Separation Anxiety

It's only the three of us at home. DH has been travelling a lot. Sometimes he could be away for 3 days in a week. So left only Sheraz and me at home. For sure I can't be with the little one every time. I got to spend at least a little of my own time for the toilet or eating. He can play and be on his own terms but as when I move to leave him, he'd quickly cling to me or wail. And it's not easy to pry him off of me. This started to worsen when he nearly turned a year old. Now when I leave him at the nursery the wails grow louder. I guess when he was younger, he didn't 'understand' how to miss me. Now I can't even be out of his sight.

When I close the bathroom door to get a quick shower, he'd run to me and knock on the door and scream at the top of his lung. He'll only be calm when I hug or carry him and stay beside him while he's playing. The little boy seems to be always alert and notice every time I attempt to 'run away'.

I hope this anxiety won't last forever. He's maturing, I know. One day he'll live his own life with school, activities, friends or a mate. I'll be the one who look back on these days, when I couldn't pry his hands off my leg.