I told DS today (when I took the test). I was trying to call my best friend and let her know, and she wasn't answering her phone, so I was jumping up and down in excitement, waiting to tell her... And DS started jumping up and down too (ok, bouncing - he doesn't actually jump yet). I pointed to my tummy and said there was a baby in there, and he said "baby", which like a PP's son, is one of the few words he actually says (besides animal sounds!). So he said "baby" several times. I don't think he has ANY clue what's going on, but I do think it's a good to tell them.
A friend of mine had a miscarriage, and her daughter was 2.5 and knew about the baby and knew about the miscarriage. When mommy was going around all sad and depressed, it was important that the daughter knew WHY mommy was so sad. She just told her daughter "Mommy is sad right now, but she'll get better". Later, when the daughter saw her, she said "Mommy sad. She'll get better". That made the mom feel alot better, and the child understood that it wasn't anything the child did that made her sad!
A friend of mine had a miscarriage, and her daughter was 2.5 and knew about the baby and knew about the miscarriage. When mommy was going around all sad and depressed, it was important that the daughter knew WHY mommy was so sad. She just told her daughter "Mommy is sad right now, but she'll get better". Later, when the daughter saw her, she said "Mommy sad. She'll get better". That made the mom feel alot better, and the child understood that it wasn't anything the child did that made her sad!
we'll leve it like that for now...
