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need help with older daughter

angelynn8411angelynn8411
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my older daughter has always been really advanced for her age and miss independent. she's always wanted to do things all by herself, etc, been potty trained since 19 months, etc etc...

Daughter #2 came when she was just 19 months old (2 months early, very unexpected) and I was so worried she'd be jealous and regress but she never really did. Now, this past week or so, she has been wanting to act like a baby. She tries to nurse, wants to sit in the swing, refers to herself as a baby, occasionally pees her pants, and so on.

I feel like she is just suddenly very jealous. Baby sister started waking up more so she sees her as competition, maybe?

 I have no idea how to handle this in a loving but affective manor. Advice/thoughts???

Mom to 2 beautiful girls, 3 yrs and 22 months old. My 2nd was born at 32 weeks due to Rhogam failure/severe complications from Rh disease and is our miracle. She has bilateral auditory neuropathy and a cochlear implant, activated 4/5/2012 at 19 months. Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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  • firsttogofirsttogo

    My Older Son had a few weeks of this when our Preemie was born this Fall. It was so hard, but all I did was let him be, and ignore all new behaviors, so they would not last long. 

     

    I have a question for you unrelated! Your daughter in the picture on top has a hemangioma correct? Can you tell me what if anything you are doing treatment wise for it? My preemie Gwen has one in her nostril, and we are noticing some growth lately, and are on the fence with our treatment options. Sterioids are a possibility  but we are nervous to do that because of immune system side effects.

     

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    My Older Son had a few weeks of this when our Preemie was born this Fall. It was so hard, but all I did was let him be, and ignore all new behaviors, so they would not last long. 

     

    I have a question for you unrelated! Your daughter in the picture on top has a hemangioma correct? Can you tell me what if anything you are doing treatment wise for it? My preemie Gwen has one in her nostril, and we are noticing some growth lately, and are on the fence with our treatment options. Sterioids are a possibility  but we are nervous to do that because of immune system side effects.

     

    She has 4 hemangiomas, actually. the one on the back of her arm is ulcerated, so we are meeting with a pediatric dermatologist at the childrens hospital to discuss treatment options only because it is causing her a great deal of pain. Otherwise, we would just leave them be since they are supposed to go away on their own. A friend of mine's daughter had a hemangioma on her forehead that wouldn't stop growing, and they did laser treatments. That didn't make it go away (it will on its own later) but it stopped it from growing more. From what I understand, it is not too big of a deal and they can use a local anesthetic.

    Mom to 2 beautiful girls, 3 yrs and 22 months old. My 2nd was born at 32 weeks due to Rhogam failure/severe complications from Rh disease and is our miracle. She has bilateral auditory neuropathy and a cochlear implant, activated 4/5/2012 at 19 months. Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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    Thanks! We are not concerned about Gwen's from a vanity standpoint, but it may be getting too big for her nostril, and it could block it. She was a preemie too, so we do not want to compromise her immune system with steroids if possible, so we are waiting it out. Sorry about your LO's on her arm.. poor bug!
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