My niece is 14 months old and she's the only baby in the family. She's gotten a lot of attention and she loves to be with my hubby and me. She is a sweetheart, but also loves attention. This week her mother was at a meeting and was holding a newborn baby. She was not happy with the situation and was having problems with not being the center of attention. How should we introduce her to our new baby girl (due soon) so that she doesn't feel replaced and doesn't act out on our daughter? She's so young that it's not something we can explain to her. We are together a lot as a family and so not having them together really won't be an option.
2007-03-01 08:35:02 · 6 answers · asked by Serena 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I just had a baby and I also have a two year old, yes he is a little older but a toddler none the less. What we did was talked about the baby before she was born and showed my son the babies things and the difference between his things and her things. Remember toddlers are all about hings and who owns them even if they think everything is theirs! We also brought a present "from baby" for his. It helped him accept her. After that you just need to keep your niece in the loop and spend time with her, it won't be as much but as long as she knows you still love her and want her around it shouldn't be too bad. Good luck with this transition and congrats on your baby!
2007-03-01 08:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would envolve the 14 month old as much as possible in whatever you are doing so that she feels like she is apart of the action and does not get jelous. Also maybe letting the 14 year old feed the baby or hold the bady while sitting on a chair will make her feel special and still like she is the center of attention.
2007-03-01 08:41:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Act like you would if she was yours, which is..involve her. My cousins little one was the only baby in our family, she was 2 when her aunt and I both became pregnant, we were both nervous about her, how she would ask, etc, we just involved her, every time we seen her we would tell her about the baby kicking, asking her if she wanted it to be a boy or girl. When I started decorating the babys room, I had her come over and help. When baby came for me, I had her come over and let her help change the baby, feed the baby, and now that she is older she comes over and helps bath the baby. She is great with her, and we have had no problems, sometimes we even wondered why we worried so much.
2007-03-01 09:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Proud Mother 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give her attention when you can. And remember, her reaction to seeing her own mother holding another baby is not necessarily indicative of how she'll act when she sees you holding a baby. And when her mom is holding your baby, you can pay attention to your niece
2007-03-01 08:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sit down and talk to her, and say how exciting it will be to have a baby around, and include her in on some things, like to help out with the baby. it will make her feel useful. and have her feel your belly, and have her feel when the baby is kicking. get her excited about the new baby.
2007-03-01 08:43:21 · answer #5 · answered by angeleyes_0613 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply tell her she will have a new playmate
Try not to give to much attetion to either one, EVEN AMOUNTS
She grow to like your baby
2007-03-01 09:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