I'm currently expecting my third child...?

Question

My two children are not yet aware because i am only three months and I want to wait until my second trimester to say anything to them. Me and my husband were wondering how we could introduce the idea of having a borther or sister in the house with them... Im especially worried how my three year old would take this because she has been the doted baby for awhile... Any ideas would be greatly appreciated...

Answer 1

I would get them involved in the baby stuff....take them to the store, tell each of them to pick out their favorite outfit...then when you get home sit them down and tell them that you believe the outfits they picked would be awesome on their new brother or sister....

let them know that you wont love them any less...look at pictures of them, explain that when your daughter came along, your older one had someone new to play with and that when the new baby is older...then they can have yet another playmate.

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

My 2nd oldest was 3 when we announced our 3rd - he was extremely happy that he was going to be a "big" brother!

Get the scan with the pictures and show it to them - my son insisted after seeing the pictures  that mommy was going to have a baby tiger -

We took them to an ultrasound so they could see the baby as well - so my advice... get them involved, so they feel like they are part of it to, because in 6 months they will be...