For those having their 2nd (or 3rd or 4th)...

LizaKate1213 · February 2016

How do you plan to announce to the older siblings? DS has been begging to be a big brother for 2 years now. For his 4th birthday he asked if I could please have a baby in my belly for him. He is 5 now so I really want to make it special. I want to wait until after the first ultrasound at least, just so we don't disappoint him if anything goes wrong, but I want to start planning now. Thanks!

TheBeeCharmer · February 2016

This is our fourth and I'm not sure yet! In the past we never formally announced to the kids because they were pretty little but my oldest is almost 6 so we want to do something this time.

llsarmy · February 2016

This is our 4th. I plan on putting an extra Easter basket out with the ultrasound picture and maybe a few baby items. My kids are 7,5&2, so hopefully they won't just be confused.

gherkins · February 2016

My daughter is only 11 months so she has no clue what's going on. We're planning to get her a big sister shirt for her birthday and a couple new baby books for us to read together. Maybe a baby doll to practice being gentle.

bornmommy · February 2016

This is our third and we told them today. We just told them. They are 3.5 and 1.5 so it's not real to them until the baby is here but we plan on telling our families tomorrow and wanted them both to know first.

alysie89 · February 2016

I'm waiting with my kids. They are 3.5 and 1.5. My 3.5 would totally get it because she remembers her brother being born and I just had to explain to her that my sister is having twins so she would be super excited. Skelton keeps asking we can keep oneveryone of my sisters babies because she's getting two! My son is oblivious to most things.
I will probably wait to tell my kids until I have a confirmed heartbeat via doppler, or or the slim chance they do a dating ultrasound.

cd92007 · February 2016

My son will be two in April and we've already started talking about a new baby.. but he has no clue what that really means. We are buying some big brother books and I have given him a little baby doll.. he doesn't have much interest in it but he does give it kisses. I just can't wait to see him with his new little brother or sister! I know a lot will change for him between now (21 months) and when he/she gets here (2.5 years)

JamieK1882 · February 2016

My daughter is 15 months and has no clue. When we told the grandparents she wore a big sister shirt but she had no clue what was going on.

iceandsnowflakes29 · February 2016

My 4 year old would get it I think but we haven't told him anything. My youngest is only 1 year old so he will have no clue. He will be one month shy of 2 when I have this baby.

quailbeach · February 2016

llsarmy I love that idea, I might take it from you if the timing works right!

I'm going to wait until after we find out the gender which should be around 12 weeks with all the new cool tests they have available. My daughter has been wanting a sister for a long time now so I want to be able to tell her right off the bat so she won't get her hopes up if it's not a boy.

klv · February 2016

We bought her a big sister shirt and told her just before we had her wear it to tell the grandparents. She is 4.

No Longer ERL · February 2016

I debating my boys are 2.5 and 5.5. Last time my oldest wore the big brother shirt to announce. I want to share with our parents for Valentine's Day.

frankierokx · February 2016

Our first born is only 25 months so he has no clue what will be going on. But we talk opem and honestly about it. Maybe one day he will understand but for now we are just enjoying the time

PrimRoseMama · February 2016

LizaKate1213 said:

How do you plan to announce to the older siblings? DS has been begging to be a big brother for 2 years now. For his 4th birthday he asked if I could please have a baby in my belly for him. He is 5 now so I really want to make it special. I want to wait until after the first ultrasound at least, just so we don't disappoint him if anything goes wrong, but I want to start planning now. Thanks!

I just told them straight up. Nothing cute or anything like that. "Mommy has a baby in her belly. Hooray.". They both are happy about that. Only my daughter (4) really has any idea what that actually means.

babyblues3 · February 2016

We told them when we announced to my family. My oldest is 3 1/2 and can not keep a secret so we had to wait to tell her until we could announce to family. My youngest is only 2 so she has no clue but my oldest is really excited about it and keeps asking when is the baby coming. After we told her she said to our littlest one "are you so excited to be a big sister like me!"

LizaKate1213 · February 2016

Thanks ladies! I'm thinking I'm going to buy him a shirt and have him sound out what it says. Then I'll get him a book or two to go with it too.

Tara0604 · February 2016

With our last pregnancy, we taught our son to say I'm going to be a big brother and bought him a big brother shirt. Unfortunately we lost that baby a week or so later. Luckily he didn't really understand what that meant. We'll probably do something similar, but wait a little longer before emphasizing it. Maybe a book this time.

