Dachlostar,

I hear you!!

Olivia (who used to be such a placid little chook) has been doing this for a while now, and it drives me crackers!!

I had a read of a couple of toddler/baby books as to a solution to this and they say pretty much the same thing..........

1. It is a stage all babies/toddlers go through
2. Distraction is the best solution
3. If distraction fails, pretend to ignore and stay calm but go about your business (easier said than done I reckon!)
4. Some babies calm down if they are simply held in a cuddle quite firmly.

For me and Olivia, distraction works best, but for us it means a change of scene totally, not just another toy ie we need to go for a walk round the garden or put some song CD's on, IYKWIM? (Mood changers!)

I have every sympathy........it is a tiring stage.........