I wrote a very similar thread a few months ago, as I think one too many people had said 'oohhh she's a real mummy's girl isn't she' and it used to drive me batty. But I too was feeling like she'd always be clingy, as she went through such a long stage of it - everything you are describing. She is now 10 months old, and for the last say 6 weeks she has really developed some confidence and is nowhere near as clingy, and generally happy to go to everyone now. She even had her first day in CC yesterday and didn't get upset at all, so it does pass. Until the next bought of it anyways I'm sure.....

Everyone lately has said how confident she seems, and the only thing I can think of is that we let her be clingy if that was what she wanted, we never forced her on anyone or out of our arms, we let her decide herself when she was ready. So MadB makes alot of sense when she says that forcing it will increase the anxiety. For you and her. Try not to compare her to the other bubs around you (it's hard I know) as they will all be doing things in their own unique individual way.