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I am a big brother by Caroline Jayne Church. But also - as someone with a two year old who has a newborn - know that there wasn’t a ton of understanding until the baby was here. That being said, my 2 YO has been very gentle, which is honestly more than I expected, so maybe the book helped.
We relied on Daniel Tiger and baby Margaret lol
The most important thing that will ease the transition is making sure your older child gets LOTS of attention still, and gets to help baby with small things (grabbing a diaper, feeding baby a bottle, shaking a toy for them, etc). As long as they feel included and loved and important, they’re happy.
We bought our older son a doll when he was about 18 months old. It came from a local woman who made the dolls explicitly for this purpose. I think my wife found her on Facebook or Etsy. It weighed about 8 lbs and was filled with lavender so he enjoyed being close to it. Not sure how anymore but it was named Soda. Anyway, we talked a lot about being a big brother and how his baby brother would be like Soda. I think the general idea stuck because he was always sweet and gentle with his brother as a baby. He wanted to be around his brother, even while the baby was an infant.
I have no idea if Soda ‘worked’ but the doll cost about $100, and it was worth every penny. Our sons are now 12 and 10, are incredibly close, and I happily pretend Soda did the heavy lifting.
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At 2 they likely won’t grasp what’s happening but my 3 year old loved “Little Miss, Big Sis”
Nine months by Miranda Paul, sweet book
You Were the First by Patricia MacLachlan
My oldest was just under two when my second was born. We started reading How to be a big brother by Marilynn James and I am a big brother by Caroline Jayne Church while I was pregnant.
Check out wonderbly and get a custom book made. Another suggestion is getting a baby doll with a bottle so when you’re feeding the newborn, big brother won’t feel left out
Yes we've definitely been thinking of getting him his own baby doll as he loves to mimic everything we do.
Honestly it very likely won’t click until baby is here. I was born when my brother was 2.5 and my mom read him every book available at the time, he always patted her stomach and said good morning and good night to the baby, but when he came to the hospital and my mom said to say hi to the baby, he patted her belly and when she pointed out that baby was in the bassinet, he was flabbergasted. Even more shocking was the fact that I was going home with them.
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