As rivals said having her own baby might help
Special time when she is able to touch/hold baby
We had to set up the portacot as a safe place to put DD2 in when we needed to go to the toilet etc and she was awake. When she was asleep I popped her in the bassinet and wheeled it into our room and shut the baby gate so DD1 couldn't disturb her. DD1 loved to help get nappies, wipes and her favourite was helping pick out clothes for the baby
It's hard but the novelty wears off and by about eight weeks dd1 was less interested in her little sister. Luckily this time round the bigger age gap has made it slightly easier.
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Short of the play pen (very small house) I'll try it all. Big Dora doll was her favourite to swaddle and shush but now there's a real baby Dora's been sacked! Might see if we can head to a toy store and get her own baby. I've been using the car capsule for her portable "bed" as a bassinette or portacot is just too big to wheel around our pokey house, and our safety gate is useless, Elly had that one figured out about a week after she was walking! My new wrap sling (like a hug-a-bub) arrived today so that should help some too, fingers crossed!
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