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Most of the experts recommend that mothers should wait until their pregnancy gets matured and the chances of miscarriage declines. If you have noticed the signs of pregnancy and your healthcare provider has confirmed it, still you need to wait for some time. Wait until the first trimester because 75% miscarriages happen during this time.
Another good reason for late telling is that your body will start changing in the second trimester. It will be easy for your child to imagine that there is a baby growing in your belly.
When you decide to tell everyone that you are pregnant, it is the time to tell your baby, not earlier because he or she will tell every visitor that you pregnant (children love to share news). If you time it perfectly, you don’t need to ask your kid to keep it a secret.
At the same time, if you tell your loved ones about your pregnancy, your child will know about it sooner or later from others. It is always recommended that your child should hear this news from you, not others.
How to Explain your Health?
During the first trimester, it is very common to get fatigued, achy, and nauseated. If you have to explain that to your kid, you can simply tell her or him that you are not well. It’s better to avoid telling your children because they won’t blame the new baby for your sickness in the future.
When to Tell?
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When you have decided to announce your pregnancy, talk to your child while he or she is relaxed and not going through some sort of stress. Avoid the situations when your kid is busy in some sort of sports, going to school, getting to bed, and etc. Make sure that he is listening carefully. If both of you and your partner explain your pregnancy at the same time, it is better.
How to Break the News?
It’s a nice idea to lay the groundwork before you tell it your child. While you are sitting with your child, make him or her talk about the friends and their siblings. And, then you can tell your kid that she might get a sibling as well.
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Most of the kids love to hear about the childhood of their parents. While having such conversation, you should tell your kid how you felt while your parents bring your sibling home for the first time. At the first, you were amazed to see him or her, but then you felt because you got someone to play with. Try to keep it positive.
While telling your baby about the pregnancy, keep it simple like “there is a baby growing in my belly. Soon, you will get a baby sister or brother to play with.”
How your Baby will react?
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Most of the times, children don’t have a serious reaction to this announcement. Some of the times, they get excited and sometimes anxious as well. If your child gets excited, you can make her tell this news to their grandmother. Your child will feel like he or she has an important role in all this.
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If you find them worried, try to ask them what’s the problem and then respond back calmly. Don’t overload your kid with a lot of information as she might get worried. Only explain what is really necessary.
Try to involve your kid in the preparations and celebration and make them feel important, so they won’t get worried about the new baby.
What if Miscarriage Happens?
Unfortunately, if it happens, you need to tell your child that baby gets sick and wasn’t able to grow big enough and you might get a sibling later.
Crying in front of your kid or looking sad is completely okay. Your kid might look confused or sad as well, which is also normal. Don’t get angry with your kid if she or he asks any question regarding the baby.
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