I've just had a mini minor melt down today - bursting into sobbing tears a little over an hour ago because all I wanted was a little bit of lunch and DD just didn't want to let that happen. She just won't let me put her down, not even for 5 minutes.

Two weeks ago, she would fall asleep on me and I could easily put her down in her pram (where she was sleeping at the time) and she'd stay asleep. Most times she'd have a proper sleep of up to 3, sometimes even 4 hours. Lately though, I will have her sound asleep on me, put her down and within easily 1 minute (sometimes immediately) she will be squirming. By 2 minutes there's grunting and by 5 minutes she's fully awake and agitated.

I then pick her up (as I hate hearing her upset) and proceed to jiggle and bounce my way around the house to get her to settle again. Put her down again and it starts over. The only time she's no physically in my arms is at night time when we're asleep, but we co-sleep so she'll be pressed up against me anyway.

Last night I passed her to DH when she was happy (ish) and went off to have a shower. By the time I got out she was in full cry mode and very upset. DH was trying to settle her, but hearing the crying escalating and knowing she was getting close to a point of getting so worked up it takes forever to settle her - I took over. Almost immediately, and definitely with in 30 seconds, she calmed down and was happy to just rest her head on my shoulder and cuddle.

Is this the proverbial rod I've been hearing so much about? Have I made it so that she will only tolerate being carrying literally 24/7 and won't let anyone else hold her? Even her own daddy?