Help - 10 month old suddenly not getting off to sleep

[Chikoo]

Hi there - can anyone explain or help? DD was getting off to sleep quite easily at night (in own room, in cot) and sleeping through the night. Over past few days she has just started screaming and screaming when we leave her room. Don't understand why or what to do.

has she been ill or teething do you think? Is she still eating as much as usual?

Sorry to ask so many questions...just trying to get an idea of situation iyswim.

Separation anxiety.

Simpson - got a bit of a cold (but has had them before and that only really started yesterday), is teething but not too bad in day. Eating pretty well.
Ches - I thought that might be it but does not show very much separation anxiety in the day. I think she has a pretty secure attachment to mum and dad. We can leave her in a group of babies for a few minutes (e.g. to grab a cup of tea) without her crying (unlike many friend's babies and she no longer cries when handed to childminder 3 days of the week.
She has started screaming at nap times too now - which always were easy!
Any suggestions as to what to do? Hate controlled crying - we tend to give in after 15 mins.

We've been having similar problems with our 9mo for a few weeks now. We thought it was seperation anxiety too, so we tried a few things as follows.

I tend to put him down, count to 10 and then pat him/pick him up (depending how unhappy he is) until he is happy to be in the cot alone. It means I don't leave the room usually until he is actually asleep as saves running in and out all the time etc. and can take 1/2 hour but we get there. After a while I just stand there next to the cot (with him in it) patting his belly if he cries/winges.

We also think he has forgotten how to self settle and the day naps have been the worst - so we have been working hard (NCSS style) at helping him remember. However, I feel like I have had an epiphany in the last few days - I have started putting him down later for his naps, using a 2-3-4 hours gap (as an MNer suggested), and cutting his morning nap if he sleep past 7.45am (happens occasionally) and this seems to really help. So this bit makes it sound like it is just his routine has changed/he can go longer between sleeps and cries when I put him down because he is not really tired enough yet?

Anyone, hope some of this helps you.

Separation anxiety is a SIGN of a well-attached baby! Some don't get it until after 12 months, though. If it's not SA it is probably teething.