Can children sense that Mum is pregnant?

Okaaaay......it feels like yesterday but my baby boy is now almost 3.5 yrs old. He was 17 months old when his brother was born. In my last trimester he would wake up and come into our room up to 6 times a night...this made for a cranky Mummy I tell you what!!! Once Noah was born.....it stopped.......just like that.

I am now 6 weeks pregnant and beleive it or not....DS#1 for the past 4 has woken the first time at around 10pm - 11pm and then again 3-4am. This 2nd one has begun resulting in a trip to the toilet for us both. Up until 4 nights ago.....never heard a peep from him once he crashed through till about 6 - 7am the next morning.

DS#2......sleeps like a baby al night...thank godness.

So......do you think he senses something????

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Yep for sure i belive kids know without even relising.

DD knew something was up and became really clingy in the beginning of pregnancy then again at the end days before sebastians birth she just would not leave me alone. I couldnt go anywhere with out her and she wouldnt sleep properly for fear i wouldnt be there. All settled down once bubs was born

I'm hoping it will all settle down here too :wall: DD is such a clingy little monkey it is driving me mildly nuts LOL

But yes, I think they do sense the changes. Maybe they can smell the hormonal changes :dunno:

I was thinking about this earlier, and was even going to post a similar thread. I've got just over 6weeks to go, and DD has become quite clingy - we had a day at home on Monday, and if I was sat on the couch (which I did alot of as it was too hot to do anything else :lol: ), she was all over me, just wanting to sit on my knee or snuggle up next to me. The last 2 weeks when I've dropped her off at cc, she has also cried which she doesn't normally do.

Very possibly why my DS has finally started sleeping through? Til last night. Seeing me stressed yesterday wouldn't have helped. We were up pretty much from 5am.

I think so. In my first trimester, DD2 was extremely clingy with me. She flatly refused to go to anyone else. She's now 'back to normal' and not so clingy. And she's starting to understand that there's a baby in mummy's tummy now.

Thanks girls for your replies. Makes me feel normal now!!!! It is very interesting though hey. You think they are just kids but that 6th sense must be lurking just under the skin....

Jodie - geez, your pegnancy is scooting along. I remember reading when you kinda announced it! lol

Once again, appreciate the feedback.

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I don't have kids yet but I am sure they can sense something as well as other babies and children :D

I think so yes.. I used to look after this little girl and when she was about 3 she kept telling her mum she had a baby in her belly and that it was a boy.. She was Bf her 9 month old at the time so was just laughing off as she also had not seen the return of AF. Anyways mum took a test for the sake of it one morning and turned out yup she was pg.. Scan also brought a surprise.. It was a boy and she was 18 weeks pg lol..

WOW!!!!!