DS (I use the "d" loosely today!) 15mo has started freaking out the moment I leave his eyeline. He was/is notoriously independent so it's a bit of a shock.
Sleeping is the main issue. He's never managed a full nights sleep without at least one dummy run, but I'm usually in and out of his room in 2 minutes. He'd quite happily self-settle to sleep at bedtime and would put himself back to sleep once dummy had been shoved in his waiting mouth. Dropped from 2-1 naps at 13mo and this is usually between 1-2h late morning.
In the last week he has done a complete 360. He won't self settle to sleep and, despite being exhausted, starts screaming and sobbing the moment i leave his bedroom. I'm doing CC as softly softly doesn't work for him (sleep trained at 8mo)
I could cope with this IF he wasn't waking up in the night howling, screaming and sobbing. At first, I thought it was teething but he's in no obvious pain (and I gave calpol just in case). He was up 12-230am on Tuesday before finally sobbing himself to sleep and waking sobbing at 7am.
Last night the sobbing was from 3-4 and he woke up in tears screaming.
Nap today-went down with a bit of a fight and woke up within 20m sobbing (he'd eaten and had calpol).
Any ideas? Is it just separation anxiety or is it possible he's got a new fear of the dark? Please tell me it's a short phase- I'm a zombie at work!