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I'm due with babies 2 and 3 in August and as of right now we can't even have anyone else in the hospital. But if we can then we absolutely plan on having our daughter come and meet her brothers! I feel like it would be better for her to meet them first instead of at home, home is her space right now and I don't want her to feel like the first time she meets them its them coming into her space. She is 100% a mamas girl so I'm really nervous about introducing two new babies!
Siblings at the hospital?
We are due with our second daughter in a few weeks and are trying to decide whether we should have our almost 3 year old come to the hospital to meet her sister or if we should wait until we bring the baby home. I’m worried that she would be scared seeing mommy in the hospital and then not understand why mommy had to stay at the hospital with her sister but she wasn’t allowed. Would love to hear anyone’s experiences and recommendations with either method of introduction! Thank you!
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We actually have things picked out for her from each baby and we're going to let her pick out presents for each of them. My parents did that with me and I thought it was such a good idea! I've never held another baby in front of her and over the summer we went to a family picnic and I was holding a newborn and as soon as she saw me holding the baby she had a complete meltdown. It was so freaking sad it made me want to cry so we already decided that we won't be holding them when she meets them after that whole thing!
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I’ve read tips that say if the meeting has to be in the home: make sure the babies are in a neutral space and not being held by mom or dad - aka in the bassinet or crib…I’ve also read give the older sibling a gift from the baby. Come home and have some quick 1:1 time with the older sibling before introducing to the baby. Hug and love on them and give them that mom time instead of immediately throwing a new baby in their face. I’m nervous too. My girl is 100% a mamas girl as well but she’s also very excited to be a big sister and loves/is obsessed with babies - I’m just nervous it’ll be different once baby is actually here. Due with #2 in September!
We had our #4 in December and they still were not allowing little ones and it was going to be too complicated to bring the older ones to visit so we FaceTimed and were home in 2 days. So it was actually very peaceful not having to wonder when and if anyone was coming by. Hubs and I just stayed very relaxed did whatever we wanted when we wanted. Only thing would have been better was he didn’t like leaving me alone to go get food.
I’m due September 2 with #2. I would love love love my daughter to come to the hospital to meet her sister but I also don’t want her to be scared or not understand why she has to leave and mommy and sister can’t come home. She will stay with my mom while we are in the hospital and I will likely have my husband go relieve my mom once or twice and take her to a park or just go hangout with her. Last I checked at our hospital, kids weren’t allowed to come to the L&D/Mommy&Baby floor anyway. I’m not sure what the rules are now but when my friends all had babies last summer it was one visitor at a time other than your spouse, partner, etc.
We just went through this. My son will be 3 in august and his baby sister was born April 20th. That week they finally opened up to allow young siblings back to visit, which alleviated so much of my anxiety and stress. He came to visit me multiple times, he stayed with my parents while my husband and I were at the hospital. My dad kept him with him while they were at the hospital so my mom could focus on me. When I was in a lot of pain my dad took him out for a walk and then came back after our daughter was born. My son did not see me for long while in pain and he got to meet his sister right after they cleaned me up. It was wonderful having us together as a family in the hospital.
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