I don't need another excuse not to vacuum! Lol

She used to be fine with it, I'd just sit her in her rocker with a couple of toys and do the vacuuming while moving her around the house with me.
Now she can't even be near it when it's on or she bursts into tears and won't stop even after it is turned off. Thankfully our dog seems to have the magical effect of making her happy again because not even cuddles can console her!

What do I do? Surely it's just a phase, and it's probably the noise that is scaring her, but what can I do, I need to clean the floors! DF took her today, I did have her in her walker down the other end of the hallway where she could still see me, but as soon as I turned it on she started crying. DF had to take her outside for her to stop crying and so I could finish the rest of the house. I don't really want to have to rely on him though, he works odd hours so is usually sleeping when I'd want to vacuum. I suggested he take her outside for a walk, or just sit out in the yard but nope he wasn't too keen on that either.

Is there someway I can desensitize her or do I just have to wait it out? In the meantime what do I do, I don't want her to become hysterical everytime I vacuum!