2+ time moms, when did you tell your LO?

Re: 2+ time moms, when did you tell your LO?

• skio member

  January 2013

  We've been talking about it with DD since I found out I was pregnant. But she was 19 months then and has no idea what we're talking about. She ignores us most of the time when we ask her about the baby in mommy's belly.
  
  I'm not concerned. I'll keep talking to her about it and taking care of myself. She'll get it when we bring the new baby home, I suppose.

  

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• bumpuser8448316 member

  January 2013

  We've talked with DS a little about a baby coming. I've been really sick and now we've hit some complications and I"m on bed rest so I am really hesitant to talk it up too much with him because I don't want him to "blame" the baby for mommy not being able to get out of bed and play and take care of him.

  But he knows we're having a baby and is downright insistent that we're naming it Wyatt if it's a boy and Annie if it's a girl, LOL

   

  
  

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• fefy2323

  January 2013

  Weve been talking with my 24 month old .since we found out..she came to some ultrasounds too so she could see...and she loves plsying with the doppler even on her belly. She even knows baby sisters name! I think now is the time!!!

  

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• gault530 member

  January 2013

  We told dd early on because I had bleeding and limited activity. Although she will be 4 in a month the concept of 6 months is lost on her. We talk about the seasons we will go through before the babies arrive. We keep saying summer time or when it's warm.

  

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• megandchase member

  January 2013

  QueSyrah:

  We've talked with DS a little about a baby coming. I've been really sick and now we've hit some complications and I"m on bed rest so I am really hesitant to talk it up too much with him because I don't want him to "blame" the baby for mommy not being able to get out of bed and play and take care of him.But he knows we're having a baby and is downright insistent that we're naming it Wyatt if it's a boy and Annie if it's a girl, LOL nbsp;

  
  
  And you will probably name the baby Wyatt or Annie lol my older sister named me. My parents actually changed my name at the hospital bc my sister threw a fit and said she would never call me the name my parents chose! So my parents changed my first name but did not give into the mn, well until I was about 3 my sister called my the first And middle name she like instead of my first name and real mn!! I always think how confused I would have been if my parents hadn't changed my first name!

  
  

  
  

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• Dumbledore

  January 2013

  Right away, though he didn't get it at first. We tried not to say too much about it in front of him until we were telling people, but slowly he got it. Now he talks about 'baby mama belly' all the time. We were at the supermarket checking out yesterday and talking about balloons, then randomly he pops out 'baby mama belly.' I said yes, the baby is still in my belly and the cashier/bagger/next person in line all laughed lol.

  Maybe not the smartest thing for him to know all along, but I think since he doesn't *really* get it, it wouldn't have been too hard for him to forget it. I dunno though, luckily we didn't have to deal with that.

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• animalcrckr member

  January 2013

  We told our boys at 16 weeks since DS1 already had caught on since I started showing very early.  He is 4 and understands pretty well.  Our 2 year old, on the other hand, has no idea what we are talking about.  I think he things he will always be the baby:)  I have been talking to DS2 more and more about the baby since he is still nursing. 

  
  

  
  

  

  

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