Is this a phase!?

My son has been the best baby ever until about a week ago, I’m not saying he’s never cried or anything but he wouldn’t cry and complain at literally everything I did… in the last week all of a sudden he’s been refusing his naps (we’ve been transitioning from 2 to 1) he’s been crying everytime I leave the room (to go to the kitchen for something (it’s right next door)) he’s been wanting to be picked up every minute of the day it feels like… he used to play independently and used to be fine if I left the room but it’s changed all of a sudden and I’m wondering if anyone else is going through this “phase” or if it’s just me 🫩🙈

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Hi I am not sure but the same we thing is happening with mine too.

My little boy is the same but it’s been going on for a while! Awful sleep, whinging and throwing tantrums and wanting to be picked up constantly 😴

Our little one wants to be held and carried all the time for the last week. If we don't pick him up he'll get into a fit and the tantrum starts. He is very clingy these days. We thought it also might be because he is teething and sick with sniffles and coughs.
For the last 3 days he also wakes up from his sleep/ naps crying, something he didn't used to do.
Or if we take things away he starts his tantrum, too... Which is a new thing, too.
I hope, it will change and is a phase only.

It's quite draining because I am 22 weeks pregnant with our second and carrying our little one tiring. Don't get me wrong, I love that he is super cuddly at the moment and I enjoy that he wants "mummy" but because of the current pregnancy and also because I am sick with a cold and sinusitis for almost 6 weeks out of 8 weeks by now, it's a lot....

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