Separation Anxiety in a 6 month-old

[RacersTheRedNosedReindeer]

Any tips for helping her get over this? DD cries and cries when I leave the room until I come back. It's ok when DH is here but when she's left on her own she gets upset. It's not really a problem at night, she has a little cry and falls asleep but in the day it's becoming quite a problem for me and I feel sorry for her of course

Take her with you? I have to do this with dd who is nearly 10 months (mind you, she is so active I wouldn't dare leave her!)

Give her a toy to try to occupy her, take her with you if possible, leave her for a few moments if necessary.
I think it's not bad for a baby to get used to the idea that you go away and come back.
Play lots of peekaboo to reinforce the point

Racers, my dd got separation anxiety from 5 months. It was only after dd got to 9 months that it started easing off and she would allow herself to be held by other people for limited periods of time. I did not leave her side, day or night, for 11 months. Your dd just wants mummy near her - that is very natural. Can you get a sling when you are alone with her?

I used to have to carry ds around in his outdoor papoose to keep him happy!

Agree...she's very little, this is utterly normal and I'm afraid it might be more a question of how to manage than how to get her 'over it' for a while longer. I had a bad back, so didn't use a sling, but put a blanket down wherever I was in the house and took her with me. I also did lots of peekaboo, and moving to the far end of a room to do something whilst talking to her, then coming back. I think she was about 8 months old when I started leaving her in her cot for a minute or two saying 'Mummy is going to the loo and will be back in two minutes' which seemed, amazingly, to calm her down. Then I came back as promised, and she got more and more trusting (with occasional setbacks) over the next few months. No idea if any of it was helping, quite possibly she just grew out of the anxieties!

Thanks everyone! I understand her wanting me near and take it as a compliment LOL! I feel the same about her but I would obviously prefer her to be contented when I nip out of the room to do essential but quick jobs. However it sounds like there are no quick fixes!
My back is playing up so carrying her round is a bit tricky, though I can do it for short periods. Normally when I nip out of the room, she is in a playnest with toys so that distraction isn't working. Perhaps I should set up her Bumbo in the kitchen, where I am most likely to trot in and out of, and take her with me and get as much done as I can in one go. I'll also try playing peek a boo a bit more!