11 month old crying when I leave her

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My 11 month old keeps crying when I leave her. It doesn't matter if he dad or grandparents are there,I'd she's busy happily doing something else or if she's tired. As soon as I even move to leave the room she cries and tries to get to me.

This is particularly difficult at nap times and at bed time. In order to get any sleep the past few nights I have ended up sleeping on a single mattress on baby's room. However I don't want to be doing this as a long term thing because I don't want her to need me to be there in order to fall asleep. So, I'm looking for some advice so that I can stop doing this and help her sleep.

Is this separation anxiety, and should we ride it out? Does it pass on its own? Everything I've tried to look up suggests separation anxiety but I can't find anything on what I can do about it.

I'd say it was separation anxiety. In the day if not push it and try to take her with you when you can.

At night can you do things like sleep with her sheets before putting them on her cot so that her bed smells like you?

Totally normal!

Awful to hear but you need the odd time to yourself/ to fall asleep etc without her.

I couldn't stand hearing it but occasionally would go out in the car for some peace. Eventually they fall asleep.

It does get easier, promise.

Thank you both for the reassurance and kindness.

The bedsheets idea is a really good one. I used to line her next to me with one of my tshorts when she was little, don't know why I didn't think to do that again! I'll give it a go.

Her daddy took her out for the afternoon today and I got a few hours to myself. He had noticed that when we arehome together she looks for me, so he thought taking her out where she could look at other things would be a good idea. They had a great time and I'm a little less knackered than I was!