Need Suggestions for a "Where Do Babies Come From" Book

"Angel in the Water" by Regina Doman. It ia available from Sophia Institute Press --- 1-800-888-9344. You might even be able to preview it online.

Congrats J.! When my then 3 yr old asked, I simply told the doctor helps Mommy. (answered without really answering.) That was good enough for her at the time.

not sure of any books, but i have two boys(5.5 and 2.5) and i just answer their questions honestly. good luck!

When my kids asked, "How'd I get in your belly?" I told them something like "a Mommy and Daddy's love puts a baby in the Mommy's belly". When they asked how they got out of my belly, I told them that I pushed them out. Recently, they have gotten more curious about how I pushed them out. I've been reading the other suggestions and will use the "Mommy has a special place" idea. Thanks!

They always say to keep it simple with kids. I don't have a book, but maybe a short explaination instead. Something simple like God made our bodies in a wonderful way, and he has a special spot inside mommy for the baby to grow, and there is a special spot where the baby comes out. If they want to know where the special spot is, simply say it's close to where the pee pee comes out. That's the truth, not too detailed, and is probably enough of an explaination for a 5 and 3 year old. My kids wanted to know as well, but they were 7 & 5 when I was pregnant with #3 and I had to have a c-section, so my explaination was easier - the doctor will cut on my belly to take the baby out. I did tell them that's not the way God made mommy's bodies to have babies, but that was the way God made my body to have babies. (My 1st was breech and the 2nd was big. They did want to know why I did it different and I did say it was becuase my oldest tried to come out butt first and that's not a safe way for a mommy to have a baby unless the doctor cuts her belly.) That was enough explanation for them. If they ask how babies get there, just say God puts them there. It's true and simple enough at that age.

As for a book, I know there is an American Girl book that talks about everything from body odor to having your period, but I think it's more geared for girls ages 10-11 and up.

Good Luck! I'll be reading the responses to see if there is a good kids book available as well!

Congratulations on #3! I'm not sure of a book title, but I did see a lot of good ones at Barnes & Noble when I was pregnant with #2. I think it is really important that the correct info. on this comes from you. Especially in light of the fact that you have two girls who one day may be pregnant with babies of their own. You want them to be comfortable with their bodies and be confident that they will be able to perform as they were made to do. I would explain that the baby will come down the birth canal (or use vagina) and come out of the opening there. Assure them that it stretches wide and was made just for this purpose. Try to be non-chalant and matter of fact, even excited about this. You don't want to put fear or shame in their minds when it comes to their miraculous bodies and how they work. Good Luck Mommy!

My opinion is that they don't need to know the graphics. I would say they come out of their stomach. If they ask how it gets out, say the doctor cuts it out. It's true for a lot of cases, you aren't lieing. If they ask how it gets in there say when a Mommy and Daddy love each other they pray for a baby and he puts a baby in there. Kids do not need to know about vaginas and penises and all that. That's basically telling them about sex. I don't agree with that at all. That's just my opinion.

My 5 year old caught me off guard with this one about a month ago as well. This conversation happens over and over in small parts and questions. A book would be great, but here's how I handled it. I tried to gloss over it (we went to the hospital and the doctor helped get you out, The End.) She wanted very specific details on how she got from INSIDE my tummy to OUTSIDE and in the world. So I answered her basic questions, explaining how babies come out of the Mom's vagina (and explained what that was.) But then I told her the story of her birth, going into labor and being in labor for what seemed like forever, how the doctors tried to speed things up but she was determined to come out when she got ready and not a moment before, contractions and pushing, her dad cutting the cord, the cleanup and holding her for the first time. She was amazed, thrilled, and very proud all at the same time. It went from an off-guard potentially embarrasing situation to one of the coolest "mom" moments I've ever had. She's had follow-up questions since (what did it feel like to Dad when he cut the cord, etc.), but mostly she just loves the story of how she came to be in the world. My advice with or without a book: don't be embarrased or uncomfortable, shoot straight and try not to make it icky or scary.

I still have the one from when I was little asking the same thing to my mom when she was carrying my brother so I used that one with my daughter as well. It's actually called Where babies come from. Barnes and Nobles will have a selection for you, and probably a few based for different age groups.
I would definitely be honest with her, if she brings up what you said before about the belly butting maybe you can "rearrange" what you said before just to get that idea out of her head. Explain the baby gets his/her food through his belly button and then go to how the baby really comes. The book may even include that type of thing anyway.
Funny part is we went over the "normal" way of delivery with my daughter and I ended up having 2 more c-sections after her.

