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Those with the new baby and have a 3 or 4 YO

TamTam624TamTam624
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DS  absolutly adores his sister and I thought the newness would wear off after a couple weeks but everytime he sees DD he has to come and see her and either kiss her on the forhead or hold her hand etc. 

I feel bad for DD since, DS wakes her up a quite a bit and I have tried to get him to stop and he will for a bit when I tell him but then its like an instant reaction.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Those with the new baby and have a 3 or 4 YO

  • MrsJaimebethMrsJaimebeth

    my older one is 5 and she is ALL over the baby in the beginning...I felt bad because  it was bothering me so much..as if she was smothering her..but all she wanted to do was love her up and kiss her all over (cutest thing ever) BUT, like you said, it began waking her up and sometimes even making her fussy since she was SO IN HER FACE.  I tried to say in a nice way to please not get in her face like that...and to please not give kisses and touch her while she is sleeping...I explained it as if it were her...I would say, " how do you feel when we wake you up for school and you don't want to be woken up yet"...She finally got it and responds better now when I tell her to stop...I even taught her the "never wake a sleeping baby rule"...lol...

    I hope you are doing well with you new little one. I remember you from the SIF board...  :)

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  • TamTam624TamTam624

    Thank you for your response.  We are doing really well.   I am so blessed that DD is so good, just gets fussy every once in a while, especially with DS being so much in her face etc.

    How are you? I remember you too, you got your BFP right after I joined the board.  :)

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  • JulesFoJulesFo member
    I have a 5 week old and a 3 year old -- I think it depends on your child's temperament. My oldest is also super sweet with the new LO, but is also very independent and willful. So, personally, I have to take a firmer stance with her. I explain (as the PP mentioned) the "how would you feel if..." but I also have to strong arm her a bit more and tell her that as much as we appreciate her love and help, there are certain things that big sisters can do/help with and some things that mommies need to do for the baby. So I give her specific "big sister" jobs of helping. I also set aside a certain time before LO goes down for sleep or needs to eat where she can hold her and give kisses.

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  • stemms8810stemms8810 member
    imageMrsJaimebeth:

    my older one is 5 and she is ALL over the baby in the beginning...I felt bad because  it was bothering me so much..as if she was smothering her..but all she wanted to do was love her up and kiss her all over (cutest thing ever) BUT, like you said, it began waking her up and sometimes even making her fussy since she was SO IN HER FACE.  I tried to say in a nice way to please not get in her face like that...and to please not give kisses and touch her while she is sleeping...I explained it as if it were her...I would say, " how do you feel when we wake you up for school and you don't want to be woken up yet"...She finally got it and responds better now when I tell her to stop...I even taught her the "never wake a sleeping baby rule"...lol...

    I hope you are doing well with you new little one. I remember you from the SIF board...  :)

    This is pretty much me too with my DD in LO's face sometimes.  I remind her a lot but she still does it.  Luckily, if LO is in a deep enough sleep it won't bother him.  I also have to remind her to talk quietly when LO is sleeping.  She needs reminded of this all the time...Lol.  She's a talker and not a quiet one :)

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  • Amy212Amy212
    Ha this is so going on in my house too! Poor Lilah gets startled awake a lot with kisses or my almost 3 year old Avery saying Lilah in her loudest most annoying voice possible! Even my nine year old Grant is obsessed with her and is constantly up in her face and kissing her so much that she smells like slobber or whatever Avery is eating LOL! We just have tried to instill in both kids that Lilah is a baby and needs her naps and for them to talk in a quite voice. It does work part of the time but eventually she will get woken up by one of them.
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