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laura&dan05
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Clomid M/C 8 weeks 2/08 *IVF #1-DD born 3/09
*Surprise BFP-T18 baby lost at 13w 1/10 *FET #1-DS born 2/11
Moms of 2 or more (older siblings and baby gear question)
laura&dan05
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I finally decided to get out the baby stuff today (please don't judge my porcrastination) to clean it off and set it up.
Hannah has been all over the baby gear and I'm not sure what the best approach is to handle her reaction. She keeps climbing in the infant carrier and bouncy seat. At first I let her "explore" both things and then I put her dolls in and told her these things are for babies. She left them in there while she played with the buckles but then took them out and got back in. I'm afraid she's going to break the bouncy seat (not so worried about the infant carrier). Then she found the bottles (the ones she REFUSED to take) and started sucking on those! I still have to put together the bassinet, playmats, and swing so there will be more for her to "explore."
Should I ignore it and assume she'll just get over the novelty soon? Should I make her get out of these things and make it clear they are for the baby?
Clomid M/C 8 weeks 2/08 *IVF #1-DD born 3/09
*Surprise BFP-T18 baby lost at 13w 1/10 *FET #1-DS born 2/11
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Re: Moms of 2 or more (older siblings and baby gear question)
yup, let her be! Nolan even still will on occasion ask for a bottle. It makes DH crazed, but I give it to him and go on about my business. She will not break anything! She will also get over the novelty!
It will be fun for a while, like all toys, she will fast find something else.
In an extremely NON-judgemental way, I'm kind of thrown by this. I hadn't even thought about Rhayna asking for a bottle but my inital gut reaction is to say, "Bottles are for babies" and move on - how did you come to your decision and how has it panned out thus far?
As for the other stuff, we talk about how its for the baby (your DD is younger than mine tho) and how its fun to look and touch but remember, when the baby comes - we have to have adult help with the baby (picking up, rocking, feeding, etc).
Have you read some books about becomming a big sister? I like this one a LOT: https://search.barnesandnoble.com/Im-Going-to-be-a-Big-Sister/Brenda-Bercun/e/9780976719861/?itm=1&USRI=amanda+big+sister
Reed totally bent the frame of our bouncy chair when he was sitting in it. I was able to bend it back!
I wasn't super anal about keeping him away from her things.
I think the novelty will wear off very soon. I was surprised by how little Stella paid attention to all the baby stuff. Maybe it's because she's so young herself, but she really hasn't paid too much attention or if she has, it's been fleeting.
Our biggest challenge is keeping her from taking Hadley's binkies. She only gets one when she goes to bed. I often catch her grabbing Hadley's for a couple sucks and then giving it back. It's hilarious!
She's only taken her bottle twice and actually took a swig both times. Both times she gagged big time from the formula. Clearly she thinks it's disgusting now! Needless to say, she leaves sissy's bottles alone now.
Yup, let her explore now
I am sure it will wear off by the time baby comes. If not, I would tell her those things are for the babies.
Personally, I wanted Connor to understand that the bouncy seat wasn't for him because he didn't fit in it. This was the only "toy" that he bothered with. He never asked for bottles, paci's, etc. so I didn't have to worry about that.
Once DS2 came home and Connor saw him in the bouncy seat, he knew that it was for the baby.
This. The novelty wore off pretty quickly. Ava was obviously too big for the swing, but we let her use it for her dolls ONLY when the babies weren't in there. She did fine, and after about a week didn't really have much interest in putting her dolls in it anyway.