When to tell your child...

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When did you tell your child you were having a baby? Like how far along were you? I have a 3 year old son I'm only very early at the moment. 9w4. I don't think I will tell him yet but how long did you all wait?

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My son is 3 and a half and I told him when I was about 9 weeks. I'm almost 18 now and he's been such a big help. He rubs belly butter on me and talks to my belly. He kisses it. It's the cutest thing ever

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We told our 3yo as soon as we found out, she still doesn't totally grasp the concept that there's a baby growing in my belly (I'm almost 16wks)

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My son over heard me tell my dad at 4wks. I explained to him that I had to see a dr to see if I could stay pregnant and have a baby because sometimes mommies just can't do it right than. He's 6. I'm now 7wks. I wanted to wait til 13wks but it's too late for that. I'm just hoping my lil jelly bean sticks.

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My kids are 4 & 7 and I am waiting until Christmas. I will be almost 14 weeks by then. I just want to get through the first trimester before getting their hopes up. We rent a Santa every year and he is going to bring them big brother and big sister shirts

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Our daughter's almost three and I'm 10W4D. She's very interested in diapering and holding her babydoll. When we see babies in the stores she's interested, too. I ask her if she thinks we should get a baby and she very cheerfully says she would like that so she could hold the baby. I think when I really start to show we'll tell her there's a baby in mommy's tummy.

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I'm only 7+4 and our 4 year old knows. I figure of anything did happen we wouldn't tell him. He had no idea how long 9 months is, so if  we had to TTC for another cycle or two to get pregnant again he would never know the difference. All he knows is it takes a long time for my belly to get big before the doc takes the baby out.

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My first doctors appointment my babysitter for my son called and was sick. I had to take him with me, when he saw the dating scan he got really excited. I was 8 weeks, he did a really good job keeping it a secret. He just turned 6. I would have not told him until my second trimester if I could have though. Pregnancy is long and even longer for a child.

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I told my six year old as soon as we found out at four weeks

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My daughter is 4 I told her once I got to hear the heart beat for the first time at 10 weeks that's when I also told my immediate family held off on everyone else till I was 14 weeks

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We told our daughter when I was about 5 weeks, she was so excited but it began to sink in for her more I think when I started to show, now she always asks what her sister is up to in my tummy and is so excited that she only has a week to wait for her sister :-)

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