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Post by Dramaphile on Apr 23, 2018 8:15:14 GMT -6
For the STM (of which I think most of us are?), have you told your other child/children yet that you are pregnant and what have they said?
If you haven't told yet, when do you think you will start talking about it with them?
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Post by Dr. Cox on Apr 23, 2018 8:36:00 GMT -6
We’ve casually mentioned it to DS (2.5), and he knows he’s getting a brother or sister but we don’t know which one yet. It doesn’t seem to stick with him unless it’s brought up though.
He wants a sister when asked, but I blame that on the “Sister Time” song from Elena of Avalor.
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Post by Argyle on Apr 23, 2018 8:43:49 GMT -6
My son (two in June) doesn't "get it" and November is decades away to someone his age, so we haven't pressed it yet. When I did tell him he just said "baby."
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Post by jillywilly on Apr 23, 2018 9:03:08 GMT -6
My son is 2, he'll be 3 in June. We told him he's going to be a big brother after we saw the heartbeat and were released from the RE. He definitely gets it, and will ask randomly, "there's baby in your belly, mama?" The only thing he's having a hard time with is how long it is until November - apparently, he wants the baby to come live with us NOW. We also told him over the weekend along with the rest of our families that he'll be getting a baby brother, which he was excited about, even though he'd been asking for it to be a sister. It's definitely cute seeing how excited he is for the baby though, I honestly wasn't expecting him to be as enthusiastic as he has been.
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Post by quijibo on Apr 23, 2018 9:07:16 GMT -6
We’ll be waiting until after we announce to share with DD, who is 3. Asking her to keep a secret is LOLOLOL. Not happening.
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Post by Dramaphile on Apr 23, 2018 9:07:21 GMT -6
Last week we actually started talking about the baby with my 2.5 year old, Nugget, since we announced on FB to friends and figured she would start to hear about it. Before that, we talked about it around her, but not directly to her, and I don't think she picked up much.
Now, she is all excited to ask people "What's in Mommy's belly? A Beebee!"
If you ask her if she is going to be a big sister, though, she just replies, "No, I'm Nugget."
We showed her the ultrasound picture and she said "The baby is very... black." Note that we are a very pale, blond family. I love how literal toddlers are!
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Post by charlotte on Apr 23, 2018 9:10:09 GMT -6
We won’t tell him until after we announce. He has mentioned to me before that he wants a brother or sister like his friends have, but in reality I know he will be VERY jealous. He already tells me all the time that he is still my baby and he wants to go back in my tummy (he’s 3). A lot of times when I pick him up from DC, if any other kids run up to me or talk to me he will get angry and tell them “that’s MY mommy!”. I imagine he will have a rough time sharing me.
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Post by jense927 on Apr 23, 2018 10:06:46 GMT -6
We will wait a while to tell DS. Probably until I am out of the 1st trimester. He is 4 almost 4.5 so he will definitely get it. He has been asking a lot about babies lately and where they come from so I am sure he will have lots of questions for us. He also has no concept of time or how long things take etc. so I am sure we will be constantly asked if the baby is going to come yet. I am so so excited to tell him because he has been wanting a sibling but also so nervous. I don't want anything bad to happen and crush him.
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Post by quijibo on Apr 23, 2018 10:12:58 GMT -6
We won’t tell him until after we announce. He has mentioned to me before that he wants a brother or sister like his friends have, but in reality I know he will be VERY jealous. He already tells me all the time that he is still my baby and he wants to go back in my tummy (he’s 3). A lot of times when I pick him up from DC, if any other kids run up to me or talk to me he will get angry and tell them “that’s MY mommy!”. I imagine he will have a rough time sharing me. Saaaaaame. A friend’s baby (almost 1) was being passed around the other weekend. M would not remove herself from my lap. No holding W for me 😒 She also yells the “My mommy” thing at daycare. |
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Post by Diordra on Apr 23, 2018 10:23:06 GMT -6
We talk about it to DD (she'll be 2 in June) but I don't think she really gets it. She will look at my US pic of the embryo and say baby though.
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Post by sapatos on Apr 23, 2018 10:26:33 GMT -6
DD is 14.5 months old. When I told her I was pregnant, the morning I found out, I said, "Porkchop, mommy's going to have a baby. There's going to be two of you!" She looked me square in the eye, giggled, and said, "Uh oh."
My kid is a genius.
