What can I give my son for after I give birth?

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I’m due with my second baby in December, and I want to start getting ideas of some things she can get her big brother, for when he comes to see her at the hospital for the very first time!

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We had my big one pick a gift for the baby (a toy) and bring it to hospital. We also got her a big sister shirt, big sister book, and a baby doll of her own to play with. The hospital also had a “big sibling” class where they got to see the nursery and where Mommy was going to be staying for a few days. She got a certificate and got to put a diaper on a stuffed animal or doll that she bought.

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A hug.
It’s the baby’s special day, like a a birthday. Would you give the older child a present on the babies birthday, I’d hope not.
He just needs a hug and snuggles.

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Great idea! Toys, games, books to read or color—whatever he likes and can open and play with immediately. I always tried to have “big brother/sister” presents at baby showers and kept some on hand for my firstborn at my baby showers for my daughter.

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I’m due with my 2nd one in November and my other child is 9. We are gonna get her a big sister shirt and a big sister tumbler cup and bracelet set that we found. And then we are gonna have our 9 year old pick out a special stuffed animal at the store to bring to her little sister when she sees her for the first time.

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Great idea! I did it, it was awesome for the first child. It was a stuffed dog.

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My dr told me when she had her 2nd baby the nurse brought in a Dolly for her oldest when she brought the baby in. Mommy hot a new baby and her daughter got a new baby too

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When our second daughter was born our oldest was 3 weeks shy of two. When she came to see me and the new baby her new sister gave her a baby doll. She named her baby doll, Cathy and she took her everywhere we went. When I nursed the new baby the new big sister “ nursed”baby Cathy. When her baby sister had a bath in the sink or had her diaper changed the doll had the same thing. It was a perfect way to include my toddler in everything and had very little jealousy.