https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 02:06:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794487 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 08:49:06 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2794487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: Hahaha, this is amazing, I might have to try that. I have a baby lawyer for a daughter though, so I can totally see this backfiring on me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794198 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 09:40:09 +0000 looch 2794198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is an only and he's never asked for a sibling and if you ask him if he wants one he says no. I don't think it's that we did anything or said anything specific, he's just used to our family being set up this way, so he doesn't know anything different. He is spoiled with attention, there is not a thing that he asks for in terms of doing things that he doesn't get. Sure, he plays independently but he LOVES doing things with adults. That's his jam.</p> <p>There are a lot of only children in my son's school, it's interesting and he tends to gravitate towards those kids because it means he gets one on one time with them at playdates. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794171 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 00:33:48 +0000 ALV91711 2794171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: a baby doll at that age was perfect for DS. He still snuggles his at night. </p> <p>@summerfruit: my sisters are 7.5 &amp; 10.5 years younger, so I was also an only for quite some time. I don't remember disliking it but I spent lots of time with friends and cousins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794140 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:51:44 +0000 wrkbrk 2794140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: DS is too small yet but will also be an only. He’s two and his friends have just* started getting baby siblings so he’s obewssed with babies. It’s all he talks about (without really understanding of course)! I got him a baby doll for Christmas and redirect him to that when he chatters about “my baby?” It’s working so far. IDK what I will say when he’s older ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794139 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:48:54 +0000 summerfruit 2794139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also hoping to be "one and done," so I appreciate this question. </p> <p>Interestingly, I think my mom also wanted to be "one and done," but when I was in elementary school, I asked for a sibling, and they decided to try again. My little sister is almost 9 years younger than I am. Not saying that that will happen to any of you (or to me hopefully!), but just wanted to throw out that anecdote. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794138 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:43:48 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2794138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I explained how babies are a lot of work and if we were to have another, it would mean we would have less time for her. She thought about it for a few minutes and said she doesn't want a sibling 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794124 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:40:21 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2794124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It gets so much tougher at this age! My son is five and has asked multiple times if he can have a baby sister so he has someone to play with :(. What had worked best is to point out other families with just 3 people. And he also likes the Schoolhouse Rocks song “3 is a magic number” because it makes him feel like our family is special. He starting to accept it in an ok way now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794117 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:15:05 +0000 ALV91711 2794117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is the same age and an only. He has stated or asked a few times lately about a baby sister. I never really know what to say. </p> <p>Following as I hope someone has some good advice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-one-and-done-addressing-sibling-questions#post-2794022 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:12:44 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2794022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4.5 year old daughter is likely going to be an only child. There's a chance that we might adopt in a few years, if we can make it work financially, but biologically, due to physical/fertility issues, she's going to be an only. Although she has tons of friends who are also only's, we're starting to get questions about when her brother or sister will be coming. Unfortunately it's exacerbated by her not having any cousins (both hubby and I have younger brothers, neither of whom want kids at this point), and we don't have a particularly solid community of friends around us, so she's definitely feeling lonely at times with just her dad and I. We do everything we can to spend times with friends we do have, and she goes to school so she has kids around her, but I can definitely understand her curiosity around this. We've talked about how families come in different sizes, and pointed out other kids she knows who don't have brothers and sisters, but I feel like we're coming up short on this. Any ideas folks have deployed? </p>