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I told my three year old that I’ll go to hospital and that the doctors will get the baby out through a cut in my belly and that I’ll have an ouchy for a bit after like I had when he arrived. I showed him my scar from his birth and we read kids books on pregnancy/birth. He did come to hospital and did see my catheter and IV cannula and me injecting blood thinners at home. He was quite good at being gentle with me and climbing places via a chair so I didn’t have to lift him after. A friend got him a vet medical set and now he’s injecting his dinosaurs saying that’s better…. :) kids are quite amazing and can deal with a lot I think. I’d say answer their questions, but in a very simple, non scary way.
Thanks for your advice. My daughter hasn't asked any questions today, but I'm definitely just trying to be as open and honest as I can without scaring her.
Following! In exactly the same boat 😊 I've already talked to my daughter about what happened when she was born (it was like a big poo I told her, which she loved) and I've shown her videos of babies growing inside tummies. Then I explained that her sister is different as she's coming out through a cut in my tummy done by some special doctors. She doesn't actually seem too worried, but who knows 😕 she's also started school recently, so there is a lot generally going on for her at the moment. She was asking tonight who was going to look after her when we go to have the baby and seemed quite happy when we told her grandma. I've also been slowly encouraging her independence a little by wording it "show baby what a good big sister you are by doing..." etc. She seems to like that.