https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 02:17:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-if-anything-to-mentally-prepare-for-2#post-1181878 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:54:21 +0000 Andrea 1181878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I did too much. DD1 was old enough to understand so I just talked to her a lot about the baby sister that was coming. I suppose we did do the crib to twin bed conversion, moved DD1 out of the nursery, and potty trained. We were motivated to get these things done before the baby's arrival. And then once the baby was born, we kept DD1's routine the same so that things still seemed normal for her. But I also quickly involved her in helping me with the baby and she was more than happy to do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-if-anything-to-mentally-prepare-for-2#post-1181482 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:00:44 +0000 T-Mom 1181482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do anything, but in hindsight I should have taken a nice mom-cation! My DD actually really transitioned very well, and she was lucky to have lots of attention from my parents. We didn't see delayed signs of sibling jealousy until just this past year. I did buy her a book about getting a new sibling, but at age 2.5, she had a really hard time understanding the concept. Mentally, the biggest shift I made was after I had two kids in my arms. Whereas before my mantra was always "be prepared", after, it was "just roll with it!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-if-anything-to-mentally-prepare-for-2#post-1181471 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:58:48 +0000 GrapeCrush 1181471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely had my moments of 'OMFG! What did we do!!?' before number 2 came. I just kept telling myself that, yes it was going to be hard, but that I could do it! That the awesome, loving, great moments were going to far outweigh the moments of having 2 crying, having to feed 2, etc.. When DS gives DD a toy, gives her a random kiss, or even when he's stacking sorting rings on her head, I just think, 'yes, it was all worth it!'</p> <p>And there was no preparing him...we tried, but at 15 months(when she was born) he just didn't understand what was going on. </p> <p>You'll do great! And the freak outs are totally normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-if-anything-to-mentally-prepare-for-2#post-1181459 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:56:26 +0000 purrpletulips 1181459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't recall how old your LO will be when the new baby arrives. DD was just shy of 2 1/2 yo when DS arrived. We started talking about "the baby" (we were team green), how she was a big girl now, we read a book about becoming a big sister, we talked about the things that she could do that the baby wouldn't be able to do. We talked about how there would be times when the baby would need mommy. Since we didn't want to buy another crib we also moved her into a twin bed a few months before DS arrived so she wouldn't feel like he stole her bed.</p> <p>For me, there were a lot of mental freakouts but then again I would think about the things DH could help out with and all the fun we'd have with the kids (I'm a twin so I always had a sibling to share things with). The big thing is to know that there will be good and bad days but they will love you regardless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-if-anything-to-mentally-prepare-for-2#post-1181444 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:51:03 +0000 Lindsay05 1181444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing! When LO has a bad day or even hour, I freak the hell out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-do-if-anything-to-mentally-prepare-for-2#post-1181406 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:42:22 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1181406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still in the "OMG we're having another kid" shock, and trying to figure out how in the world I'm going to give a newborn and a toddler the care they need (as well as keep my sanity). I honestly haven't been thinking of it because I have a mini-freakout when I do. ha!</p> <p>How did you get ready for the new baby? How did you get your first child ready for a sibling? </p>