thread: A GREAT book to introduce siblings/pregnancy to other children

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  1. #1
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    Sep 2008
    In a cloud of madness.
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    How does it explain the baby's arrival? Does it talk about birth or does baby just arrive?
    In this one this one the baby just comes....quote from book " I just can't wait to meet him, I hope that his alright. My Daddy says be patient as his door is rather tight. Look what Mummy made for us, my lovely little brother. There's no one in her tummy now until she makes another."

    I found this book useful in the lead up to the baby arriving and why mummies tummy got bigger. I thought at the time Miss J was too little to understand the birth process. She used to touch my tummy and say bubba etc.

    This is our last too and I find that part of the book a bit odd as I don't want my son thinking we'll just keep having more babies. I think leaving out any reference to more babieswould have been better.
    I just make stuff up now like Mummy's tummy house is broken or old now so it won't be able to have any more babies grow. Miss J goes "oh no - broken" LOL (yes I know, little white lie, we'll explain it when shes older)


    Wow... That has just made me incredibly sad!

    This is our last...

    And the house in my tummy is going to be empty forever...How incredibly sad.
    I can just imagine my ovaries covered with white sheets and dust accumulating on everything, a boarded up uterus, graffiti on my cervix...

    I feel the same. I still look at Miss S and feel a little sad that we'll be having no more.

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    Oct 2005
    Cherry Tree Lane
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    It is a great book- depends on childs age as well Mr was only 18months we miss arrived.. so just used pictures really. We never really had any probs with him adjusting to her- he was full of love. The only thing i really focused on was getting them to nap at the same time!!

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Jan 2006
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    The empty house is kinda sad
    Thanks for the info sunshine

    BTW, is there a good book on birth & the new baby? I think DS is ok with the pregnancy idea, but might be nice to talk more bout what's coming next