Possible Baby #2

kimberlymautz

My daughter will be four in May, and while we weren't necessarily trying for baby 2, I can't say we were doing much to prevent it from happening. I'm only a week late and plan on taking a test thus week, but how did you tell your kids they were going to have a new sibling? We have a 6m old niece that my daughter adores, but when I'm holding her my daughter tends to get REALLY jealous.

Obviously I have plenty of time to think and worry, but I'm a planner and want to hear opinions ahead of time.

kimberlymautz

I also know there is a chance I'm not pregnant, I'm just thinking ahead.

hay1122

Well, my DD is not yet 3 and we didn't tell her until there was more of a baby bump and then took her to the anatomy ultrasound.  We've been reading books about being a big sister.  This week we've been drawing pictures of DD and her baby sister.

g8trkim

We didn't really put thought behind telling him. We didn't tell him until like 13 weeks when I had the anatomy scan. He saw my belly growing and we talked about the baby a lot and prepared around the house. We tried to talk to him about changes that would happen... mommy having to be at the hospital a couple days, playing quietly when baby was sleeping, being gently, sharing toys/time, so it wasn't really shocking once she came. We never really had jealousy issues. It's different when it's your own kid as opposed to a friend/family member. Kids adapt pretty easily.

Perfect Sonnet

We have been talking about it in some context for a while now.  But I don't think she really gets it or what it will mean for her.  I don't think she will until the baby gets here.  We talk about the baby in mommy's tummy and how she will be a big sister and what the baby's name will be, but I don't think she can really fathom how her world will change or what it will involve until it actually happens.  It may be a little different with a 4-5 year old though.