My DD is behaving EXACTLY the same. But it is only with me. If DH puts her to bed, there are no drama's - she's off to sleep right away (we're still in a cot BTW - waiting for the arrival of our big girl bed). If DH takes her to child care, she is fine. If I take her, she screams for 5 minutes at the door (I've stood out of sight and watched). If I try to go to the loo she thinks I'm going away to never come back and cries hysterically until she finds me (and then it becomes a game of peek-a-boo ). Oh, and we've suddenly started waking up in the middle of the night again crying for Mummy and only going back to sleep if we're in bed with Mummy and Daddy (usually hugging Daddy and sharing his pillow - how does that work? Demanding me but cuddling up to him? )

Coinciding with this wonderful new behaviour; we had two nights in a row of night terrors last week (none since touch wood). We are also living in tantrum city. Oh yes, they are good ones!!!!

We have no new additions to our family, no changes in our lives, absolutely nothing (except she met my Dad for the first time on the weekend but her behaviour has been happening a LOT longer). We are the same boring people we have always been. So the only conclusion I can come up with is that she is going through Seperation Anxiety (that or she really is the Devil Child!!!) - so perhaps your child is too? Perhaps it is something that just coincidently coincides with the arrival of your little one...

I have no ideas on how to deal with it though... I'm still trying to work that one out!!!

MG