If you are pregnant with your second child and your
toddler is starting to get jealous, this is something you should take
cognizance of and deal with early. If you are fatigued now, you will be more
fatigued when the new baby arrives and it will help you enormously if you plan
a new schedule ahead of time. Here are some quick and easy ways to prepare and
introduce your toddler to the sibling which is due any day.
Rearrange your priorities
·
Make a grocery list for one
month’s food and other supplies and call in the order so you don’t need to
leave the house;
·
Rearrange your toddler’s play dates
and other activities to accommodate the new baby in the house;
·
Order diapers and wipes in
bulk as you are going to need them for a long time;
·
Spend enough time with your
toddler as you want to avoid jealousy;
·
While you are still pregnant
introduce the subject of a new sibling so that by the time the baby is born it
is not a shock;
·
Let dad have a special bonding
session with her by taking her out on his own;
·
It is important not to neglect
your daughter at this time; show her the items you have bought for the baby.
Let her choose some of the bonnets and bootees and show her the christening
dress you have bought. Tell her the dress is extra special as she had worn it
first;
·
Discuss some of the names you
may wish to consider for the new infant; don’t leave her out of things.
Remember, she was the first on the scene;
·
Ask her how she feels about
sharing a room with the baby or whether she wants to be on her own, and then
give her a chance to express how she thinks the new room should look;
·
When the baby arrives, don’t
make a huge fuss and don’t forget to include her in everything;
·
Sit up close with her on the
bed and the infant so she can feel part of the process when the baby is being
fed – and let her touch the new baby;
·
Spend enough alone time with
your toddler and don’t make a huge fuss of the new arrival. Your toddler needs
time to come to terms with what is happening.
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