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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.

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.

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!"