Did your first child dothis when you were pregnant?

[LiviesMum]

I am about 6 weeks pregnant and my daughter right before I found out I was pregnant started getting really clingy she is a very independent child usually. She has slept in her own bed since she was 2 months old and has always slept threw the night. Lately she follows me yelling mommy for me to pick her up and if I don't she crys. She wants nothing to do with her father if i'm around when usually he's her favorite person. I don't know if she can sense that i'm pregnant or i'm just over thinking it. She is 17 months old. Its starting to make me feel bad like i'm  taking something away from her.

[coffeebuzzedliz]

I am almost 7 weeks and my 17 month year old has been doing almost the same thing. She is so clingy and she always wants me to hold her while standing up. She is even doing the throw herself on the ground tantrum thing. I don't know if its because she senses something or not? We are just trying to handle it in a consistent way. If she is being unreasonable we will put her in her crib and when she stops crying she can come out, if she starts crying when I go to get her I leave again. I know it sounds bad but it is helping. I will bring her back to the living room and she will be happy again. Good luck!

[snagglepuss1]

yes, my dd did the exact same when i was pregnant with my 2nd baby, she was 18 months when my 2nd baby was born and for a good few weeks before the birth she was very clingy to me like she knew things were about to change. i have to say once my first son was born it resolved itself very quickly as she loved helping me look after him.

[LiviesMum]

I'm just nervous because sometimes I do get frustrated with it because my husband is willing to watch her so that I can take a nap (on the days we both have off) and my daughter will sit outside my bedroom door knock and cry so there is no napping for me. I've even started rocking her to sleep again on and off because she will scream when I put her in bed. I feel awful between work and her i'm just stressing out so much.

[alaysha]

Its more of an age thing. My daughter is now 3 1/2 and STILL going through it. It breaks my heart because she used to be so close to DH and for the longest time now it has been "no mommy can give me it/mommy will give me a bath/mommy will put me to bed/mommy will put me in the car/no mommy will do it!" She even has gone so far as to stop being so cuddly and can actually be quite rude to him. I think its because I am the parent that is more at home and so she is just more attached to me. She is VERY independent and likewise has slept in her own room since she was little.

[Ilovemyboogas]

My two year does the same I'm 34 weeks gone and the eniter time he's clinged to me and won't go anywhere or do anything with out me it's normal