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Asked this on my personal blog but throwing it out here as well: When I was pregnant with Nicholas, the Munchkin didn't have a whole concept understanding of pregnancy and new siblings. She does now. How should D and I approach this subject with her. (To benefit our journey with this one, my picture, pregnant with the Munchkin and standing next to D, sits on the Munchkin's night stand. Sometimes she wakes up with it in her bed.) Does anyone have any unique ideas of not only explaining but incorporating a placed child into a pregnancy and birth of another sibling once they have an understanding of what all of that junk MEANS?Thanks!
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She sounds like she relates well to pictures. I'm not sure how old your daughter is, but maybe you could do monthly pictures to show pregnancy progression. Maybe also a photo montage of sister, any other siblings and an open place where new baby's picture will be placed. As far as the explaining, I'm not so good. When I explained to my 8 year the basics of birds&bees, all she really got out of it was, "You mean my teacher has had sex?" (I told her that sex was necessary to have a baby but all sex did not make a baby)
First of all, Jenna, CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy! I hope you are feeling and doing well. I don't have any advice here except I think kids are such concrete thinkers. Maybe something like, "Jenna is having a new baby....You and Nicholas are going to have a baby brother or sister!" The other sibling thing is a challenge to me as well (particularly since DD's birth family have not explained to their oldest sibling who exactly DD is). I get to meet DD's new birth sister (4 mos old) for the first time on Sunday. I can't wait! Good luck, Karen