Sorry in advance for the length of this, but I have a few issues which may or may not be related! I'm not sure if it's in the right place, but if not please move it for me!
Our almost 7 month old DD has always been a pretty good baby, but the last month she's been...well..a little monster! She got her first 2 teeth through at 16 and 17 weeks without any trouble-they just popped up all of a sudden. But for the last month or so she has been very unsettled and just not herself. She was sleeping through the night and having 2 or 3 1-1.5hr sleeps each day. But now I am lucky if she sleeps for an hour or 2 in total during the day-she keeps waking up after the first sleep cycle and won't resettle. She's also started waking 4 or 5 times during the night-though goes straight back to sleep when given her dummy. She's also not eating a great lot-she was having 4 FF of 200mls each plus 3 solid feeds. She's dropped back her FF to the point where I am lucky to get 500mls into her a day, but she will happily eat her solids. I tried cutting out her solids thinking that may be the problem but it didn't make a difference. I actually took her to my GP about that, but she said as long as she still has 5 or 6 wet nappies a day and doesn't show signs of constipation then I should just continue with whatever she will take as she is still gaining weight. I've put it down to teething, as she's getting her top teeth-not the front 2, but the ones next to them! But the main issue is her CONSTANT crying! Sometimes it goes on for hours on end. I've tried Panadol and bonjella in case it's her teeth causing pain, but it doesn't make a difference. It just feels as though all she does is cry and it's really getting to me! It gets worse when DH or I leave the room and if we both leave the room she gets hysterical! So what I'm wondering (after all that!!) is whether or not this is normal?! I was told that separation anxiety usually starts at around 8 months, but maybe it's that? If there was just one issue I wouldn't be so worried, but the fact that she is having problems with sleepin, eating and the crying is so troubling to me! I feel as though I am at my wit's end and just don't know what to do with her. Any advice would be much appreciated!