should I get him a doll?

Mama Jan

I know that when kids are older, parents usually get them their own baby doll to care for.  DS is only 16mo (will be 17 when DS2 is born).  I always assumed I would get him a baby doll but now that we are at that point, he still seems so young to want to care for it himself.  He's totally a truck and blocks type kid.  I was still thinking about buying him a special Cabbage Patch or something... thoughts?

oct06bride

DD was around 20 mos when we got her a doll and I was shocked at how much she played with it.  She would give it a binkie and a sippy cup...I would get him something...a Cabbage Patch is more manly:)

MrsKellyOrBust

I plan on getting him a Cabbage Patch Kid when the baby is born so we can tend to our babies together (yeah, I know I'm probably dreaming!). I think before the baby, he'd just end up abusing it like he does with all of his other toys.

JARbaby

C got really into pretend play around 20m...

Though it is all tea party or Thomas the Tank Engine

lisad40503

I just wanted to say that my DS was always a total boy and wanted nothing to do with dolls when he was little, or now of course.  I did give him one as a toddler and he threw it down and wanted nothing to do with it.  But he always loved stuffed animals.  When he was 7 we took him to a big brother class and he took a stuffed animal to put a diaper on.  That just might be an alternative to keep in mind.

jen1177

My son got a cabbage patch newborn as a bday gift. He actually likes it. He will put the bottle in the babies mouth if asked to and he gives it kisses. That is about the extent of it, but it is cute!

ghostgirl

DD was 14 months when I gave her a Cabbage Patch newborn. At first she didn't pay it much attention but at 15 months she started to feed the baby a bottle and kiss it on its head.  When we brought DS home from the hospital, she started to play with the doll more and carry it around gently like Mommy.  Very cute!

jsugrin

I was thinking the same thing, DS #1 was 15 months, thought he'd be too young ect. ?Well now I wish I would have because he loooooooves his baby brother and wants to hold him all.the.time. ?Sounds super cute right?, well it is until he takes him and rolls over like it's smackdown time or tries to lay on top of him or shoves his pacifier down his throat. ?I think some practice on being gentle with a doll would have been a gooooood idea.

howleyshell

17 months apart here.

Would have been a TOTAL waste for us.

His "Buster" stuffed animal (the bunny from the Arthur book series) helped him potty train but I honestly don't think a doll would have had any impact.

He really didn't "get" babies.

And once the baby was here he was fairly disinterested.?

Jerseyjessie

Bella is only 16 mo and she has a 'baby elmo' doll that has a binkie and she carries him around and try's to put the binkie in his mouth-it's very cute!

I am planning on getting her a cabbage patch doll as well that she can care for. 

I would think that would be Ok for him.

Lawrence0820

I got DD a baby doll as a gift for when she came to see us in the hospital. she was 10.5 months at that time and took to it immediately.  wouldn't put it down.  I know girls and boys can be different about that stuff fthough.  Right now at 17 months she has about 3 dolls, loves to feed them, tries to change their diaper, and pushes them in her baby stroller all day long.  It may have helped that she has a 3 year old cousin that is way into baby dolls that she plays with a lot. 

 I definitely use the baby when i'm trying to tend to DS and DD is getting antsy... i ask her to go find her baby and so she can feed her too... it works quite a bit of the time. 

Max'smom

I gave DS a Cabbage Patch Kids for Christmas. Mostly we play together with the doll. But he will hug and kiss him and play with his hair. DS is also a block and ball boy but every now and then will grab the doll. I don't think it would hurt. When he sees your more and more with the new baby he may be more likely to want to immitate you.

Mama Jan

Lawrence0820:

I got DD a baby doll as a gift for when she came to see us in the hospital. she was 10.5 months at that time and took to it immediately.  wouldn't put it down.

This is what DH and I were just talking about doing last night.  I think that will be his special gift when he comes to meet the baby at the hospital.

krub

I got one for my DS, he was 21 mos old when my DD was born.  We got him a baby bottle too.  He didn't play with it much, but the month before DD was born we'd take the baby out and talk about how to be gentle, how babies take bottles, etc.  I don't know if it made a difference, but it made us feel better.  lol

BubbleToes

My daughter (16 months) is OBSESSED with her "bee-bee".  It goes everywhere with her these days.  We got it for her a few months ago (before I got pregnant) and I didn't really expect her to be interested in it but she surprised me.

 

I'm attempting to PIP here for the first time.   If it works, don't mind the mess, focus on the cuteness :-)

Brit1017

Am I the only person with "William wants a doll" (from "Free to be you and me) running through their head?

I don't think it would be a bad idea. DS is about the same age as your DS and all about the cars and trucks too. But he does have some stuffed animals that he'll pick up and hug and cuddle. Maybe we should think about getting a doll too...