Comments on: Preparing your first child for your second’s arrival http://thedadjam.com/baby/preparing-your-first-child-for-your-seconds-arrival/ Fun, help, advice, tips and stories, all about parenting and being a dad. Wed, 09 May 2012 15:32:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Is your first ready for your second? | Pettel Maternity Blog http://thedadjam.com/baby/preparing-your-first-child-for-your-seconds-arrival/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Is your first ready for your second? | Pettel Maternity Blog Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:42:40 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=265#comment-988 [...] or sister? Is there really a way to know? Well, not really. Only time will tell. What you CAN do is prepare the whole family for this new [...] [...] or sister? Is there really a way to know? Well, not really. Only time will tell. What you CAN do is prepare the whole family for this new [...]

]]> By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/baby/preparing-your-first-child-for-your-seconds-arrival/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Head Jammer Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:51:43 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=265#comment-380 Thanks Tyler, sure, happy to link it up! Thanks Tyler, sure, happy to link it up!

]]> By: Tyler @ Building Camelot http://thedadjam.com/baby/preparing-your-first-child-for-your-seconds-arrival/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Tyler @ Building Camelot Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:57:38 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=265#comment-377 I really like the idea of giving your first child a gift from the baby. We went the opposite route and had Olivia pick out something for Madelyn. If you don't mind, I'd like to link to a 3 part series on my site about this same topic. I had the help of other dads since we we were expecting our second child at the time. <a href="http://www.buildingcamelot.com/tag/bringing-home-second-baby/" rel="nofollow">Bringing home a second baby series</a> <abbr><em>Tyler @ Building Camelot’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.buildingcamelot.com/2008/12/05/101-things-i-love-about-my-awesome-wife/" rel="nofollow">101 Things I Love About My Awesome Wife</a></abbr></em> I really like the idea of giving your first child a gift from the baby. We went the opposite route and had Olivia pick out something for Madelyn.
If you don’t mind, I’d like to link to a 3 part series on my site about this same topic. I had the help of other dads since we we were expecting our second child at the time. Bringing home a second baby series

Tyler @ Building Camelot’s last blog post..101 Things I Love About My Awesome Wife

]]> By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/baby/preparing-your-first-child-for-your-seconds-arrival/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Head Jammer Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:43:22 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=265#comment-49 Thanks Laurie, great idea that you carried the special gift, I am sure that spoke volumes to you child. I like the nursing idea too! We were a bit surprised that our oldest, also a boy, didn't want to try nursing again. Good that you let him try though, I think that was a good way to handle it! Thanks Laurie, great idea that you carried the special gift, I am sure that spoke volumes to you child. I like the nursing idea too! We were a bit surprised that our oldest, also a boy, didn’t want to try nursing again. Good that you let him try though, I think that was a good way to handle it!

]]> By: Laurie http://thedadjam.com/baby/preparing-your-first-child-for-your-seconds-arrival/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Laurie Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:51:49 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=265#comment-48 When my oldest was 23 months old he got a new brother. I had a c-section so I was gone for 5 days. First time away from my oldest. He was mad at me when he came to visit at the hospital on day 2. He wouldn't even hug me. The day I came home, I carried a big yellow tonka truck and daddy carried in the new baby brother. Reason: dad who was home as usual brought the new baby in and mom brings a special gift for the new big brother. Oldest was happy to see me and not hurt because I was gone. I got my big hug and kisses. We also gave oldest a doll before the birth. He and I used to nurse our babies at the same time. Lots of good bonding from all this. He of course thought he was missing out on something. I let him try nursing again :) He didn't like the taste and there was no jealous about me feeding baby brother. He didn't think he was being excluded. When my oldest was 23 months old he got a new brother. I had a c-section so I was gone for 5 days. First time away from my oldest. He was mad at me when he came to visit at the hospital on day 2. He wouldn’t even hug me.

The day I came home, I carried a big yellow tonka truck and daddy carried in the new baby brother.

Reason: dad who was home as usual brought the new baby in and mom brings a special gift for the new big brother. Oldest was happy to see me and not hurt because I was gone. I got my big hug and kisses.

We also gave oldest a doll before the birth. He and I used to nurse our babies at the same time. Lots of good bonding from all this. He of course thought he was missing out on something. I let him try nursing again :)

He didn’t like the taste and there was no jealous about me feeding baby brother. He didn’t think he was being excluded.

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