Paturkey · February 2016

So far I've just been asking DS (almost 2.5) if he wants a brother or sister. He invariably answers "Sister!" We haven't actually told him I'm pregnant; I think we'll do something more concrete with him closer to the second tri but not sure what.

Koalamomma3 · February 2016

I actually jumped the gun and already told my girls. We played a game. Our girls knew about our loss in November, and were anxious for me to get pregnant again. So we have talked lots about how one day soon I would have a baby in my tummy again and I also ordered some gender neutral sleepers that were on sale from burt's bees. As they were sitting down to eat I told them we were going to play a guessing game. I had three boxes that they could feel inside but not look. They had to guess who the item belonged to. First box was DH's watch, second box was my hair straightener, third box, one of the sleepers. After each girl guessed we showed them what was in the box. When it came time for the sleeper, I pulled it out and they totally didn't get that we were telling them. So I said this one belongs to the baby in mommy's tummy. They still didn't get it. They still thought we were in the planning phase. My youngest (age 3) said "but the baby isn't in your tummy yet" I said: "yes, the baby in my tummy right now!" They all instantly looked shocked then burst out in laughter! I had DH record it and we watch it over and over again because the looks on their faces show the exact moment the lightbulb goes off

mrskratt · February 2016

DD is only two, so I doubt she would really understand. I'm going to tell her that there's a baby in mamas tummy, but I'm not going to do that until right before we tell our family. She repeats everything we say and I know she will blurt it out. Haha.
I am planning on buying a big sister shirt for her.

nsquaredlife13 · February 2016

LO is 14 months old, so nothing really to announce to him. It's just starting to set in that he might not quite understand whats happening, and what's about to change. He's an incredibly sweet, affectionate, loving little guy, so I know he'll love his baby brother or sister. But I cant help but have a small feeling of guilt like I'm taking away something from him.

momof5angels8 · February 2016

I have had 4 miscarriages in the last two years, so waiting till u/s in a week and a half. Then will post the picture on the fridge and c how long it takes them to figure it out. Live births are 18, 16, 14, 12, & 4.

Kaytee1087 · February 2016

Our appointment with the doc to confirm heartbeat is the Wednesday before Easter so I thought we'd get a Big Sister shirt for DD (she's 6) for her Easter basket and then tell everyone at the Easter gatherings.

We're in the same boat as a lot of you that if DD knows something exciting she can't keep it to herself so we'll have to tell everyone as soon as she knows.

motherof3dragons · February 2016

My boys are 2 and 4. My 4 year old is so excited about the idea of adding a baby to the family. (Of course he wants a sister and he wants to name her Effie...)

Because I've have a history of miscarriage I don't want to jump the gun. We're taking him to Great Wolf Lodge when I'm 12 weeks and I'll tell him about it then! I'm going to tape the ultrasound on my phone from my first OB appointment to show him.

Sally1990 · February 2016

This is our 3rd and I have already told me almost 4 year old. She's been very sweet and always wants to see my belly to look at the "baby" lol. She said the other day that I was huge and that all my food turned into a baby haha. But my 2 year old has no clue what's going on.

LizaKate1213 · February 2016

@lizzilou, we love great wolf lodge! My dad gave us a huge gift certificate to go there for Christmas but we had just gone so I'm saving it. I want to do it closer to my due date as a "baby moon" but for DS before there is a newborn in the house.

gatorMom2014 · February 2016

My one and a half year old doesn't really grasp it yet. I keep asking him if he wants a brother, and if he wants a sister, and he says "Yes!" He will be a couple months shy of 2.5 when the baby is born.

dlwright · February 2016

My son is 3, and has been begging for a sibling for a while. We just sat down on the couch together as a family and taked to him about it, and gave him a chance to ask questions. We didnt wait, I wanted to tell him before we told our parents or anyone else. He is very excited.

LizaKate1213 · February 2016

I ordered a Captain America big brother t-shirt last night from Etsy. DS is a huge Captain America fan! He will be excited based off of that alone.

Paturkey · February 2016

@LizaKate1213 That's a great idea!! My DS is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and Cars.... a big brother shirt featuring Thomas or Mater or Lightning would be a huge hit!

LizaKate1213 · February 2016

@Paturkey, Etsy is loaded with big brother shirts!

iceandsnowflakes29 · February 2016

Paturkey said:

@LizaKate1213 That's a great idea!! My DS is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and Cars.... a big brother shirt featuring Thomas or Mater or Lightning would be a huge hit!

Mater and Lightning are huge in this house! I watched nothing but Cars for 2 years straight!

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