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we talk about it pretty openly with our DDs so while she may announce things about vaginas, etc, i really am not embarrassed about it. on the other hand, when DD1, who is 5, says "oh f*&k it" i die inside.

My son informed me that I burped and that is how he was born.

I didn't confirm or deny.

@nana87: I had DS when DD was 4.5 so yes we had a lot of questions. She is still at the age (5) where she has no filter. so I wouldnt say the word vagina to her because she would yell it out randomly. since i had c-sections twice it was easy to tell her that the doctor cuts open my tummy and takes the baby out. she got to see my scar and everything.

@looch: i haven't heard that one before. Currently laughing over here.

My little is 2 and my good friend is pregnant. I'm curious what the girls, her first is also 2, come up with for where baby came from

@nana87: DS1 is 5 and his daycare friend just became a big brother on Wednesday. He knows that you need an egg and a seed in order to grow a baby in mommy's tummy so I got the question last night as to how the seed finds the egg. I think I blacked out b/c I have no idea how I answered him!

My 4.5 year old has asked me and I told her, "the baby comes out the birth canal". And she asked, "what's the birth canal?" And I said "the place where the baby comes out". And she seemed satisfied with that circular logic.

I don't mind telling her all the details, but another time she asked me to tell her the story of when she was born, and I mentioned that my tummy was hurting very bad and that's how I knew I had to go to the hospital. And she became fixated on the pain part and even started crying saying she never wants a baby because she doesn't want a hurt tummy. She woke up crying IN THE NIGHT about it, so I feel like I've traumatized her enough for now. I'll save the tearing vagina stories for later.

LO has had lots of questions lately but we are just focusing on mommy will go to the hospital and the doctor will help the baby come out. He’s been satisfied with that so far.

My son is almost four, and we recently (like last weekend) told him about my pregnancy. I found an awesome big brother/sister book called Babies Don't Eat Pizza which is geared towards preschoolers instead of toddlers. It explains what a uterus is and shows a drawing of a baby and a placenta.

Anyway, I showed him some ultrasound images from my appointment on Tuesday. The next morning he asked me if the doctor had taken the babies out of my belly to take the pictures!

Man, I’ve gotten of really easy on this topic, lol. I told DS that both he and DD grew in my tummy and then the dr helped take them out (I had a c-section). He was fine with that and then said “Maddy (our dog) grew in your tummy too, right?

@turquoisemama:
My (at the time) 2.5yo told my DAD that I have “big big nipples” out of the blue as he was pouring his morning coffee. I was so embarrassed I was stammering about how they aren’t that big they are just bigger than his so he says they are big. My dad just nodded and walked away.

@SweetiePie: LO has asked me a couple times lately what his nipples are. I think he forgets the word. Now he will randomly tell me “I want to see your nipples!” So hoping this does not ever come out of his mouth in front of others!!

I had a c section, and have a photo of the moment they pulled my son out - the doctor holding him up, blood everywhere - that my son has seen. So the other day he said “Hey Mom, how many doctors were in the room when I was born?”

@birdofafeather: Yep haha, she thinks it’s very interesting that mommy has fuzz...

@Anagram: I used the birth canal answer for DS which satisfied him for a while.

He's almost 5 and likes to cuddle my stomach and says it's because it was where he grew. The other night we were talking about my cousins new baby and saying the doctor helped get the baby out and she came through the birth canal was not good enough. He then declared babies get into your tummy through your mouth so that is how they get out!