Red Miller, Midwife and Home Birthing specialist at Love Based Birth, shares with Expat Insurance her favourite methods for preparing your first born children for a new family member. The age of your child will dictate how much explaining is apart of the preparation and which of these suggestions are appropriate.
Try to include these elements into their preparation: see, hear, watch and learn.
1. Involve your little one in some of your prenatal exams
- They get to meet and know the midwife or doctor
- Listen to the baby’s heart beat
- Feel the baby move, feel the position
2. Read books together
Great books include:
- A Child is Born
- Before you were born
- We have a baby
- What Baby Needs
- Waiting for baby
- Hello Baby
- Before we met
- I’m a big brother
- I’m a big sister
- Baby on the way
- My new baby
3. Include them and have conversations about:
- A new baby coming into the family
- What having a new person in the family will mean
- What the baby will eat
4. Be Creative
- Art projects for baby
- A gift from them for baby
For more information, we invite you to visit Love Based Birth.
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