Jollybaby, i was also wondering about separation anxiety?? i will google it later. The thing that i find unusual is that she can be wide awake in an instant and will scream hysterically whilst we are not there, but the absolute second we get in the room, she stops. controlled crying worked well with our 3-year old when she was a baby, but this time, our 16-month old doesn't get it all. she doesn't give up screaming to sleep! good luck with baby JB. let's see if anyone else can offer some much needed advice :o)