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[quote=Anonymous]DS was almost 4 when DS2 was  born. He also wanted to spend a ton of time with me vs going out and do things. Honestly, I didn't worry about doing stuff to entertain the 4 year old. I nursed so obviously it took up a lot of time. The 4 year old would just sit in bed with me and we read books while I nursed, or we watched TV, or he brought his toys into bed and just played next to me.

In the afternoon when we took naps, we would all nap together. In fact, I remember one day when I woke up. The baby was sleeping on top of me, the four year old has his head on my chest, and the cat was on the other side lol. It may not have been the most comfortable but it is one of my favorite memories of those early days.

DS1 also told me after a while that it really made him sad when I did everything for the baby first, so I made sure to help DS1 first sometimes. Like if he needed a snack and the baby was crying I would say "hold on baby, I am helping DS1 now, sometimes he needs help too." I Mean the baby had no idea what was going on but DS1 really appreciated it.

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