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To those of you w/ this being your 2nd or more kid.....
FarmingBride
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.....if your kid is old enough to handle him/herself at the hospital did you have the kid hang out with you quite a bit when the new baby came? My son has asked if he can eat supper with us and use my tray that swings over my bed. So I'm sure he'd love to go to the cafe with hubby and get some food and come back to the room and eat. He also went to sibling class at the hospital and when he got a tour of the room where mommy and baby will be after delivery. He asked where his bed was. Has anyone ever had their kids spend the night with them in the hospital or is that just a bad idea. I know the baby will be up wanting to by Text-Enhance" href="https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/74240258.aspx#" in_rurl="https://i.trkjmp.com/click?v=VVM6MzI1MDI6OTc5Om51cnNlOmMxMzA1NTZhYjZjNzg5MTUxMzM5YWEyYmY5ZWE1ODk3OnotMTMzNS0xMjcwMDU6Y29tbXVuaXR5LnRoZWJ1bXAuY29tOjMxMjM3OjJmZGE1NzkxOWM3MzcyMTI5MTFmOTM1NmY3ZGM0MjRj">nurse and such but I want to make sure to make this a special time for my son as well. He is 4 end of this month so it's not like he's still in diapers and have to handle that. But just curious how much everyone else with multiple kids has done it when in hospital. Try to involve them as much as they want or just have them come visit and call it good at that.
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Re: To those of you w/ this being your 2nd or more kid.....
Our kids are 8 and 6, and they only stayed about 1/2 hour the day after the baby was born. I had a C-section so I was still feeling awful, but mostly the kids were just bored! They oohed and ahhed and held their baby sister, chatted with DH and me, and then they were ready to go.
In my opinion, having your son spend the night would be a bad idea. Even if he sleeps well in new places, don't forget people will be coming in to check you and the baby like every 5 min all night long. And if its an extended period during the day, you will use your energy trying to keep him occupied instead of getting some much needed rest and bonding with your new baby.
it links it to the same post in the 3rd trimester board... I clicked on accident. and wondered why the page reloaded and though my pc was being weird.