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4/7/08 11:20
4/7/08 11:20
ds 3yrs knows but dd whos 9mths wont understand. ds when i was pregnant with dd kept saying he has a baby in his tummy too, when i had mw apt he used to help them with the doppler thing and they had listened in to his heart so he could hear his baby too, and they were fab with him i have to say and he hasn't had any problems with him since dd has been here and he is doing the same this time saying he has a baby in his tummy and when i have been the mw he asks if we will see the baby today. when i got bigger last time he used to talk to the baby through my belly button, he also likes to watch the baby programmes on disc h&h. he also got pressies when dd was born from relatives as they were concerned about him feeling left out which was nice and he loved that.
4/7/08 11:16
i told my 3yr old kira and she thinks its going to be fun .. she calls it my baby !! i think as long as they feel included in it all like helping you with the baby etc that it will be ok and i think its important that you take time to just do something with them now and again so they dont feel pushed out or that mummy dosnt have time for them anymore . Kira is the youngest granchild and an only child and i do think the reality of it is that she will be jealous and clingy to start with cos she is like that at times now with my DF when he cuddles me but we just make it into a great big family hug and then shes happy ..
Zoey 14weeks xxx
4/7/08 11:05
I told my dd Emily I was going to have another baby she seems to of taken it well, but not sure she has been asking us if we still love her. I've been trying to make a point to telling her how much we love her and that shes our number 1 girl. Has anyone got advice how to help reasure her i sure she'll be fine and it probably just me feeling slightly guilty as she an only child at the moment and also the only grandchild in our family so get soooo much attention and just want to make sure she doen't feel left out when this lo arrives
Lizann - I'd recommend a book called "There's A House Inside My Mummy". I bought it to help explain to the boys about the new baby and they now demand I read it every night before bed!
It's a lovely little poem about a little boy coming to terms with there being another baby on the way. Makes me smile/cry every time!