10Mo DD is suddenly terrified of her cot

[molliesscarlet]

Our DD has over the last couple of nights gone from sleeping almost completely through the night, to waking up every 45mins to an hour. When we go to her she is fine after about 10 seconds out of her cot, and then seems to settle back down when put back in, only to wake again.
Now, it has got to the point that she is not settling again when put in the cot, and in fact screams more.
She's also become far more affectionate in the last few days than she has ever been. She's quite an independent child and has never been big on hugs, but has now started to cuddle into my DP and me. She has even fallen asleep on me, which is something she hasn't done since she was 2-3 months old!

Should we be worried, or is this normal?

Apparently a lot go through a clingy phase age 10mo or so. I think they get a little more conscious of their surroundings that age, teething is still an issue and there are other distractions. Does she happily sleep in her cot for naps during the day? Does she have night-lights or cuddly toys in her room for comfort? And when she wakes up in the night could you ignore any movements and leave her to drift off again by herself or is she screaming the place down?

I'm molliesscarlet's Partner. (exhausted, bear with me!) She normally happily sleeps in her cot for a 2 hour nap every day. She goes straight to sleep with no fuss, occassionally wakes from night terrors but settles easily then wakes herself singing and chatting! Same at night. She has a soft nightlight and cuddlys plus a favourite blanket in her room and I've checked the room for any hidden horrrors, temperaure, funny smells etc but found nothing.

DD has always been good at sleeping and self settles at night. We rarely have to go to her even when DP clangs about in the bathroom and wakes her. She just tells us off, rolls over and goes back to sleep!

What my lovely DP didnt mention is her sudden obbsession with only being on the sofa. If you put her on the floor to play with her toys, the same reaction as being put in the cot happens (screaming til shes blue and breathless and scrabbling up the side of the cot/sofa)

We are big believers in CIO (albiet a milder form), and as controversial as it is, it did work for us. This is why we're shocked at the sudden change in mood.

Shes so tired, her eyes and red and has bags and she does nothing but cry or sit under a blanket. Or be so hyper its hard to keep things in control.

The floor's an odd one. Can she haul herself up to a standing position yet or crawl ie. once on the floor can she move about a bit or is she stuck in one place until you move her? Is the floor hard or uncomfortable? Does sound as though she's becoming over-tired and IME all rationality goes out of the window when that happens. And is she teething? That can be very unsettling if they've got something niggling at them and they know they're not happy but not sure why? Does Calpol help, for example?

It is odd, isnt it?! Shes crawling, climbing, cruising so is very mobile. We have laminate flooring with a large wool rug in the middle of the room so I cant see its a problem with comfort. I know the floor can be cold which is why Ive had the heating on and shes always in tights or leggings with socks and shoes (she finds it easier to walk and climb in her shoes)

I did wonder about teething or sickness but shes not showing any signs (no vomiting, normal nappies, no fever) and there dont seem to be any more teeth coming through. She has 8 already, all coming through between 6 and 7 months. We tried Calpol but it doesnt seem to make a difference to her mood.

I'm stumped!