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Moms with older kids?

Bickey11Bickey11 member
in August 2015 Moms
How much do your kids help out with your babies if you've had yours already or had babies with a large age difference?
I have a 17 year old son and an 8 year old step daughter who is with us full time. I feel like she'll be a big help because she is obsessed with babis, while my son will likely be a useless fool, but I'm just wondering if you felt like your kids were more helpful or just more work after you had your baby.
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  • mjones0721mjones0721 member
    My 13 and 11 year old nephews that live with me are already helping me so much with my 4 year old since it's so hard for me to keep up with him. They are really excited for the baby to get here so I think they will be a lot of help with him too. Even if they just help keep DS occupied while I'm taking care of the baby I'm sure it will make things a lot easier on me.
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  • jessandandy09jessandandy09 member
    Both~  My son was 14 when my last DD was born.  He was an extra set of hands to hold baby when I was busy and he would fetch me things when  I asked, but that was about it.  Now that he is 16 he will occasionally watch his little sister for a couple of hours.  however, I never wanted to impose on him too much as I didn't want him to resent her.  They are also more work because once you have a baby it shines a spot light on how much time you need to spend with them still so they don't feel neglected. 
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  • aseajackaseajack member
    My oldest was 8 when my twins were born and he has been absolutely obsessed with helping out with his little brothers since day one. He turns 12 next week and they are almost 4 and still loves helping with them.
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  • puccagirl77puccagirl77 member
    My 5 yo will be a huge help because that is her personality. We babysat for a friend recently and she was a little too helpful.
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  • LEGALLYblonde86LEGALLYblonde86 member
    I can tell you that I was 14 when my brothers (twins) were born. I loved helping my mom with them. I wasnt particularly fond of babies before them, but I was an only child and these were MY brothers. I used to come home from school and take about 45 to have some playtime with them. I loved it...until mom started to expect it, like she deserved "her time". She did, but it was how it fell on my shoulders as my responsability that made it rough. I would say as long as you keep it fun, you'll probably get a great deal of help from the kids. Good luck!

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  • augboyaugboy member
    My sons are 16 and 11 and my daughter is 14. She is special needs. But all of them have been amazing. They're great with the baby, but baby seems fussy when the younger 2 hold him. My oldest son seems to have a calming effect on baby. They tried to take care of me after delivery and still are.
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