My nephew was exactly the same, and his little sister was born last week. He suddenly would want to 'see my mummy' when normally he would pay no attention to her...
Enjoy it if you can though
My DD just turned 3 in December and was never a mummy's girl. For our three weeks we were on holidays she wouldn't do anythign unless it was me. Normally she would prefer her Dad over me and her GRandfather was there also and she wouldn't even have a bar of him - no one else gets a look in normally.
I hope it is a phase but I would love some ways to deal with it...
yeah, they're hard to figure out aren't they?
I can't remember Darcy doing it. In fact from memory she got more confident in those last few weeks (that might have been though because I was on bedrest and there were lots of people around to help).
Nate is going through a similar thing ATM.
This is very common behaviour for when a toddler is expecting a new sibling. They do sense that 'something' is changing, perhaps it is unconsious on the mother's behalf, I suspect you start to go a bit inwards in preparation for the birth.
I guess all you can do is give reassuring cuddles and sit together, maybe read a book together (one about sibling babies maybe?). If you partner or someone else close can give some extra attention to your toddler, that may help too.
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