If you have a toddler - when are you telling them??

kgail11 · November 2010

I told DS the other day, just to see his reaction---very simple and short, 'mommy has a baby growing in her belly and someday it will get big and be a part of our family' type deal. And his reaction was 'maybe it will play PLAY DOH with us when it comes out!!!'..... I had to laugh. And now, at least once a day, he'll point at me and ask 'has that baby growed yet???'

So, when are you telling your toddler about the baby? I think I jumped the gun a smidge! It's a gonna be a long 5 months.....

fluffybuns · November 2010

I talk to DD about it all the time, but she doesn't really understand yet. She is so good with babies!

Every time I point to my belly and tell her theirs a baby in there she hugs me and kisses my belly and says "Awe, bebe"

AllyInMaine · November 2010

we told our son the day we found out :-) we talk about it all the time now, it's adorable.

chatty6176 · November 2010

we told him already....if you ask him what's in mommy's belly he replies "baby sister"....we don't know if it's a girl yet, but it will be interesting to see if he's right.

Heather & Nayt · November 2010

We told DS right away, and I try to tell him that he needs to be nice to mommy's tummy now since a baby is in there, but I know he doesn't quite get it yet. Though he does come over and pat it now. Hopefully by the time the baby gets here he will understand a bit more.

AMYRENEE27 · November 2010

DS is only 16 months so too little to understand but we talk about it all the time. My belly is big already and he constantly wants to touch it (or use it as a stepping stool).

janjag · November 2010

My girls are all over me, so I just tell them to be gentle with mommy's tummy (and boobies). I talk about baby in my tummy, but they're very young to understand, or articulate. They seem to know something's up, or at least Audrey does, as she points and touches.

ironmommy · November 2010

My daughter is 2.5, and I think she understands fairly well that she will be a big sister, we will have a baby, there's a baby in mommy's tummy, etc.

My MIL told her first, actually, without asking me. I was waiting just to make sure everything was viable before we told her, plus I figured there wasn't much rush. But it's amazing to me how much she picks up about what is happening. She loves babies and knows now to be gentle ... I hope it translates when the baby is in HER house.

Mrs.Saxy · November 2010

I told him a few weeks after we found out. I wasn't really showing yet. He gives my belly kisses and I always have to tell him not to jump on my belly. So now, he holds his shirt up and says, "There's a baby in my belly".

joecubed · November 2010

DS is 2.5, and we haven't told him yet. He knows that I've been really, really sick, and we didn't want him to associate the baby with me feeling badly. I'm starting to have a few good days here and there, so we will probably tell him soon.

We are some of those crazy-selfish-indulgent people who are having a few friends and family over to find out the gender with us, and we will have a special big brother cake for DS, so he'll certainly find out before then.

kkaupu · November 2010

I told DD we were having a baby the day I found out. I know she doesn't really understand but I want her to be very involved with this pregnancy. She "knows" there's a baby in my tummy. Can't wait to see her reaction when the baby gets here!

atlb · November 2010

I am almost ashamed to admit this, but DD knew I was pregnant before my husband did. She also knew it was twins before him, because she went to my first u/s with me. She is very excited, and kisses "her baby sisters" (my tummy) several times a day.

pam1005 · November 2010

I probably will not tell DS until about 7 1/2 or 8 months. He tends to be a very sensitive and jealous child, so I want those last few months to be dedicated to him leaning about what is going to arrive

At that time we also plan to have him help up set up the nursery and get him some "big brother" things to make him feel special I am a bit nervous about this transition.

MaybeBaby2 · November 2010

We told DD after my 12wk U/S. She's very excited and insists she's going to have a sister. She loves telling everyone she's going to be a big sister and hugging my belly and talking to the baby inside.
Though now she keeps asking when the baby will be here and we just say hopefully not until months after her birthday!

Neukim · November 2010

I told my Ds first

He told my Dh that mommy had a baby in her belly and he was going to have a sister! It was really cute. He threw the sister part in there all by himself.

Nadiaz · November 2010

We told DD around 8 weeks. She helped us tell our parents. She is very excited to be a big sister because she has friends that are big sister/brothers and she loves babies. I know she doesn't understand what this REALLY entails, but she is so cute. She is always giving baby kisses and patting my baby belly.

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