Big sister's birthday party just after birth of my baby

[Choppymilks]

I am looking for ideas. I am pregnant and the baby is due just a week before big sis's 9th birthday. She has always had a soft play/pamper party on her birthday. I had planned to have a sledging party in her local Snozone, but as I shall have just had a baby and I have a planned C section, we need a rethink! I will be sore, knackered and unable to drive! Not sure hubby will feel confident enough to babysit on his own at that stage! How can I make DD's birthday fun? I am concerned that she will be even more jealous of the baby if her birthday is boring! Thanks ladies.

erm, your DH can do the birthday party

how about a trip to the cinema with a few friends?

and at 9 years old, she should be able to understand that this year's birthday may be a bit different/difficult with the birth of her baby sibling so close.

Go ahead with the snozone. Just let dh do it. How many is she inviting? Why not ask on the invitation for another dad or two to come and give him a hand?

They can stay at the dome for birthday tea - pizza, chips, whatever they do, and you can order a cake (or an ice cream cake, to stick with the theme) to be delivered there (or dh can collect in en route). It will be a nice way for her to get undivided attention from her dad. Won't happen very often in the future.

You can stay at home with the baby and wait for them to get back, car full of pressies to show you.

Easy peasy.

If it helps, dh did ds1's birthday and dd1's birthday (coincidentally both snow tubing, three weeks apart) on his own because I had to work. Men can usually cope with these things...

On a slightly different note - 5 days after her emergency c- section, Dsis turned up at my dd2's christening, replete with newborn. An hour's drive, and she wore trackies.

Send her and her friends off somewhere they do it all, or wherever you can safely contain a group of 9 yrs

I would probably have party 4-5 weeks early and then do something low-key for her actual birthday : small family gathering, best friend to tea or takeaway and DVD. Sell it to her that she's getting two celebrations.

Good luck!

Thanks Ladies! I forgot to mention that DH is a wheelchair user, and he doesn't drive! Taking the kids to sledging a bit challenging! Lol. Maybe we will try the cinema or Frankie and Bennys and mum in law could babysit with my husband? I think I am worrying too much!

Googlella, I like the kid psychology!