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2/17/11 at 3:11pm
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when the new baby arrived? I know timing, ages, etc has a lot to do with it, I'm just wondering what other people's experiences have been. DS is almost 26 months, he'll be 28 months when next baby arrives, and he is very independent. I weaned him at 21 months, and before that he was a mama's boy. Now he'll play for hours by himself, goes to sleep on his own (most of the time) and is starting to become comfortable staying with other people. He's by no means outgoing really, just way more independent than he used to be. Right now, he's outside in the backyard playing with sticks and just keeping to himself. I'm worried that it's going to flip once the new baby comes and he's going to go back to being a "baby." I'm trying to prepare myself for this mentally, and realize that it's normal, but I just want to know what other people's experiences are. Is there anyway to prepare him for the new arrival? I have a friend that wore a babydoll in a sling all day long while they were home, or pretended to "feed" the baby, or change the baby's diaper, etc, so sort of warm them up to the idea, and she said she thought it helped a lot. Anyone else done this?

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