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What tips do you have for when number two comes along and number 1 isnt even 2 years old yet? I shared the article: http://www.workitmom.com/article-2413 with my sister and she loved the tips! But we are both wondering, how you handle it with an even younger 'older' sibling? ”
Asked by Kate on 27th February 2008
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Things that worked for us:
- let your older child touch the baby, "play" with him or her and hold them, with your help. This helps the older one feel like it´s their baby too.
- Spend LOTS of time with the older child, especially if you are breastfeeding. I had a lot of extra cuddle time with my first son, so he didn´t feel left out.
- Let your older child be a baby. There are times when your older child might want to be held like a baby, be given a bottle or rocked in the bouncy chair . . . my son still does this and his baby brother is nearly 10 months old!
- Have alone time with the older one. Making sure you spend some time alone at the park or just hanging out without the baby is good. You tend to run for the baby first and that can really make your other child feel unimportant.
- Talk to them a lot about the baby, before it arrives. Kids this little won´t understand about babies, but my son did make the connection between the tummy bump Dante and his new baby brother Dante. He would point at the baby and say, "Date" and then point to my tummy and say "no Date." :)
It´s really tough managing a small child and a newborn, but it does get better. :) My two boys play together all the time now and my oldest is VERY protective of his bubba.
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