Introducing Your New Baby To Siblings

9 long months excitedly waiting to meet your new baby, and just as excited for your other children to meet their new little brother or sister. As much as we all hope that they will show instant love in their sibling - which most of the time they do but sometimes it can be a love/hate relationship and more often than not they fail to take any notice of the fact that they are even there.

Here are 4 tips to go by to start building the ultimate sibling bond.

Try and build a friendship between them during pregnancy. Letting your other child feel your bump or maybe they can have the chance to feel their little brother or sister kick, this can help build a little bond. Show them ultrasound photos, try and bring them along to a few of your appointments. Even ask them to speak or sing to your bump and let them know that the new baby can hear them and that their new little brother or sister will learn to recognize their voice.

Have a gift prepared for your other child (or children), from their newborn brother or sister. This way your child associates your newborn baby as good - someone who gives gifts - that’s always a bonus for kids.

Making your child the center of attention - Try and make your other child the center of attention, I know it may be hard because you have just brought a new little bundle of joy into the world - the one you’ve been waiting to meet for 9 long months. Children can feel a little left out when a new little one arrives, so try putting most your attention on your older child, make sure they feel the love as-well.

Give them a job - Including them in the little jobs you have to do to take care of your new little addition can make your older child feel included and needed. Even if its just handing you a clean nappy or the wet wipes.

Sometimes all it takes is just a little bit of time, after all there is no love like the love between siblings.