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Introducing your new baby to your toddler

8/1/2018

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Introducing a new baby to your toddler.
 
However you approach the way to tell your Toddler about your news, it will depend on your toddler how the process the information of the arrival of a new baby brother or sister.
 
I have put together some handy tips for when your new baby arrives and dealing with your toddler below.

  • Keep up routines & activities
Keeping up with your toddlers current routine will ensure your toddler isn’t left feeling left out and will reassure your toddler. This may just be your toddler’s daily walk, bed time story or playgroup activity.

  • Accept that your toddler may not love their new baby brother/sister at first
They may not be as excited as you at first, and it’s great if they do. Just don’t expect them to love them straight away. They need time to adjust to the new baby in their life too.

  • Extra Demands
Your toddler may need more attention, and your friends and family can help, but don’t forget to give your toddler some one on one attention too.

  • Encourage them to take an interest
Toddlers may not love their new sibling straight away but they will be interested in them. Take this opportunity to go through their own baby photo’s and toys – dig out those photo albums and let them ask questions about babies.

  • Distract your toddler during feeds
Toddlers may feel left out or jealous during feeds, try and distract your toddler before feeding, a great way is a book which you can read to them at the same time.

  • Babyish Behaviour
Be patient with babyish behaviour – your toddler may start asking to be carried, or for a bottle, or even wetting themselves even though they are potty trained This is normal behaviour please do not punish them.

  • Encourage your toddler to help
Turn looking after the baby in to fun, encourage them to talk to the baby and help with feeds and changes, and make it fun being involved. 


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Sarah Mclean Photography
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​Specialist Maternity, Newborn Baby and Family photographer based in Longridge, Preston, Lancashire.
Surrounding areas: Clitheroe, Blackburn, Chorley, Leyland, Blackpool 
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    Sarah McLean is a newborn portrait  photographer providing her service to the Ribble Valley & Lancashire. She specialises in Newborns, Babies, Children, Families .

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