My DD is 7 1/2 months old. For the last month every time I leave the room she starts to cry. If I don't go back within a few minutes it she starts with a heartbreaking sob.
She's fine when other people are there distracting her, unless she is tired.
She's fine when she's left with my parents in their home - even over night.
It's mainly just when we are at home. I can't get anything done including going to the loo or showering because she just cries the whole time. I've got to the point where I sit her in an activity centre, in the bathroom, while I shower. This helps for a bit but if the shower screen steams up she cries again.
I'm struggling to even do simple tasks such as making up her bottles because I have to move around the kitchen and at certain points she can't see me!
She even starts to cry in the time it takes me to open my wardrobe door to get clothes out.
She has always been a bit funny with day time naps but I finally thought I had it sorted. I started putting her down for a nap at 12, after her lunch, and she was sleeping for around 1 - 1 1/2 hours. The last few weeks she has refused to nap unless I'm right there with her. She wakes up every 20 mins and if I'm not there she screams. I've tried leaving her to settle herself and she usually does after around 10 mins of screaming.
Aside from all this, she is usually very happy and smiley. She sleeps though on a night and strangely, I've never had a problem putting her down on a night. She's usually awake when I put her down.
I'm getting to the end of my tether. I end up trying to do everything when she's gone to bed and it's wearing me out!
Anyone got any useful suggestions?