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How to Prepare 14 Month Old for New Arrival
We also read a few new big brother books that talked about babies. .... Have 1 Yr Old and Will Have a New Baby in 2 Weeks, How Do I Get Him to Adjust? ...
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- My two are exactly 15 months apart. As the other moms said there really isn't much you can do to prepare your 1st born. We did the same as others and talked about ha...
- My 2nd & 3rd children are barely 17 mo. apart. My then 17 mo. old son was pretty clueless and didn't really care about a new baby sister in the house. We had read hi...
- it'll all be fine- being aware of his feelings is the best you can do- If he can grasp the idea of giving the baby a gift- that's always nice- but it'll all be perfect...
How to Announce New Baby?
Read all 13 responses: "hi there, I am currently trying to conceive my second and I'm looking for some unique ideas on how to tell my husband that we are ...
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- tons of way! make dinner - baby back ribs, baby onions, baby corn... wrap up booties and give as a gift.. give him cigars.. good luck
- For my third child, I wanted to tell my mom in a different way. So, I got a little ring box and put a grain of rice inside of it. I taped a little note to the inside c...
- I didn't get to do this, but I was going to make a CD with all sorts of baby-related music. Go online and look up songs with the right titles or lyrics. Hope you get...
4 Year Old Acting Out Because of New Baby Sister
Read all 16 responses: "My daughter is 4 years old and I just had a new baby who now is 5 weeks. At first Hannah (4 year old) was really good and accepting ...
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- J.- I love that you do mommy time with your daughter it is so important. When you get home from work maybe you can go out of your way to say hi to her first and give ...
- Does your husband have a solid income? The kids need to be priority...do with less and quit your job. The preschool years go by too fast and they need you home. Tha...
- I am a single mother of two and I can definately relate to how you feel. My oldest son Evan is 22 months and my breast fed baby Ian is 2 months. I also work a full tim...
Expecting Baby #2 in 4 Weeks. Need a Video to Explain New Baby???
Read all 21 responses: "My daughter Georgia is 22 months old and we are expecting another little girl on June 13th. Georgia does really well with the babies ...
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- Your kids are the same distance apart as mine. I don't have any video suggestions, but I think that you probably don't really need to stress about it. It sounds like...
- Congratulations to all of you! You've done a great job in preparing her yourself. Even if your daughter doesn't understand the details, there's something nice in leav...
- It's been quite some time, but I remember Sequoia Hospital offered a sibling course for various ages when I was pregnant with my 2nd child. I didn't go through the co...
Potty Training After a New Baby
Oct 1, 2009 ... Read all 9 responses: "So my oldest was 15 months old when her baby sister was born and has adjusted very well to her new baby sister.
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- Instead of asking her if she wants to sit on the potty, try not making it so she doesn't have a choice ... "time to sit on the potty, go potty, etc". Put her on a sch...
- My son went on the potty for the first time on August 21 of last year. At that time, I was in my 7th month being pregnant with #2, I was exstatic! I didn't push it be...
- We had the same thing happen (at 18 mo.) with no new baby. I wouldn't worry about it, give her a bit of time then try again. We used treats and buying her some panti...
5 Day Old Baby, 3 Year Old Has a Cold and Wants to Touch - Help!
Oct 12, 2009 ... You definitely don't want him to resent his new baby sister. Wash his and your hands often and teach him to sneeze into his elbow. ...
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- When I told my husband about your post, he jokingly asked me if I posted this and forgot I did. :) My 2.5 year old son got a virus from a friend of his and then passe...
- J., I too have a newborn and two older children. Here's some advice: 1. Keep the baby in a pack n play, swing or crib - off the floor where "big brother" can ...
- Love on that 3 year old little boy as much as possible, and your immunities to the virus will kick in and be passed to the baby. You of course will risk getting sick, ...
Hospital Gift Idea for New Big Brother
My son gave his new baby sister (born 12/20/07) a very soft cute lil lamb with a pink ribbon .... We too got them special gifts when a new baby was born. ...
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- When my son was born we bought, wrapped and packed special "hospital" gifts into my hospital bag. We got things that our daughter could quietly play with in the hospit...
- My oldest was almost 3 when our 2nd child was born. I gave her a Fisher Price doctor's kit so she could help take care of us in the hospital. It also doubled as a vete...
- Maybe since the doll collection is growing, get them both t-shirts that proclaim their "big"-ness. Get her a Big Sister shirt and him a Big Brother shirt. And maybe ge...
Need Some Book Ideas for Second Baby Coming!!!
I got the book "Hello Baby" by Lizzy Rockwell at Borders when I was expecting my 2nd, and my daughter (even though it's an older brother and new baby girl) ...
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- Congratulations on your pregnancy! We also read Joanna Cole's I'm a Big Brother over and over and over before our second was born. While I didn't have a book dealing...
- There is one with the Berenstein Bears that I used with my daughter. "Brother" bear was becoming a big brother. It puts things in a fun understandable way for them. I ...
- The best book I found when expecting #2 was "Mommy, Daddy, Baby & Me" by Lisa Gewing. I was specifically looking for one with some refference to breastfeeding, which...
Adoption Baby Shower
A new baby is a gift. Many of her friends already no of this occasion and should be aware of the event. So a shower as a baby shower is great. ...
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- I have a friend who just adopted a 9 yr old. Each member of the party was instructed on the invite to bring a silk gerber daisy. They took the flowers and made it in...
- My friends threw me a shower just before we adopted our twin boys. What made it special for me was that they did not treat it as if it were any different than a showe...
- A new baby is a gift. Many of her friends already no of this occasion and should be aware of the event. So a shower as a baby shower is great. The fact that she did no...
New Baby Number (2)
Read all 12 responses: "I have a three year old daughter and I'am expecting my second child. I was wondering any good advice any one has about breaking the ...
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- We waited until after the first trimester and then told my 3 year old son. We talked about it all the time. I took him to the Dr with me so he could hear the heartbe...
- Hello my name is J. and I have two little boys. Liam will be 6 in Oct and Gavin will be 2 in August. Liam was about the same age when I found out I was pregnant and I ...
- I agree with some of the other users about waiting a little while to tell her. 9 months is a long time to hear 'Is it time for the baby yet' everyday, lol. But I would...
