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| my name's lauren I have a one yr. son and am preg. w. a little girl due in feb! I am nervous for my son (and my husband)... I'm scared he will start acting out and not like the new baby! Can anyone offer advice on how to prep him, i feel like there isnt too much i can do that he would understand at this age!?? |
| Posted by lauren on 09/08/2007 12:02 AM
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Hi Lauren. My son was 3 months old when I got pregnant with my daughter. They are one week shy of 13 months apart and I never had any problems with jealousy.
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| posted by Kimberly on 12/12/2007 05:24 PM
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| I know that the hospital that I delivered in had a lamaze class that included siblings. The expectant parents brought in the older children and they were taken on a field trip through the maternity ward. You could also read What to Expect the 1st Year. There is a section on new babies. Another thing that helped me was letting my son play/spend time with his younger cousins. Find a friend or relative that has a baby and let your son spend time with him. Let him help take care of him. Kids don't like change very much, so don't make big changes right before the baby is born. This makes them feel like they are being preplaced. If they are going to share a room, put the crib in now, so he has time to get used to it being in there. Also, explain to him that mommy is going to have a new baby and he gets to be the big brother. Stress to him all the "cool" things that he'll get to do since he's the big brother. And always, always, always make time for just the two of you. |
| posted by Kimberly on 12/12/2007 05:33 PM
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| Hi Lauren and welcome to the group. I can totally relate with your situation. My oldest daughter was 9 months old when I got pregnant with my youngest (who was just born last Feb.), and I was so worried of the jealousy issue. Each child is different, and each reacts differently to new situations. One thing that I did to prepare my daughter was that I bought her babies and showed her how to take care of them, we were always very gentle with her babies, and she was jealous when Ashley was born, but she didn't act out, and she was very gentle with her, we tried to show her just as much attention as we always did, and we didn't rush her to grow up and get potty trained, or stop taking the bottle. She stopped the bottle on her own when she tasted the baby's fornula in it, she decided that it was no longer for her. Anyways, I hope this helps out some. |
| posted by Randi on 12/13/2007 09:56 AM
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