Any ideas on how to prepare DS for BF?

Mrs.Fortener

DS is unusually interested in boobs.  I am worried about what hes going to think when he sees me bf the new baby.  Is there anything that I can do to prepare him for this?

Angela814

I think I'd just tell him that there is milk in your breasts and that the new baby will have to drink that milk.  He'll probably handle the whole thing better than you'd think.

hopefulmom

He'll probably figure out that they are there for a purpose...not just as things to stuff in a bra.  I wouldn't do anything to really prepare him...except maybe now and then mention something about the baby nursing or if he pokes at your or looks at you...maybe say baby will "nusre" from  your breast to get nourishment.  I'm not even sure if I'd say "milk" since he will probably want to try.  He might even want to try anyway and some people allow it.  The older child finds out that he can't get any milk and stops trying.  I was never put in that position so I'm not sure what my DC's would have done.  They never asked that I can remember.

Sulla

I was all worried too and it was such a non issue...I think the less of a big deal you make, the better. There's a good book called "Hello Baby" that has a page about nursing that's very matter of fact.

marrymemylove

I would just tell him they make food for the little baby. And that when the baby is older it can have food like he has.

I'm sure he'll work it out fast. He might want to watch you all the time though, that's not weird at all. A friend of mine said her DS watched her every time she fed the new DD if he was awake. And he would order her to feed the baby every time she cried! And ?when he was allowed to hold her he pulled up his shirt and tried to feed her!

He was not quite 3 when she was born and he'd been BF until after 2 years so he actually remembered (at the time) and used to tell the baby to eat up because it was yummy.

I probably would have gone beetroot red myself but really it is pretty normal.

Zenya

I thought DS would be into it (I only weaned him 6 mos ago when he was almost 2 and we nursed a LOT.  It was a huge part of his infancy/my mothering) but he doesn't seem to care at all.  You might be surprised.