toddler behaviour after ectopic

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Just wondered if anyone else had had any experience with clingyness & attention seeking with their toddlers after an ectopic? The standard advice seems to be to try and explain what happened (v.simply), but my DS is only 2.5 so seems a bit young for this approachAny advice?

Toddlers are always clingy and attention seeking after anything unusual happens to their main carer.

If you were in hospital, your toddler is bound to be frightened and insecure.

All you need to say is that you were poorly and went to hospital so the doctors/nurses could help you get better. Then loads of patience and reassurance until the memory fades.

Sorry this happened to you.

So sorry that you are going through tough times.

No great insight from me but I am sure toddlers pick up much more than they can "understand" and react instinctively to the fact that they sense Mummy is sad, Daddy is worried, etc. Love and cuddles and endless stories on laps and anything that makes us all smile is the approach we take in our house, which generally helps to make everyone feel better :) I haven't had to deal with an ectopic but have had 2 mmcs and my LO lifts the dark clouds like no-one else.