Post by winecheery on Jan 11, 2016 18:32:06 GMT -5
I'm going to go back and read the thread, because now I'm curious why others did/do, but I am definitely having DD come the hospital to meet her baby brother. She'll be 2.5. She talks about it ALL THE TIME, and is so excited to give him a blue blanket that's just like her pink one. She very aware of the baby growing, talks to my belly, asks to pet the baby etc, and knows that when he's done growing, he will come out of mama, and mama will go to the hospital to make that happen. Unless DD is ill, I want her to be one of the very first people to meet him.
My daughter was just shy of 2.5 when my son was born. She stayed with my mom and came by the hospital when her little brother was about 12 hours old and then one more time the next day. It was the first time we had been away from her, so she really missed us, but she did like seeing her brother for the first time. You hear of some young children who don't seem to care or really notice their new siblings....she was all over him.
The plan is my parents will bring dd. She will come in to meet baby brother and then my parents can join. It will be hard to not have my mom stampede into the room but I think it's so important for us just to be a family of 4 first. I already got a big sister shirt for her. Can't wait!
Dd was 21 months. My parents brought her. She stayed about 35 min. I was really missing her so it was just as much for me. She was very excited to meet ds. I would absolutely do it again.
Post by winemaker06 on Jan 11, 2016 19:08:55 GMT -5
Reading all of these responses is making me kinda sad, because my hospital doesn't allow children under 12 in the L&D wing. I figure it will be no big deal to wait until we're home, but maybe we'll miss out!