I know how you feel. Gracie is/was the same way. She freaks out when ANYONE leaves, though. She is, also, alike in that she MUST be held when she falls asleep. We have tried everything and just cannot figure it out either. She is 20 months old.

SOMETIMES, if we give her something to drink then she calms down a little bit. She's not a big eater.

My advice would be to be inventive. With Gracie, I find new ways to play with her. For example.. holding her back to my chest, with my arms firmly wrapped around her and under her armpits, we swing around a couple of times. She likes to play and be tossed up.

Grace, I don't *think*, has ever really had a crib. She has been sleeping with someone since the beginning, pretty much. We believe that her deal is caused by being held and cuddled too much, too. It makes it quite difficult for a tired aunty.