Yikes. Well I definitely don't envy you right about now. LOL.
The good news is there ARE some lighthearted books that explain where babies come from. "Mommy Laid an Egg-Where do babies Come From?" is a good one. Author is Babette Cole.
There is the classic "Where Did I Come From" that my own mother read to me. Although, it may be a bit graphic for the 2 yr old. "It's NOT the Stork" is a good lighthearted one for both ages.
You may want to co read with "Amazing You-getting smart about your private parts".
All these are available at amazon.com.
Here is a really good article that may help you out!:)
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/secondpregnancy/a/babiescom...
Hope this helps! :)

http://www.amazon.com/Where-Do-Babies-Come-Learning/dp/05... this is a book from "Learning about Sex" "A Series for the Christian Family." It says for ages 6 - 8 but it shows pictures on each page so you could put in your own dialog to make it appropriate for your children. Another oldie but goodie is Where Did I Come From? http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-Come-Peter-Mayle/dp/08184... It's a little more information than I'm willing to hear back during a children's sermon ... but probably appropriate if you pick and choose what pages to use at each age. Both books are in animated form.

I am in the same boat and if you hear anything plese send it my way!!!

Hi J., I know you've prbably had several responses but when my oldest little girl was 4 (now 32)& I was pregnant with her sister, the question came up. This is what I did. I told her that when a Mommy & a Daddy love each other very much, God plants a seed in the Mommy's tummy & it grows into a baby and stays there all warm and safe until it's ready to come out. Then the big question...how does it come out.
Well God made a very special place on a Mommy for it to come out & sometime they have to cut the Mommy's tummy open to get it out. That wasn't the whole truth but it was enough to satisfy until she was older but both my daughters used the same story with their children. I think sometime we overwhelm our children with details & simple is enough. Good luck I hope you get an answer that you will be at peace with.
god Bless you & your Family

I've been a mom for a LONG time (32 years to 10 children) and one of the best pieces of advice I can give you is to NEVER lie to your children. They deserve more respect than that. They depend on you to answer their questions honestly, if you don't, who ever will??
I also told my children that there was a special place on a female, and it's where the babies get in, and where the babies get out, and it's between our legs. I said it's a place that's only for babies, it's not the same place we go to the bathroom from. Yeah they were grossed out, but hey, they asked, and I told them. They were not traumatized, and now they know, and although they still will have questions from time to time, the next to hardest one is answered (the hardest being, well, how DOES the baby get in there??)

We took our 7 year old daughter to a "Big Sister" class at the hospital. She was one of the oldest siblings there, and the nurse did a great job of explaining with getting graphic. They also took the kids on a tour of the hospital including the newborn nursery. You should check with your hospital and see if they offer this class. I delivered at Medical City in Dallas.
Jen D.-Frisco

I don't know of any books. When this came up in my household, I remembered how my mother used a book and I hated it. I just wanted my mother to answer the questions herself. So with my boys I wanted to take that approach.

The first time my son asked was when I was pregnant with his little brother. I told him that with his Aunt, the doctor cut her belly and took the baby out of her belly. I really didn't want to go into detail about the other way. Unfortuantely, my son is bright and knew that is not what happened with him. So when he asked again about what happened with him, I told him that girls have 3 holes (1 -to pee, 1- to poop, and 1- where the baby comes out) Boys don't have the 3rd one, therefore they cannot have babies. This worked like a charm.

Of course, I made sure to call all of my sons friends' parents and told them the information I passed on to my son. I didn't want them to be blindsided if my son happened to talk to his friends regarding this.

I know my approach is not for everyone. Hope you find what works for you.

I read a wonderful book "Where do babies come from" from Usborne books. It tells them enough age appropriate info to answer their questions without giving to much info. I got it from a friend of mine who sells Usborne books so you can email (____@____.com) me if your interested and I'll get you in touch with her.

Good Luck

Hi J....One of my good friends told her little girl that mommies have a special "baby door" that the babies come out of...and I have since told that to my little girl and she seemed happy with that answer. I think I even added it only opens up when the baby is ready to come out. She hasn't asked how the baby gets in there yet....wheeew!

I don't think you need to do the whole sex ed talk to your kiddos. They are young still. They will be satisfied very easily...proven by the whole belly button comment.

I have two older boys and when I was having number 3, my oldest also asked me how the baby would get out. I simply told him that mommies bodies are made to open up and let the baby out. He knows I am "put together differently" from him and I just explained that God made us so that our bones move and the baby would come out of my "parts" (his little boy word for all genitalia)and that it would take me a week or so to start feeling normal because having a baby was hard. Then we talked about how special a baby is and how lucky we were and how it was worth doing this hard thing so we'd be able to have a baby. We ended the conversation talking about how exciting it was and how the baby would be part his too since he was a big boy and babies need big boys to teach them how to do things.

It was very simply and he was completely satisfied. So I would urge you to keep it simple.

VickiS