I am thinking about buying a small gift from the baby, to our son…and giving it to our son when he meets the baby. I haven’t decided yet what to buy, but it will be a toy of books of some sort.
Did you do this with your toddlers? Did they enjoy this?
No, I didn’t. But I did get a couple of small things to put away in a basket so if anyone came to visit to bring a gift for the baby, I would give them one of those to give to my toddler so they wouldn’t feel left out or less important than the baby.
Moms, did your second child bring a "gift" for your toddler when they arrived?
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January 16th, 2010 at 1:02 am
No, but I’m sure he’d like that baby for bringing him something.
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January 16th, 2010 at 1:47 am
Yes Brooke was 13months when her sister was born and she loved her new present which was some stories & a cuddly bear … i’m pregnant with #3 & the girls are 9 &8 so i think they’re abit old now..
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January 16th, 2010 at 2:14 am
i thought i was the only one who did this!
it is important for your toddler not to feel like the baby is getting all the attention. or that the new baby is moving in on his territory. of course you know how much attention a new baby requires, so make sure you set aside special one on one time with your toddler each day. make sure its a time that the baby will not be able to interrupt you so he feels special. sharing mommy is sometimes hard for children to adapt to so you want to make it as easy of a transition as possible.
also, we took our son to our last sonogram of his little sister. we showed him his sonogram pics and started a "big brother brag book"… we put a sono pic of each of them on the front page and a new pic of them together every couple of months.
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January 16th, 2010 at 2:24 am
No, I didn’t. But I did get a couple of small things to put away in a basket so if anyone came to visit to bring a gift for the baby, I would give them one of those to give to my toddler so they wouldn’t feel left out or less important than the baby.
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January 16th, 2010 at 2:42 am
Aww… That is so sweet!
I only have one but I think when we decide to have another we will do the same.
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January 16th, 2010 at 2:52 am
Yes we did buy a gift for our oldest from our youngest (it was a doll) because she was just a little over 2 and ya she was a little jealous for a couple of weeks but it does get easier, but apparently the younger the other child is when baby #2 comes along the easier it is. The first couple of weeks will probably be a little rough but it will get easier and the gift can make it easier, but also activities with the child alone, some 1 on 1 with you and him (don’t assume he’ll take daddy he’ll want you lol! they always do because if your busy with the baby, which is normal for mommies to be because of being tired, and having to especially with breastfeeding be the primary sort of caregiver he will demand your attention) and then later on once the baby is a bit older, do things with both kids because then it gets him used to the fact that it doesn’t have to just be him or just baby, you can all play together.
Best of luck and congrats!
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Mommy to 3 year old and 9 month old, ECE certified, nanny, drop in center volunteer and daycare worker.
January 16th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Yes!!! My parents did when my brother was born. I was 2yo 3mos, and the first thing I told my parents when I saw my brother - "don’t like it baby brother". I changed my tune when my mum produced this doll my "brother" had bought me, and I took great delight in telling people "my baby brother popped out my mummy’s tummy to buy me this dolly!".
You definitely should. Your son might feel very overwhelmed, and slightly jealous & left out because of all the attention towards the new baby.
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January 16th, 2010 at 3:52 am
I didn’t bother. My son loves babies so he wouldn’t have even cared about a toy.
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January 16th, 2010 at 4:09 am
take him to the dollar store and let him pick his own gift
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January 16th, 2010 at 4:59 am
Yes, the baby brought my daughter a book and a bug catcher. And my toddler bought the baby a stuffed kitten that she picked out herself in the hospital gift shop with Dad. My girls are 27 months apart - the oldest will be 2 in march and my baby is 6.5 months.
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January 16th, 2010 at 5:36 am
No i didn’t do this, but i think it’s a great idea, and i’m sure he’ll love getting a present from his new baby sibling.
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