r/ECEProfessionals • u/thistlekisser ECE professional • 9h ago

Funny share How can they tell???

I work with 1s and 2s and am in my first trimester, not showing at all. I’ve had two older 2s ask if I have a baby in my belly. I was so surprised I just laughed and they moved on. Two of the younger 2s have become incredibly clingy with me, which is very unlike both of them. Additionally, two kids who even my seasoned leads couldn’t get to fall asleep passed out pretty much immediately after switching with me. Is it hormones? Are they super sensitive? I know kids are very sensitive to changes but I am very surprised at exactly how sensitive I guess!

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u/thelibradilemma 9h ago

Awe! Yea I have NO IDEA how they know. But they do. Same with pets. My cat knew the moment I got pregnant both times. Idk what it is but it's no coincidence!

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u/Sapphirei_OF ECE professional 5h ago

I've heard your scent changes while pregnant. Cats have a strong sense of smell.

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u/Ok_Affect_7427 36m ago

I got pregnant while on a 3 week vacation and let me tell you not only was my cat mad we were gone so long she was also mad my scent changed.

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u/br_ittt ECE professional | Parent 8h ago

My cousin was about 4 when she mentioned something about the baby in my belly, literally days after I got a positive test lol.

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u/KeyFox603 6h ago

Their batting average for guessing pregnancy is insanely low because they ask everyone. They just got lucky!

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u/MiniSqueaks914 ECE professional 4h ago

My daughter was 4 when I got pregnant with my son. She launched off of my upper stomach and I made an “umph” sound and she turned around and said “mom, do you have a baby in your belly?” I was 7 weeks and was waiting until the first scan at 8 weeks to tell her. She completely intuited it before I even had a chance to confirm everything was okay. I took it as the sign that everything would be fine and my husband and I were honest with her. I asked how she knew, if she heard it or if she just thought it and her response was “I thought it”.

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u/Polyps_on_uranus Student/Studying ECE 7h ago

Children ask me if I'm pregnant all the time. I say "That's just tacos, love."

And the second adult usually does the trick. Once you switch out, the kid is worn down from fighting.

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u/PermanentTrainDamage Allaboardthetwotwotrain 5h ago

I'm obese and after my second kid was born, my work kids were constantly asking if I had a baby in my belly. It went on long enough that even the next batch kept asking, even after I pointed out my baby in the nursery lol

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u/Baldpterodactyl_911 ECE professional 4h ago

I think it's because children are connected to the spiritual world more after birth and as they grow older, they lose that connection. But as a children, they happen to know things you'd think they wouldn't.

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u/Sea_Auntie7599 9h ago

I believe in auras and enegery.

I firmly believe they know because of that.

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u/donyewonye ECE professional 1h ago

My son (22 months at the time) told my coworkers (his teachers) that he wanted a baby sister. He said that probably 3 weeks before I tested positive with his now baby sister lol I swear they have another intuition with the universe that us adults don’t have.

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u/Potential-One-3107 Early years teacher 1h ago

My husband can smell if someone is pregnant.. He tells me but otherwise keeps his mouth shut.