http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/baby-love-helping-your-child-welcome-a-new-baby-into-the-family/ Breastfeeding 1-2-3: A Blog for Breastfeeding Tips and Support Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:43:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/baby-love-helping-your-child-welcome-a-new-baby-into-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 Tiffany Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:12:49 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/baby-love-helping-your-child-welcome-a-new-baby-into-the-family/#comment-2499 i have 6 children (11 year old twin, a boy and a girl, 8 year old daughter, 4 year old son, a 3 year old daughter and a newborn daughter.) and it was a bit hard for all of them when their new baby sister was born. It was a madhouse! my 11 year old twin daughter felt threatened when we brought our new baby from the hospital. Her twin brother felt the same way. the 8 year old was very mature in this situation, even though she is the 2nd child, She was exicited that we were going to have a new baby. Our 4 year old had a meltdown. He hit the baby and the baby cried. i told him to behave and he did not listen. He hit the baby again and the baby cried worse. I sent him to his room to calm him down (I dont hit my kids like my mother did to me when i was a kid) I also told the guest to spend time with the other children than gushing over the baby and making them left out. I also reminded them to pay attention to the other children than just the baby. The children held the baby and they loved her. (exept my son who was calmed down and purposly dropped the baby on the floor and she cried.) Soon after the visit the baby fell asleep and i placed her in the crib. she was so cute with her little rosebud mouth open :}. Then i made dinner for the children. (i made baby food for the baby.) The baby soon began to cry. I looked in the room and my 11 year old was teasing her by taking her new "hospital pacifier" and pulling it up and down and the baby trying to reach it with her tiny, weak arms. (the baby was born prematurly and could only crawl, she crawled on the floor in the hospital and they told me she had weak musles.) I told her to give it to her and she soon gave in. Soon the baby was playing with her 3 year old sister's toys. (My 3 year old dispised this.) She pushed the baby and the baby cried.... AGAIN. I told her to be nice and that the baby didnt know how to share yet. She soon understood and behaved, i placed a baby gate from the kitchen, my 3 year old and 4 year old's playroom space, and my 11 year olds and my 8 year old's playroom so the older kids have personal space from the baby. Then my 3 year old went to get a juicy juice and soon accidently spilt it on the baby, which she cried but did not get any in her mouth. i cleaned the baby up and got the place ready for dinner. At dinner the children stared while the baby ate (she made a loud sound of "chewing" her food and making a "num" sound repeatedly) I told them that the baby made the sound loud because 1. she was hungry. 2. She dont have teeth yet. 3. and she thought the food was good. They listened and after dinner, the 3 year old plucked the baby's hospital pacifier out of her mouth. (I told her to give the pacifier to charity to be a Good Samartan (i cant spell Samartan right) and give it to a new baby that needed it. The nurse threw it out for me while my daughter was looking at the babies in the newborn ward.) I took it from her and gave it to the baby, who was crying. Soon the next day, they were all behaved. I was so glad that day. the following week was the baptism for some reason. (I need an answer for why babies need to be baptized) The baby was crying all the way there. The baby was crying through out the whole baptism for some reason. soon after the baptism i soon relized she was sick. I gave her some of that medicine for babies to use. It did the trick and she was better soon the next 2 days. My children are till not used to the baby being around, but i give them all a lot of attention. i have 6 children (11 year old twin, a boy and a girl, 8 year old daughter, 4 year old son, a 3 year old daughter and a newborn daughter.) and it was a bit hard for all of them when their new baby sister was born. It was a madhouse! my 11 year old twin daughter felt threatened when we brought our new baby from the hospital. Her twin brother felt the same way. the 8 year old was very mature in this situation, even though she is the 2nd child, She was exicited that we were going to have a new baby. Our 4 year old had a meltdown. He hit the baby and the baby cried. i told him to behave and he did not listen. He hit the baby again and the baby cried worse. I sent him to his room to calm him down (I dont hit my kids like my mother did to me when i was a kid) I also told the guest to spend time with the other children than gushing over the baby and making them left out. I also reminded them to pay attention to the other children than just the baby. The children held the baby and they loved her. (exept my son who was calmed down and purposly dropped the baby on the floor and she cried.) Soon after the visit the baby fell asleep and i placed her in the crib. she was so cute with her little rosebud mouth open :}. Then i made dinner for the children. (i made baby food for the baby.) The baby soon began to cry. I looked in the room and my 11 year old was teasing her by taking her new “hospital pacifier” and pulling it up and down and the baby trying to reach it with her tiny, weak arms. (the baby was born prematurly and could only crawl, she crawled on the floor in the hospital and they told me she had weak musles.) I told her to give it to her and she soon gave in. Soon the baby was playing with her 3 year old sister’s toys. (My 3 year old dispised this.) She pushed the baby and the baby cried…. AGAIN. I told her to be nice and that the baby didnt know how to share yet. She soon understood and behaved, i placed a baby gate from the kitchen, my 3 year old and 4 year old’s playroom space, and my 11 year olds and my 8 year old’s playroom so the older kids have personal space from the baby. Then my 3 year old went to get a juicy juice and soon accidently spilt it on the baby, which she cried but did not get any in her mouth. i cleaned the baby up and got the place ready for dinner. At dinner the children stared while the baby ate (she made a loud sound of “chewing” her food and making a “num” sound repeatedly) I told them that the baby made the sound loud because 1. she was hungry. 2. She dont have teeth yet. 3. and she thought the food was good. They listened and after dinner, the 3 year old plucked the baby’s hospital pacifier out of her mouth. (I told her to give the pacifier to charity to be a Good Samartan (i cant spell Samartan right) and give it to a new baby that needed it. The nurse threw it out for me while my daughter was looking at the babies in the newborn ward.) I took it from her and gave it to the baby, who was crying. Soon the next day, they were all behaved. I was so glad that day. the following week was the baptism for some reason. (I need an answer for why babies need to be baptized) The baby was crying all the way there. The baby was crying through out the whole baptism for some reason. soon after the baptism i soon relized she was sick. I gave her some of that medicine for babies to use. It did the trick and she was better soon the next 2 days. My children are till not used to the baby being around, but i give them all a lot of attention.

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