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Pregnancy
Okay for starters I have a two year old son who will be 3 when my second child will be born. I have a step son but isnt living with us right now. Is there any way possible to prepare your 1st child for a second child? Also why do I always fell sick when I am getting ready to climb into bed?
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My cousin has a newborn and a newly turned 3 year old, both girls. I can remember before the pregnancy she would always sit down and try to explain things to hannah (the oldest). She would tell her that a baby was coming out of her tummy, and then they would practice taking care of the baby doll my cousin bought for hannah when she found out she was pregnant.
They would feed and change the baby, and then it would sleep in its crib in hannahs room. So it was almost as if it was her own baby sister. However she didn't like the actual baby, Ella, as much as she did her doll. Of course you can't prepare your kid for the attention span the baby will receive.
So you just have to do your best! For example you have to keep some things constant in your 1st childs life, like bed time routines. If pre-new child your always read your 1st born a story and tucked her in at night then you need to continue to do that.
Another trick my cousin did was photos. Hannah my cousins first born was always having her picture takens so, instead of taking all the spot light of her and onto Ella she took pictures of both. For example the day when she went into labor and had Ella she took pics. of hannah in the waiting room eating lunch being brave those types of things, so she would have some attention too!
Hope all goes well.
C. D
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There really isn't a way to prepare a child of that age for another child. There could be acts of jealousy since the newborn will have alot of attention, or there could be alot of acts of curiosity or a sense of caring from your first child. I suggest do the best you can of giving both your first and second child as much attention. I'm not sure why you are feeling sick when you're climbing into bed. It would be a sense of motion sickness for just doing one motion, or it could be your body's anticipation of knowing you're going to lay down.
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