Should I prepare my 3 year old for the birth of her new cousin?

[mummyloveslucy]

Should I prepare my 3 year old daughter for the birth of her new cousin?
The baby is due on her 3rd birthay (any day now). My daughter is an only child and dosn't have any friends/ relatives of her own age, the closest is her 8 year old cousen. She is absolutly mad about her Grandma, she loves her so much. I'm a bit worried how she'll react to her having a new Grandchild and this new baby getting a lot of attention. She loves baby's and dolls but I'm not sure what she'll make of this. She is extreamly sensitive and has ver delayed speach, so couldn't talk about her feelings. Should we try to prepare her, or am I worreing about nothing ?

I wouldn't worry that much unless it's likely that EVERY time your dd sees her grandma, this baby will be there. As long as your dd still gets some one to one time with her grandma I'm sure she will be fine with it.

I wouldn't focus too much on it otherwise she may sense it's something you're slightly concerned about and that could even make it slightly a bigger issue than it needed to be!