Where will the baby come out?

Soap1 · June 2013

Just told the boys that I'm pregnant, and my 3.5 year old asked this question today. I told him the doctors would help me get it out. He kept pressing for more info, and I dodged the question completely.

What the heck would you tell him?!

hologram87 · June 2013

I tell DD that there's a baby in my belly. I guess I would just tell her that it's going to come out of my belly. No other details needed.

honeybee111 · June 2013

I also had this conversation with DD(almost 3.5). I just told her the baby was going to come out of mommy's tummy. She was fine with that.

Soap1 · June 2013

hocus:
That there is a special hole for the baby to get out. I have that answer and she just assumes I mean the belly button.

Ohh that's really good. That might be enough to satisfy him. Just saying, "It's coming out of my belly" has not been enough.

I might go with vagina - he knows the proper terms for boy and girl parts. But I guarantee he's gonna be at school telling all his friends his baby sibling is coming out of his mom's vagina.

I was all prepared with a talk on how the baby got in there (age-appropriate honesty) but didn't think about how to explain it coming out!

pitterpatter129 · June 2013

When our 4 and 5 yr old nieces lived with us, my other SIL was pregnant and we got these questions. We just flat out told them baby's come out from vaginas and sometimes doctors do surgery on mommy's tummy to get them out. They didn't ask for more info after that (thank goodness!)

prazenjc · June 2013

Personally I would tell them the truth in as simple of terms possible. Something along the lines of a special opening between mommy's legs....

ncbelle · June 2013

The truth

There are children's books on the subject that might be helpful for him.

skio · June 2013

I have no qualms about telling my older kid that I have a vagina and that's where the baby will come out. I don't understand the reservation on this, to be honest. I want my kids to know proper anatomical terms.

rjeller32 · June 2013

I told my LO it's coming out of my belly. She asked from where. I said my hoo-ha (her word for vagina). For me personally, I don't feel the need to censor that.

lauralovesbob · June 2013

ncbelle:
The truth There are children's books on the subject that might be helpful for him.

This! Better for you to talk with him the truth (to some degree or for a children's understanding) than for him to learn from kids at school (and who knows what other families are telling their kids).

Meeshe · June 2013

I was "lucky" that I had a scheduled c/s so I told my DD that dr. would take the baby out of my belly which was true. When later it came up that there was another way, I told her the truth, out of the vagina. I was worried about her discussing it at school but I don't think it has come up. She has decided though that she never wants to have babies because it "hurts too much" so maybe that's a positive:)

sschwege · June 2013

smsalat:
DD has known that babies come out of the mommy's tummy through the vagina since she was 2 years old. Nothing wrong with the truth.

Exactly! I grew up in a house where if you asked a question you got an honest, age appropriate response. I plan to raise my children the same way. I would rather have them get the correct information from me than learn nonsense from other kids.

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