How did you tell your child that they were going to have a new baby brother or sister on the way?

I came from a family of two other children. A brother and a sister. I was the oldest. I was about 3 1/2 weeks shy of my 4th b-day when my brother was born. I don't remember being told even though I know I probably was. I know I was told when my mom was pregnant with my sister. That I remember.

I remember that every time something was bought for my brother, before he was born, that someone always bought me something. I don't think it would have mattered to me one way or the other. I was a quiet observer and anything that was going on in or around me was just the way it was...lol

When I had my second child, my son, my daughter was 14 months old. She was walking and talking by then. I included her in everything that was going on or that I had to do with her brother. She was old enough where she could hand me something that I needed when I was changing or dressing him. I would let her feed him if we were together on the sofa.

I guess that I was lucky in that I really didn't have to go through the "I'm not sharing" or "That's mine!" attitude that some parents get. How did you introduce the fact that there was a new one coming into the family and how old was your child? How did they react and how did they do after the baby was born?

DCMerkle

When the time comes, we are going to sit him down and excitedely tell him the news. However, if he is still real young, we will just let it go. I was real young and everything I remember was with my sister who is a year and a half younger than me.

My first born son was 2 at the time, he was excited to have a little brother to play with and has been that way ever since.