Yeah. my dog became very clingy when I was pregnant with my son. After he was born she was what my dad called a "frustrated mommy". Anytime DS started to cry she would run to us, then run to the cradle and back and forth until we got to DS. She settled down after a week or so. She has been wonderful with him though, he pulls everything, leads her around the house, etc and she's never done anything but take it or rarely leave the area when he gets to be too much. Our other dog just hid after DS was born. He's now 3 and she is just coming out of hiding. Now that he can reach the treats! ;-) Our cat went from loving him and laying down next to him and wanting to be laid on by DS to running away. Again he's getting better too now. DS is calming down and pets nicer which helps a lot too.

Good luck. I hope yours calm down soon!

yes yes yes my dog is driving me mad! she knew before i did that i was pregnant,she wont leave me alone,she is only tiny so im tripping over her constantly and she waits at my feet when i go the loo too,she dosent just sit on my lap anymore she is constantly trying to kiss me and climb all over my head she wants to be that close.she definatley knows whats going on,its a shame because i have to keep pushing her off my tummy as its too tender,i worry too about when baby comes,i know she wont hurt a fly but she is so spoilt she is going to feel left out,

I am only 8 weeks pregnant, and I have noticed a whole range of weird behaviors come from my cat. See, I got Zeus (my cat) when my H was in Iraq for 15 months and me here in Germany pretty much on my own. SO, this cat is really spoiled and SUPER attached to momma. When I first got pregnant, he wanted nothing to do with me. This was strange because he follows me around all the time. Now, he is back to being all about me, but he is really mopey and pouty. He is super cranky with my husband, and when he comes near me (my H), Zeus just stares him down. The other day he tried to bite my H as he was walking by. I swear he knows something is up. This is only 8 weeks along also.

My dogs are like my children and one has gotten closer..follows me more..the other is clueless but we've had him since he was 4 weeks...so he thinks Im his mom...so he jumps on me trys to get me to pick him up..he's 85lbs...and we're working on training but running out of time..she'll be here in May

Yes.My cats were also close to me but when i am pregnant they are glued to me.Especially at night.One of them has to sleep right against me.The other one likes to get close to my head for some reason and stare at me.

yes tray34 my dog wont stop staring at me either! i wake up in the night with 2 big beady eyes right in my face! scary

It is scary..You wake up and theres a small face in yours looking at you like I dont what..

thats funny...now that u mention is..my dog watches me do my makeup and hair..eat.get dressed...take a bath....always staring at me..maybe he's watching to make sure i dont hurt myself or the baby..who knows

One of our cats is pretty clueless -- she's mostly just mad that she can't sit on my partner's stomach anymore. The other one, however, is totally protective of my partner's baby belly and will fight me for it if I am trying to feel the baby kick. He likes to lay on my partner's stomach with his chin on her belly and his paws wrapped around the sides, like he is holding the baby. Then he purrs his head off. The super-cute thing is, though, that the baby likes the purring and she will move to whatever side his chin is on and start kicking like crazy.

PS: I forgot to mention, our cats are totally neurotic beings anyway, so if they're being more so, we have a higher tolerance for it from the outset!

My cat has been a nightmare. She gets up in the middle of the night whenever I go pee and won't go back to sleep. She knocks things over and scratches at the wall to keep us up. She'll do anything to get our attention (whether it's positive or negative). She's actually been a little aggressive with me - biting me more that usual and swatting at my legs when I get up from bed. DH and I are really concerned about her with the baby...

Yep! The animals must know. I have a 100 pound rottie who is usually very gentle and sweet to strangers on the street and she still is when my husband is walking her but when I am she is protective of me and her cackles come up when people get too close to me. My cat won't leave me alone!! He follows me in the bathroom and jumps right on my lap while I am going!!!!
I just hope this means they will both like and be protective of the baby when he or she comes.

I have two cat's! and a 75 lb pitt/mix...and they are always very demanding of my time...I'm really getting more than a little nervous of the both the cats/dog...! I know the cats are so nosey (I think they are acting a little worse)...I'm afraid they'll jump in crib at night??!! and the dog I love sooo much..I'm praying it all goes smooth, but I'm waking up at night worried!

o wow my cat follows me to the bathroom each and every time i go and when i come in from the outside she is all over me i really did notice a change

I have noticed that my puppy is starting to get protective which he has never done before. He lays on my lap (or what part of him fits on my lap cause he weighs over 65 lbs) and puts his nose on my belly.

The other day my DH was in the kitchen washing some dishes and he dropped something and my dog went off barking at him. I think that he forgot he was here. However the catch is our dog doesnt bark. To get him to bark we have to give him a treat.

So I definatly think the pets can sence things. I dont know if they know what they are sensing but they know something is up!!