Hellobee Boards Topic: Toddler Attachment During Pregnancy

Hellobee Boards Topic: Toddler Attachment During Pregnancy https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 04:11:08 +0000 purrpletulips on "Toddler Attachment During Pregnancy" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-attachment-during-pregnancy#post-759742 Fri, 03 May 2013 12:32:07 +0000 purrpletulips 759742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD became very attached to me in the third trimester but after DS was born she got less clingy. There has never been any jealousy issues so far. We are cycling back and she is clingy once again. DD was 29m when DS was born so around the age of your LO. Honeybee on "Toddler Attachment During Pregnancy" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-attachment-during-pregnancy#post-759548 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:05:45 +0000 Honeybee 759548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My oldest also became very attached at the end of my second pregnancy. I've heard from a lot of moms that this happens, almost like the kids can sense the big change coming up. When DS came along, though, she actually did fine. She was very interested in her baby brother, and she didn't seem jealous at all. Also DD and DH really became close during my pregnancy and while DS was a newborn. They have such a close relationship now, and it's so nice to see them together. :) glimmersnaps on "Toddler Attachment During Pregnancy" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-attachment-during-pregnancy#post-759519 Fri, 03 May 2013 10:48:16 +0000 glimmersnaps 759519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I recently started my 3rd trimester and suddenly my 2 yo has become more attached to me. He wants to sit in my ever-shrinking lap, hug me, kiss me, be picked up by me. It's really, really sweet; I'm not at all complaining. But I wonder if this is related to the baby. If he *knows* his world is about to be turned upside-down, or if it's just a coincidence. In the first few months, I actually felt like he was pulling away from me. He stopped nursing and became closer to DH. Now it seems like it's swinging back to me. I'm also wondering how this will all play out once his sister arrives. Will he be able to back off when the time comes? (I'm putting this in Toddlers, but maybe it's Pregnancy??)