Can toddlers sense pregnancy?

Hey ladies .
My 22 month old has been WILD. Tantrum after tantrum. Screaming and crying day and night. She wont sleep unless i am there holding her hands, she wont eat , she only wants mama, she even refuses a bath and thats her fave thing ever. *She is sick* but im wondering if the tantrums and so on have more to it.
She is attached to my hip, morning to night, and wont leave my side at all. Its totally out of character. She is usually totally chill, totally happy and content.
I wonder if she can pick up somehow that I am pregnant (i am early days) and if this might have something to do with her behaviour? Its been extremely difficult. I dont know what to do anymore. I am drained from lack of sleep and the emotional energy of trying to keep regulated and calm for the both of us. X

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It's normal for babies to be attached to mommas hip when sick cause we are their comfort. We are their safe space and make them feel better. My daughter has been a velcro toddler recently cause she hasn't felt great.

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She’s sick and about to hit “the terrible twos”. She’s at the developmental stage of big emotions - jealousy, frustration, fear, embarrassment, anger and a whole wave of emotional awareness.

I hate to say most sick 22 months are the same but it’s true. It’s very normal behaviour xx

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Thank you , that's reassuring 💗

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Mine could absolutely tell, his behaviour completely changed from around the time of my missed period!

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Have a 22 month old little girl who is sick along side her big brother and it has been stressful in my house as she’s experiencing the same behaviours can’t leave the room to do something without her I have had to start co sleeping with her at the moment as she won’t fall asleep unless I’m there with her I think at that age and being unwell it takes a toll on their little body and they can’t express how they are feeling so I think it’s like back to the newborn stage where they just want you and crying all the time and we have to figure it all out again what they want keep your head up mama it gets better it’s different the second time around xx

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I think they do but not in a psychic way but hormonal.

They know your smell very well. They probably can smell the hormonal shift and their behaviour with you may change as a result.

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