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Post by emilypk on Apr 23, 2018 11:31:57 GMT -6
We’ll be waiting until after we announce to share with DD, who is 3. Asking her to keep a secret is LOLOLOL. Not happening. Saaame. We’ll tell her in a couple weeks when we’re ready for the rest of the world to know. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 11:47:31 GMT -6
We told our son, he will be 3 in August. It's actually super adorable, he remembers there is a baby in my belly and will come up to me and lift my shirt up and kiss my belly and say "baby!". He also likes to share his dinosaur stickers, and will proceed to stick them all over my stomach so the baby can have them too.
Lets see how long this lasts...
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Post by expatmama11 on Apr 23, 2018 11:49:30 GMT -6
After we publicly announce we will tell DS who is 2.5.
He is a chatty kid and would for sure talk about it non stop.
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Post by mollykinnz on Apr 23, 2018 12:12:43 GMT -6
DS (3 in July) doesn't seem to care too much. He has said that "the baby is sleeping in your boobies" and "my baby sister is sleeping in your belly"
It would be crazy if he was right about it being a girl!
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Post by Dramaphile on Apr 23, 2018 12:17:51 GMT -6
DS (3 in July) doesn't seem to care too much. He has said that "the baby is sleeping in your boobies" and "my baby sister is sleeping in your belly" It would be crazy if he was right about it being a girl! I think Nugget also thinks the baby is in my boobs, she keeps trying to look down my shirt to see the baby |
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Post by redhead610 on Apr 23, 2018 12:32:19 GMT -6
We will wait until 12 weeks to tell ds1, because that's our loss milestone and there is zero chance of him keeping a secret. Ds2 is 20 months so he has no idea what we are talking about if we mention it around him.
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Post by Dr. Cox on Apr 23, 2018 14:20:41 GMT -6
We told our son, he will be 3 in August. It's actually super adorable, he remembers there is a baby in my belly and will come up to me and lift my shirt up and kiss my belly and say "baby!". He also likes to share his dinosaur stickers, and will proceed to stick them all over my stomach so the baby can have them too. Lets see how long this lasts... That’s adorable! I didn’t realize how close in age our sons are. Mine will be 3 in August also. |
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Post by notelsie on Apr 23, 2018 14:24:10 GMT -6
We told DS (2.5), and he knows there is a baby in my belly. He will give kisses, and he knows it’s a baby on the u/s.
I don’t think he completely gets it though. I think it will come to him more when I’m bigger and he’s a little older. We are still working on being gentle with mommy. I think he forgets.
I’m hoping this baby won’t feel like a rude awakening to him. I want him to be completely in love and not jealous. I really don’t know what to expect. I think it will be ok. He doesn’t seem upset when I hold other babies, but those babies weren’t “stealing” attention 24/7 and living with us.
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Post by summerrain on Apr 23, 2018 15:14:00 GMT -6
We are waiting to tell our kids until 12 weeks, but I’m hoping for a good reaction. My DS (7) has been asking for a baby brother since DD was born and DD (3 next month) wants a baby “seester” named Mia. Lol. We should know what we are having by then so I’m hoping to make one of the kids happy!
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Post by foxtober on Apr 23, 2018 16:55:47 GMT -6
We've told my 3yo, he's not that interested. He wants to be a big brother but he doesn't want a baby... but he seems to prefer the possibility of a sister.
The other day he told me I was the baby so I pretended to cry. He gave me his cup of water and a blanket and said 'don't cry baby' 😍
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Post by letsgetphysio on Apr 23, 2018 17:18:44 GMT -6
We've mentioned it once to my DD (2.5) and she stated that she wants a brother but hasn't brought it up again. Well start telling her more about it after we publicly announce just in case the second mention of baby sticks more in her head lol.
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Post by jorkzy on Apr 23, 2018 17:27:59 GMT -6
We'll tell the kids once we announce/if testing is clear. Secrets are not their strong points.
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Post by codypup on Apr 23, 2018 19:36:08 GMT -6
We’ve told our kiddo, but she’s also been telling people she’s “getting a baby sista” since Christmas. Fake news, child. She turned 4 at the end of January.
But now she knows and is very stuck on how we don’t pick if it’s a boy or a girl. She’s decided that if it’s a boy we need to name him Alexsaaaaaanda. Not Alexander. Alexsaaaaaanda.
I have a really weird kid.
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Post by emilypk on Apr 24, 2018 11:09:10 GMT -6
We’ve told our kiddo, but she’s also been telling people she’s “getting a baby sista” since Christmas. Fake news, child. She turned 4 at the end of January. But now she knows and is very stuck on how we don’t pick if it’s a boy or a girl. She’s decided that if it’s a boy we need to name him Alexsaaaaaanda. Not Alexander. Alexsaaaaaanda. I have a really weird kid. Too funny! About a year ago, DD told her daycare class “I’m going to be a big sister!” That was an awkward discussion with her teachers that day at pickup. |
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