I've had a very hard few weeks with the girls.
Izzie had been teething quite badly. She's usually not bothered but about 3 weeks ago she began to wake during the night crying. A bit of painkillers and some soothing would get her back to sleep but after a couple of weeks it became apparent that she is waking as habit and just wants cuddles. She's also begun waking Abby because the crying is so intense.
We've had to start leaving her to it for a few minutes before going in there and she, on the whole, does settle herself down and goes back to sleep.
She has also been extremely clingy and whiny. When I'm not in the room or she's with other people she can be totally fine and gets on with it but if I'm there she HAS to be with me and gets jealous if Abby is getting attention. She throws little tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants, like me reading a specific book to her. I think she's also beginning to get frustrated with her communication.
To top it off both girls have been poorly with a stomach bug, so I've had that to deal with.
Tell me this is just a phase! She gets so upset when I leave or if I don't pick her up, I wonder if she's getting a bit of separation anxiety. Any tips on how to deal with this? Part of me wants to be sure she's getting what she needs but the other part of me doesn't want to pander to behaviour that might get out of hand. I don't want her developing bad habits.
