https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:07:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2505247 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:08:09 +0000 RonjaL7 2505247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Thanks! I'm sure this is a great place to turn to for advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2505245 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:07:26 +0000 RonjaL7 2505245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! Sometimes it is just nice to hear from other people that it will be ok. I tend to stress about stuff and then when it happens it isn't stressful at all. I'm sure this will be the same. I'm blaming hormones on this one. I'm sure there is no reason to feel guilt and my daughter will be fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504851 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:52:17 +0000 youboots 2504851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 12.5 mo and I would not feel any stress about bringing home a baby. Seriously, you first will forgot what it was like to be an only in no time. They will know something is different, but it will be their new normal soon enough. Hugs! It will be totally fine Mama. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504820 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:18:02 +0000 coopsmama 2504820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are 13 months apart and it was a complete non issue. Honestly the younger and closer apart in age they are the better that transition seems to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504804 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:35:26 +0000 MamaChin 2504804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids are 16 months apart and we just read tons of books and talked about the baby coming. He knew there was a baby sister in my belly and that he was going to be called big brother. Since he was so young he didn't really have an adjustment period. He cried once or twice about needing time with me but some extra cuddles was all it took. He doesn't even remember life without his sister, they're best friends now at 2 and 3. Don't worry mama, she'll do fine!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504710 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:49:37 +0000 Ms maths 2504710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids are 16 months apart. I don't think we ever talked about it with LO1; we didn't know how to explain it to him in a way that would make any sense. </p> <p>When we brought LO2 home, he looked at her occasionally but mostly ignored her for the first week. Then he started to notice her but it was as if he already didn't remember that she hadn't always been there. And we never had any transition issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504682 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:21:37 +0000 anonysquire 2504682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly my oldest didn't need prepping. She went to sleep at the birthing center and woke up next to a baby. And they have been best friends ever since. No jealousy (that I can tell at least), jut best friends!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504418 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:10:17 +0000 Anagram 2504418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always heard that a super close age gap is actually easier in terms of the older child adjusting. So maybe your 1 year old will do really well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504416 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:09:47 +0000 snowjewelz 2504416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RonjaL7: No advice but I just want to say, welcome!! I know tons of mama's here with 2 under 2 will have great advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504408 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:06:34 +0000 ShootingStar 2504408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know that you can ever really prepare kids. DS is almost 2.5 and while he kind of gets it that there's a baby in mommy's tummy, he doesn't really understand how much will change in a few months. Heck, I was 5.5 when my brother was born and it still rocked my world. I think my parents must've told me I'd have a brother to play with, because I remember being super disappointed that he didn't show up as a kid my age, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504405 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:02:17 +0000 skipra 2504405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think in some ways it will be easier. My two are 20 months apart and LO1 really didn't understand what was going on at the time. Within a few weeks or months I don't think he really even remembered life before LO2. We read a lot of books and got him a doll to prepare but I don't think he "got" it. It doesn't hurt to try though! Do you know anyone with babies? Maybe introducing her and saying she will have a baby at home soon too?<br /> The immediate transition might be more difficult for you because you will essentially have two babies. But soon enough they will be great playmates and you will wonder what you worried about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504374 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 12:31:42 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2504374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second and third are 12.5 months apart. She really had no clue what was going on when we brought her sister home. Beforehand we played with dolls a lot and I showed her how to snuggle and be gentle with baby dolls. It worked well enough, she's absolutely in love with the baby and had shown no signs of any struggle with the transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504373 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 12:31:19 +0000 jhd 2504373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister's kids are 13 months apart. She was also really nervous about the transition, but everyone did great. And they are so cute playing together now at 20 months and 33 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504369 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 12:28:02 +0000 gingerbebe 2504369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm due with #2 in May and DS1 will be 20 months when DS2 is born. DS1 is not super verbal yet, so I'm in the same position in that I'm not able to talk or prepare DS for his brother's impending arrival.</p> <p>However, DH is the eldest of 3 kids, and all of them were born just about 23-24 months apart. DH tells me that he literally has no memory of life without his brother in it, because he was so young. But he does remember life before and after his sister and he was cognizant of pros and cons of having her around. My brother and I are 4 years apart, and I definitely DO remember life before and after him.</p> <p>Similarly, a good friend just had a second baby and her kids have a 2.5 year age difference, and she had major issues leading up to the birth with her son being really resentful, and verbalizing how he didn't want a brother, and rejecting the presence of the new baby's crib and all that. In the end, the transition went well for them, but she had been really worried beforehand and told me I was lucky I didn't have to deal with it.</p> <p>So, while it seems like there's no way to "prepare" your first child for the sibling when they are so close together in age, I've just decided to see it as an advantage. While it may be rocky at first, in the long run, my boys just will not know life without having the other in it, and that's really a beautiful thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504367 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 12:26:12 +0000 Adira 2504367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you can still read those types of books and explain that your belly has a baby who will be coming home soon. But I actually think because your daughter is so young, she'll adapt pretty quickly to having a new sibling. Plus she'll never remember a time before her baby brother came home. It's going to be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-introduce-new-baby-to-14-month-old#post-2504349 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 12:17:18 +0000 RonjaL7 2504349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read the blog here daily, and have been struggling with something and thought I would sign up and post. </p> <p>I have a daughter who is a year old and in two months will be having a son. I'm really struggling with guilt about not just bringing a sibling into the picture (and not having all my time with my daughter) but also, due to her age, not being able to explain it to her. I'm feeling so awful that she doesn't have the experience of getting excited to be a big sister. I'm just going to disrupt her world with no warning and it is really weighing on me. If she was older we would have been talking about it, and perhaps reading books about bringing home a baby... but at 1 year old how can I prepare her?</p> <p>Any advice is appreciated. </p>