| If you're pregnant with your second
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| | sleeping arrangements during this time.
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| child, it's time to be thinking about how
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| | If you can't get these things
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| to prepare your first child to deal with
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| | accomplished before the baby comes, plan
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| "not being an only child" anymore. This
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| | to put it off a few months.
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| can be a difficult transition for any
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| | · Familiarize her with babies in
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| child, and most, regardless of age, have
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| | general, particularly the amount of care
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| some adjustments to make. Here are some
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| | they require. Talk to her about when she
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| suggestions to help your child be
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| | was a baby, and all the things that she
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| prepared.
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| | did. Then when the new baby comes, she
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| · Talk about how special it is to be a
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| | will have something to relate to.
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| big brother or sister. Discuss the baby
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| | · Let her assist you with any baby
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| in terms of how important the older
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| | preparations that she would like to help
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| sibling will be in its life. This is your
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| | with, but don't force her. She might
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| child's chance to be the big kid, which
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| | think its fun to pick out nursery items,
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| is usually a very appealing idea.
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| | for example.
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| · If you've been thinking about putting
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| | · Prepare her for the time you'll be
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| your child into a preschool program, now
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| | spending in the hospital, and explain
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| is the time. Don't wait until after the
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| | what the situation will be like. If you
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| baby comes, or she might feel like you're
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| | can make it special for her, so much the
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| trying to get rid of her. She should have
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| | better. When my daughter was born, we had
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| time to make friends and get adjusted
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| | arranged for my four year old son's
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| before the baby comes, and then she will
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| | favorite aunt and uncle to come and stay
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| enjoy the chance to get away.
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| | with him at our house while I was in the
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| · Get her used to being away from you.
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| | hospital. He was looking so forward to
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| If your child spends most of her waking
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| | their visit; he hardly noticed I was
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| hours in your care, it's time to start
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| | away.
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| having someone else take over some of
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| | No matter how well you prepare your
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| this time for you. Maybe start using a
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| | child, there is bound to be some
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| sitter a little more, or sending her to
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| | difficulty in adjusting to the new baby.
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| play at a friend's. This way, when the
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| | My son thought his little sister was
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| baby starts to demand your attention, she
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| | cool, but he didn't much care for the
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| will be accustomed to having other
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| | fact that I was her Mommy, too. It takes
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| caretakers.
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| | a little time, but things work out well
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| · Don't plan any major changes for her
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| | in the end. And, anything you can do to
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| right after the baby is born. The
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| | prepare them ahead of time will only make
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| adjustment to the baby is plenty, so
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| | the transition easier.
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| don't try potty training, or changing her
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