"Mummy, how did the baby get in your tummy?" - Help!

[PingusMistress]

I'm 23 weeks pregnant and my daughter has just turned 3 and is very curious.

She has asked me this twice in the last day and I just don't know what to say! Any advice?

My son asked exactly the same a couple of days ago!! I told him that when a mummy and daddy love each other very much they make a wish and the baby goes in the mummy's tummy. This isn't for everyone, but it seemed to satisfy my 4 year old

Oh God can't you just tell her?

"You know how you make trees with a seed? Well we planted a seed in mummy's womb and that's how the baby grew."

Sorry for the oh god. That was unnecessary.

I told my son that daddy put a seed in my belly button. Looked at me gone out but seemed happy with the response I gave

At this age "it grew from an egg" seemed to satisfy my DD. It was years before she then asked about how the egg got there and what made it grow...

Best MN advice I ever had was to just answer the question they have asked! No need to launch into a full explanation of the birds and the bees.

Well, how did it get in there?

Just checking it was the traditional way.

I suggest tell her what she asks.

Mummy how did the baby get in your tummy? ' I am growing it in my womb, it was started by a tiny seed called a sperm that came from daddy'

Then you answer any other questions. Most of the time that question will be it. Just make sure to answer factually only the questions that are actually asked, not to go off on some long explanation. And use proper words.

It's really quite easy.

"Ask your father"

We have gone for the 'Daddy put a seed in an egg in my tummy' and it grew into a baby. All was going well until the fucking inevitable 'well how did he put the seed there?' he just DID.

I just say daddy put a seed in mummies tummy.

And babies grew from there.

Yep. My 4 year old asked me "how did I get in your tummy"

She was happy with the

"Daddy gave mummy a special seed and you just grew from it in my tummy"

Blimey. Some amazing men planting seeds here that grow into babies without any input from the women!

How about a sperm from dad joins a tiny egg from mummy....

When we told our older DC that we were expecting the convoy went like this:

DC When did daddy put the sperm in?
Me A few months ago?
DC Where were we?
Me You were asleep.
DC why didn't you wake us up?
Me well it's something mums and dads do in private.
DD2 were you awake?
DH mutters Barely

As pp said just answer one question at the time but truthfully. All kinds of stuff is weird to kids - where does the sun go at night, where does cheese come from, how does a plane stay in the sky. They'll take it on thier stride. Loads of good books for different ages in your local bookshop that might be worth giving a look at.

Blimey. Some amazing men planting seeds here that grow into babies without any input from the women!

How about a sperm from dad joins a tiny egg from mummy....

When we told our older DC that we were expecting the convoy went like this:

DC When did daddy put the sperm in?
Me A few months ago?
DC Where were we?
Me You were asleep.
DC why didn't you wake us up?
Me well it's something mums and dads do in private.
DD2 were you awake?
DH mutters Barely

As pp said just answer one question at the time but truthfully. All kinds of stuff is weird to kids - where does the sun go at night, where does cheese come from, how does a plane stay in the sky. They'll take it on thier stride. Loads of good books for different ages in your local bookshop that might be worth giving a look at.

I told mine the truth, just as mine had told me at a similar age. It hadn't bothered me and it didn't bother them. Why make it a bigger deal then it needs to be?

Well obviously you need to make it simple at a young age Chilly

When my dc get older obviously I will elaborate a bit more and say I have an egg in my tummy, daddy has a special seed and they meet and make a baby. I don't want the whole "how do they meet" conversation yet so I gave the simplest answer possible

My DD is 3 and I've been telling her for a couple of years how she grew from an egg in my tummy. I think I've preempted her curiosity as she seems quite satisfied with this. I just told her Mummy & Daddy wanted a baby so we put a little egg in Mummy's tummy and it grew.

But perhaps I am too open with her - on holiday last week she followed me into the bathroom while I was putting a tampon in - I ended up trying to explain what periods were. Half an hour later I decided to have a quick dip in the hotel pool and she shouted out really loudly in front of all the other guests, "But Mummy - I thought you had blood in your bottom!" Hmm... thanks DD!!!

But Mummy - I thought you had blood in your bottom!" Hmm... thanks DD!!!

brilliant

At that age : parents have a special cuddle and if both parents want then they may get a baby from it.

I think the idea about "they wished for a baby" or "belly button explanation" are silly in my opinion.

When I was expecting ds, dd was 2 and a half ish. She asked him how the baby got in my tummy and he said "magic". She asked me and I said daddy put his seed into mummy and it met mummy's egg and made the baby.

She announced at a large family gathering that week when we announced the pregnancy
"Mummy has a baby in her tummy and daddy put it there with his magic wand!!!"

😂😂😂

My granddaughter aged three asked me how the baby had got in her Mummy's tummy. Not sure what my daughter had told her and playing for time I asked "How do YOU think it did?" Now, my daughter is tall with very long legs. Obviously she was thinking of this when replying "Well, it WOULD need a ladder!"

My granddaughter aged three asked me how the baby had got in her Mummy's tummy. Not sure what my daughter had told her and playing for time I asked "How do YOU think it did?" Now, my daughter is tall with very long legs. Obviously she was thinking of this when replying "Well, it WOULD need a ladder!"

My granddaughter aged three asked me how the baby had got in her Mummy's tummy. Not sure what my daughter had told her and playing for time I asked "How do YOU think it did?" Now, my daughter is tall with very long legs. Obviously she was thinking of this when replying "Well, it WOULD need a ladder!"

My granddaughter aged three asked me how the baby had got in her Mummy's tummy. Not sure what my daughter had told her and playing for time I asked "How do YOU think it did?" Now, my daughter is tall with very long legs. Obviously she was thinking of this when replying "Well, it WOULD need a ladder!"

We gave my daughter this book and worked through it. All very age appropriate and more about how a baby grows than how it gets there.
www.amightygirl.com/it-s-not-the-stork

I told my daughter the truth when she asked the same thing. Daughter curled her lip and told me, in no uncertain terms, that was disgusting, because that's where dad peed from. I had no answer

And then you're sweet little 4 year old tells EVERY child in the pool on holiday that did they know sperm comes out of the end of daddy's willy ... he wasn't exactly saying it quietly ... no idea what sparked it off as it was ages since we'd talked about it !

We got some funny looks from the other parents to say the least