Dd is 2.9 and is (apparently) a very good communicator for her age and also seems to be the sort of child who likes to think things through very carefully.
I'm 20 weeks and she knows there is a baby in my tummy and that the baby will be her brother or sister. A friend has just given birth and we went to visit her and the baby the other day and she also seems to understand that the baby she could kiss is the same baby that used to be in "X's mummy's tummy".
On the way home in the car she suddenly came out with "do babies come out of your bottom?". To which I replied "yes - that's right - who told you that". I got "no one - I just worked it out." in reply. She then went on to ask about the baby in my tummy if it would come out of my bottom.
We are now slightly concerned that she may ask the "how did the baby get in your tummy" question and need advice. "Mummy and Daddy love each other very much and wanted to have a baby" seems a bit pathetic but I don't want to chuck "50 shades of grey" at her and say "a bit like this but with a lot less spanking".
So what do I do if she asks. Are there any age appropriate books out there? She seems far too young but I want to be prepared just in case. Hopefully she won't then ask the question for another decade year or two!
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MummytoKatie · 12/01/2013 17:52
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