How did your older child react to the new baby.
I feel like there isn't really anything I can do to prepare my son for the arrival of his sister, because he won't really understand it, but I'm not getting any further from her arrival, so I'm starting to worry about how my son will take the change!
Re: Older Child's reactions?
DD was 20 months when DS arrived, he's only 4 weeks old. We have had more tantrums but I attribute it to getting into the terrible two's. She had tantrums before DS arrived. She's really good with DS, huggging, kissing, and talking to him. Occassionally she will want me to put him down to do something with her. The biggest issue with DD has been her sleep regression since we brought him home, but it seems to be getting better...slowly! Also, I've noticed she has started playing more independently which has been awesome.
This exactly. Mine are 21 months apart. DD1 wasn't jealous, but wasn't really interested. She would talk to her and ask about her, but it wasn't constant. She didn't really pay much attention until DD2 was mobile and taking her toys.
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