@js1213 I told my parents last week because I almost threw up at their house. We plan on telling my in laws as soon as we get a second alone with them without my blabber mouth 5 year old in ear shot lol we will tell family and close friends soon. For me it’s important for the people I would rely on for support/comfort to know. I’ll hold off on telling my kids as long as I can. Im not ready for all of my five years olds questions lol
@clee5711 We took a huge risk and told our 5 year old. She definitely wanted to know EXACTLY how it happened , but we were able to use specific scientific language without actually describing how to dtd. We already went through this convo with her brother so I think it was easier this time. I hope she does not talk about it at school...but what else are we going to do.
@ponyoisfun im not ready for the questions! I know he is going to want to know how the baby got there and more specific details about how it’s coming out. I need to mentally prepare myself lol hoping to satisfy him with the bare minimal facts
if anyone is struggling to explain babies to little ones, we loved the book Making a Baby by Rachel Greener. There were a couple graphics we covered until they are older (4 and 6). It covers how all types of families have babies in factual, scientific terms. The inclusivity really sold me. I always assumed if they are old enough to ask, they are old enough to know. This was a few months ago and they understood quite well. I’m sure when we tell them about this baby they will have questions but I’m so glad they have a basic understanding.
@js1213 my husband and I found out on March 10 and still haven’t told anyone at all. I would have immediately but he wants to wait until after the first US which we have on April 8th. Then we plan on telling immediate family that weekend and a few friends that know we’ve been trying. We don’t plan on doing a social media announcement or gender reveal so we will try to keep it calm and quiet as long as possible.
I just reserved that from the library. I thought we'd get off easy because I did IVF and we told my son that we couldn't make a baby ourselves, but this morning he asked how we tried to make a baby ourselves
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I always assumed if they are old enough to ask, they are old enough to know. This was a few months ago and they understood quite well. I’m sure when we tell them about this baby they will have questions but I’m so glad they have a basic understanding.
I just reserved that from the library. I thought we'd get off easy because I did IVF and we told my son that we couldn't make a baby ourselves, but this morning he asked how we tried to make a baby ourselves