my 6 year old is asking questions about our upcoming baby she first wants to know how the baby got in there and since im so close to delivering she wants to know how we are going to get the baby out and i have noidea what to tell her i dont want her to know to much right now shes only six
2007-06-13 04:46:07 · 20 answers · asked by jna1105 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
only answer specific questions. don't give more info than she really wants to know. to the question how does the baby come out, I answered that mommies have a special place that babies come out.... that satisfied my 5 and 6 year olds. Mine never asked how the baby got there. good luck!
2007-06-13 04:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Psalm91 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son was 5 at the time of my second pregnancy. We started reading books about being a big brother, a baby coming home, etc. The local bookstore should have a section in the kids books just about this. This usually helps. Your daughter just needs to know the basics, not a lot of details.
Just be honest:
tell her the baby got there by you and daddy loving one another( we know love as in sex, but the child will just take it as you two being in love) Getting the baby out...you'll go to the hospital and the doctors will help you get the baby out.. then let her know she'll be able to see her new brother/sister at the hospital too.
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Congratulations and Best Wishes!
2007-06-13 05:01:10 · answer #2 · answered by Carol J 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 sons, 6 and 7. One is adopted so we are very careful when we explain pregnancy. I tell them that when a mom and dad really love each other that there is an egg inside mom like a birdie egg and it starts growing into a baby because of the parents love. I havent gotten into details of where it comes out yet. They assume that the belly is cut to get the baby out. I did explain belly buttons and how its connected to a tube that feeds the baby. That was enough info for my boys to stop asking.
2007-06-13 04:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by Cyndi M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's old enough to ask, she's old enough to be told the truth, at least as far as showing her where the baby comes out, on your body as well as hers. She's also old enough to know that she has ovaries and a uterus. I'd soft-pedal dad's role, though. Most libraries these days have lots of books for teaching kids of all ages about sex and babies, so you might ask at the reference desk for some direction.
The important rule is to be sure you know what she's asking, answer that question and stop there. If she wants more details, she'll ask. You don't have to dump everything on her at once. Kids block out what they're not ready to hear anyway.
2007-06-13 08:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, this is like deja vu all over again!! My daughter was the exact same age when she started asking me rather specific questions...she even told me she didn't want to hear any stories about storks or cabbage patches..she wanted DETAILS -- how the baby gets in, how it gets out, etc. I freaked, of course, but my husband had the perfect solution...I did what his mom did when he became curious..we rented the classic Nova special "The Miracle of Life". It was wonderful, informative, not graphic at all & explained everything...the best part was when the baby was actually born...my daughter's jaw dropped open & she said "it comes outta THERE?!" She thru her hands up in the air & said "ok, I'm done." I asked her if she had any questions or wanted to see it again & she said "no thanks, Mom. I get it now." Afterwards, I gently told her not to go around telling all her friends about it -- since it was a subjejct best left to mothers to share with their own children. Hope this helps. It worked out great for us.
2007-06-13 04:59:20 · answer #5 · answered by napqueen 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Mimegamy. If she's old enough to ask, she's old enough to know-just limit the details. Tell her about Daddy having a sperm and Mommy having an egg. They get together and make a baby which grows and grows in the Mommy's tummy. When the baby is big enough, Mommy goes to the hospital where the doctor helps the baby come out Mommy's vagina (or whatever name you use). My 5 year old daughter was quite happy with this explanation.
2007-06-13 04:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by punxy_girl 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 15:20:29 · answer #7 · answered by stupka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this. Next time she asks, say "Well how do YOU think the baby got there?"/"How do you think the baby will come out?" and see what she says . When I was young, my parents just said that the daddy gave the mommy tadpoles (I assumed mommy drank them) and that the baby came out of mommy's belly button. I don't think you need to be too specific, she will be fine if she doesn't know details.
2007-06-13 05:00:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some great books in the library that illustrate this event to a child her age. You can also purchase one at a bookstore, or check on amazon-sit down with her and read it to her and look at the illustrations together and be there to answer questions simply and succinctly without too much detail. This also shows her that she can go to mommy with questions, better she learn from you than the playground.
2007-06-13 04:55:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just tell her the truth. If you don't she may go and tell her friends the things you told her and that would just be a mess..just dont tell her all of the details...and tell her the reason the baby is there is because you and her father love eacherother and when its time to have a child it just happens...that worked on my cuz
2007-06-13 04:54:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