New Pregnancy with 1 Year Old

I involoved my child as much as I could through the pregnancy, I made her feel like she was part of the baby also. That really helped!! When her brother was born she was happy and excited. It is not as hard as what it seems to be. Good Luck and congrats.!

Well I know the feeling over and over again. I have a 5 yr old 3 yr old a 1 1/2 yr old and a 9 day old. Honestly I just told them that there was a baby in my tummy and we practiced being "gentle" with a baby doll alot before the baby was born. My 1 1/2 yr old now loves to gently rub the 9 day olds head and gives him gentle kisses on the head. I also made sure that they were not allowed to touch or play in the baby's swings, car seat, bouncer. All that stuff is made for the baby, Make sure the baby has it's own things and you have the things a little bit before baby is born so the child knows they are for the baby in mommy's tummy. As long as you help get your son involved he shouldn't be too jealous. Let him hold the baby's hand when you nurse or hand you the cream during a diaper change He will feel like it's his baby alot too. Good Luck and don't worry they adjust well.

Congratulations! I conceived my 3rd child when my 2nd was 10 months, and my 4th when my 3rd was 14 months (they are now 3, 23 months today and 3 wks tomorrow). They didn't really understand what was happening during my pregnancies, so jealousy wasn't an issue. I did talk about it a lot - that there was a baby growing in mommy's tummy, etc - and my 3 y/o did understand with the new baby. The pregnancies were exhausting at times - my husband was great about taking the boys out so I could rest and have some down time when I needed it, which really helped. When I had my 23 m/o there were some adjustment issues with my then 19 month old, but I found just including him really helped (I would sit on the floor and play with him while nursing the baby, etc). I would also strongly recommend a sling or wrap so you can comfortably carry the baby and have both hands free. So far it's been a very easy transition with the new baby, we haven't had any jealousy issues at all with either of the boys. Good luck!

Congratulations! My first daughter was 9 months old when I got pregnant with #2. She was fine throughout my pregnancy as I don't think she really understood what was going to happen. Once the baby arrived it was difficult. She would do naughty things like hit or throw toys at her (she was naughty to me and my husband too as she didn't have our undivided attention at all times). They are now 2 1/2 and 1 and the older one still tests the limits, but it's getting better. Trying to juggle 2 is definately challenging, but also very rewarding! Good Luck!

My two kids are only 10 months apart, so this may be a bit different. However, you will be extremely busy and extremely tired. Mine are now 2-1/2 and 19 months, and I just try to get them to nap at the same time so I get a nice break. It's almost like having twins. I may be able to relate to other questions you may have. Feel free to ask.

Although I am not pregnant, I just wanted to say congratulations to you! I am sure that everything will work out just fine. I would think that as you get a little bigger, and your son gets a little older, he'll be able to better understand.

I know that when I was pregnant, we had 2 dogs (I understand that they aren't as complex as humans:)) and we got a baby doll that cried and made noises. My husband and I would walk around holding the doll so that they wouldn't get jealous. Maybe try that to get your son used to hearing the sounds that babies make.

At any rate, good luck to you!!!!!