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Originally Posted by BD2884

Thanks for all the wonderful information. We are currently in Moscow waiting to come home on Tuesday/ OUr son will be three next month and we are bringing home an 18 month sister for him. I have a feeling that he is going to revert back big time.

As we talked about having a new member in the family over the past few months, he started the slide and wanted to go back on the bottle, which I did let him have for a short time. So I am expecting even more of this behavior. How much should I tolerate? I want him to know that he is loved, that will never change, but that Shayna is truly a member of the family, etc. He will get extra mommy and daddy time but how far should I let him take it. I have a feeling that he will try to go as far back as possible--but I am not sure if it is a good idea or not. I just want to do what is best for him, of course.

Any other suggestions for helping him through this tough time would be appreciated.

Bari

Bari~
CONGRATS on your new daughter!! As for regressing back...
Arianna did regress back. I did not make a big deal out of it. She wanted a bottle, she got a bottle, she wanted to wear a diaper, I put one on her...

I tried to focus on her more as being the 'big' sister....Mommy's helper. But also that she will always be my 'baby girl.' It didn't last long.

Plus, I still do a lot of attachment parenting with both kids...I still feel 'bad' for what they missed as infants so I think that has helped to...

Good luck...and CONGRATS!!