It may be too early for me to be having these thought, but I am due to deliver 2nd baby in September. My son will be almost 3 by then. How have you managed/introduced the new baby into your child’s life, to minimize any possible jealousy etc…
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well when rayan was going to born ,i started telling my elder son that do you like babies,it ll be fun to have them and gave examples tof our relatives and other friends you have them,he was excited to hear that soon he ll have a baby brother/sister ,with whom he can play.plus finally he is going to be a big brother 
plus i used to do all the baby shopping with him and he used to enjoy that alot.infact try to gave me alot of suggestions.so far i didnt have any problem.
Hi,
I have two little girls, who are two years apart; when the second one was born, I had wrapped a present for her 2 year old sister, and gave it to her saying it was from her sister, who loved her very much...she was very happy, and this seemed to work and ease any feelings of jealousy
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InshAllah your son will be fine with the new arrival, you need to talk to him about the new baby, do the shopping with him, take him for a walk to the park and make him appreciate babies, and constantly remind him that you love him, but also discuss how it would be nice to have a sibling.
I also brought a present for my daughter, when i brought my son home, i gave her the present and told her that it was from the new baby for its big sister.
also keep reminding your son that he is now a big boy...once the baby is born, ask him to help when you are bathing and changing the baby..he will lfeel like a big boy
however i wouldnt explain it to him just yet, wait a few months and then get him used to the idea...you dont want him getting excited about a baby and then having to wait for what seems like a lifetime for little kids
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Ive heard a lady at work that she used 2 make anyone meet her 1st child before seeing the newborn..so mehmaan would give the first child hugs and kisses and then move on to new baby when they come round...that way he wont feel left out and shudnt be jealous...
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Start talking to your son about his upcoming new sibling. And make your son feel special by telling him that he's the "older sibling"/ "big brother". This will help him feel more like a role model and kids like to feel like leaders, like they have the role to help "look out for" and "take care of" the younger sibling because they're older and more smarter,etc.
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Thanks guys, great advice. Yeah i am hoping to minimize any jealousy, which may be inevitable, but dont want him feeling left out. Another question is, is automatic to love the new baby as much as u love the 1st one? I am getting paranoid thinking will I love the 2nd one enough...etc....will my love be divided...i know im nuts
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^ im not even pregnant.. not even close and i have those fears! will i be able to give the second one the same amount of love as the first eeek
some really good advice up there though... i especially like the present from the baby to the older sibling
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yeah the present idea is good, also the one where mehmaan meet the older sibling first then the new baby. my first born was jealous when my son was born she loved the baby but she didnt want to lose out on the attention. i would say when beby comes then try and spend as much time with your son as possible i know it will be hard i found it hard also. yes you will love your 2nd baby the same, but it does be different. i feel i am more protective of my first born maybe becuase she is a girl, than my son. with him i know as long as he has been fed and changed etc he will be ok playing sleeping etc.
yeah get him to do things for the baby like helping to do the bath etc. he will def feel some sort of jealosy at first, but inshallah with time he will be fine
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Try readin gbooks like "Bring home the baby" or the kind.They were pretty helpful for me:)
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ask99 that's a good idea. I will def do the present idea, and have started to mention the baby, but i dont think he quite realizes it yet. Maybe when I start showing some more, then he will wonder about mommy's tummy....and put it together....hmm.
September seems so far away....sigh