BTDT Moms - Tell your kids about TTC?

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Registered: 03-28-2003
BTDT Moms - Tell your kids about TTC?
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Wed, 10-01-2003 - 8:11am
Just wondering if your kids know about your TTC? Just started TTC, but making sure not to talk about TTC in front of oldest DS. I think he could handle the basic concept, but don't want to get into the more detailed questions he might ask. He was only 12 months old when we got PG last time, so it didn't matter then. Just wondering how you handled the situation. Let me know if you have some thoughts on this. Thanks!

Nadine TTC#3, C1, 8DPO

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Registered: 09-19-2003
Wed, 10-01-2003 - 8:57am
My son is only 6 so I haven't told him about TTC. I did however talk to him about when mommy has a baby in her belly how I will need his help, etc...
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Registered: 05-16-2003
Wed, 10-01-2003 - 9:20am
My opinion is we can pretty much tell kids about birds and bees at any age, as long as the language is appropriate, and they are not given TMI

My almost 3 yo knows we are TTC, but she hasn't asked "HOw the baby will grow in my belly?"

Denise

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Registered: 07-13-2003
Wed, 10-01-2003 - 10:45am
We haven't said anything about TTC to our two DD's (they are 6 and 4 yrs) basically for three reasons: (1) they aren't very good at waiting for something for months yet and I don't want them asking me all the time if I'm PG yet, (2) they're smart little cookies and I think that they would ask way more questions about what we were doing than I want to answer now, and (3) I don't want them telling everyone! I'm wondering though, once I am PG, when we should tell them, as I know they will be excited but we've previously taken the route of not telling anyone until around 12 wks. And again, it would seem like an eternity to them if they knew right away. But it seems like it would be hard for them not to know that something was going on before then. Any ideas?

Trish

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Wed, 10-01-2003 - 11:09am

I am not telling my 3yo anything.

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