried her in that? might make her happier to start plodding along by herself, i put my DD in a walker when she was 6 months and he toes just touched the ground enugh for her to walk about a bit, she enjoys being in her walker and exploring!
isnt really the only time she is happy!

may be with her teeth cutting in and just going on to solids has made her a bit all over the place? shes maybe just going through a phase,my DD does this is a lot, some weeks shes so content and other weeks a total nightmare, im told it can be a growth spurt somtimes that sets her mood all off
hope it gets better for you x

"is really the only time shes happy rather " x

I had trouble about this age with my dd (now 14m). She wanted to be 'doing things' and I think she found it very frustrating that she couldn't. I posted on here abt it too actually.
Thing I settled on was to get a play ring to sit her up in and some of those foam playmats (we've got hard wood floors and I was afraid of head banging -in a non musical way). I sat her up in the play ring so she could look around and see me doing things near by and she was much more content. We also went for lots of walks and I talked to her about everything and showed her flowers and trees and dogs etc.
It all eased her tension and frustration I think. Though we ALSO went through some major teething at this time and when that let up things calmed down again too.
Best of Luck!

Thanks for the helpful advice everyone.
Sorry to hear you're in the same boat glasgowmandy. I have had similar phases before and they always pass but it's hard to remember that at the time.
Thankfully this particular phase is now passing and she has been my sunny girl again , though I have noticed she is clingy and wants to be picked up ALL THE TIME! Also doesn't like being put down because wants to be in my arms constantly, but have noticed if I put her down then immediately occupy her she is sometimes OK.
Think it's a combo of teething/weaning and maybe the early stages of separation anxiety (though she's good at going to other people). She's also better when we're out and things are going on so I've just got out a lot to family centres etc.
Am trying to give her cuddles and reassurance (especially around the weaning) but have to put her down occasionally to do things!