2007-03-18 09:02:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
she was mad!!!! and jealous. she was 22 months. and she got over it in a couple months.
2007-03-18 09:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by Stacey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 17 months old and I have a 1 week old. We taught her "ahhh" as in ahhh baby, be easy with the baby. She understands this and will say "ahhh" and gently rub his head. She also likes to go up to him, wave at him in his face and say "HI!" in a very high pitched voice. Although she is careful around him, she doesn't understand her own strength and I always watch her wtih him. I think that she will do fine with him as being as young as she is, she probably will never remember NOT having a baby brother.
My cousin has a 4 year old and just had a newborn. Although the 4 year old was jealous and did fight back with fits for the first week or so, she's now 'mommy's helper' and watches out for him completely. I think it's a matter of time and adjustment for any age. I have 2 stepchildren who didn't 'get' the whole baby thing. It was just an annoyance. They were 10 and 15. Now with my second it was exciting for them. It has to do with not knowing what 'their' place is once this new, always talked about baby is there.
2007-03-18 16:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by schmidtee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son was happy to be a big brother but yet he was four years old so he had mommy and daddy for a whole four years to himself I really don't think he mind since he was the one who asked if he could have a brother then that was when my husband and I decide to have another child
2007-03-18 16:12:27 · answer #3 · answered by VAIN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was 2 yrs old when my second daughter was born. Her reaction was excitement to finally see her sister. She was great with her little sister. We never had any problems. She helped bathe her, change nappies and loved holding her. She was never jealous or upset.
2007-03-18 18:35:05 · answer #4 · answered by Monkey Magic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on their age... i'm a first child and when my step brother was born i was 10, and i was so happy i finally had a brother... but now he's almost four and i feel gealous, because my father never spent so much time with me...
2007-03-18 16:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by *BiTTeR sWeeT* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she was so excited she would dress him up and she would pretend to be his moomy it was so cute and when we had our third she reacted the same way but this time she and her other brother played house with him so they both didnt care they were happy and excited
2007-03-18 21:03:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