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[quote=Anonymous]I have 2 girls, one is 6.5 and the other just turned one. I was pleasantly surprised at first that my older one didn’t show many signs of jealousy when her sister was born. Maybe it was the honeymoon phase or maybe it was that I spent a ton of time with her when I was on maternity leave, but for the past month ODD has been acting out and upset over the fact that she feels like the younger one gets more attention. Now that YDD is walking she does get more attention when she’s awake because she needs to be watched like a hawk since she gets into everything. It doesn’t help that both girls are mommy’s girls and only want me when I am around.

I try to spend as much time as I can with ODD - she goes to bed an hour after the baby so I play with her then as well as when the baby is napping. But it never seems to be enough and she only seems to focus on the times I can’t give her all my attention. Because DD loves to play with things with small parts and the baby can’t be around that I have to keep them separate if that is what DD wants to play (she is currently obsessed with Playmobil and has a whole city set up and I can’t let the baby near it). So, she ends up in the play room and I am in the baby’s room. I do plan special outings for just the 2 of us - going out to breakfast, to see a movie, go to a museum, etc. But, given that I work full time and long hours I need to make time for the baby too.

I am sure it’s hard since she had me to herself for 5 years, but she seems so sad about it and I don’t want to do anything that could harm our relationship. Has anyone else been in this situation and have any tips for how best to manage the jealousy?[/quote]

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