i wouldnt be concerned that her clinginess has anything to do with co sleeping or feeding on demand. Kids are all so different, some are independent and some are not...just like adults.
i co slept with all my children and fed on demand and it didnt cause them to be clingly. It was actually my first child who i tried to move into his own bed around 6 mths of age who was the most clingly and yet now he's the most independent (although he is 13 so i would kind of hope he was by now lol)
A friend of mine had an extremely clingly baby right up until 3 years old but her 2nd child not was clingy at all.
So i'd put it down to different personalities of our children rather then how we feed or sleep them.
Give her time and it will hopefully pass.... you could also try and get her a comfort bunny or blanket or teddybear...something that she feels safe with when you arnt with her.
Oh, it's tough isn't it! I always wondered how ppl could get their babies to sleep and then put them down. DD was literally on me for the first 6 months of her life, she only slept in the hug-a-bub during the day. I absolutely could not put her down or she would be awake instantly no matter how asleep she was!! It was frustrating. But she grew out of it!! Slowly she would stay asleep longer and longer after I put her down. Now I still rock or feed her to sleep but I can put her down and she rolls over and keeps sleeping. It still amazes me, lol. It will get better!! DD still goes through stages of being more clingy, it's just separation anxiety and it will get better. You haven't caused it. You're helping her to be a confident little girl when she's ready.
this may sound funny but...maybe when your not long off putting her down her down, under her head put some clothes/pillow case that you've used/worn under her (and if they're warm it may help too- with out the sudden change in temp from body heat to cold cot/bed). that way she'll still smell you KWIM? i did/still do that with DS - he used to go down then wake up upset/screamy because he wasnt with myself or DH. it was my MCHN that suggested it. HTH.
jamie was the same it was around the time he started crawling but now hes started standing on his own its died down a little not a lot but at least were he'll sleep without me
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You haven't caused it. You're helping her to be a confident little girl when she's ready.
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