I couldn't find a thread related to this topic I'm bringing up, so please forgive me if there is a thread floating around here.
I'm wondering if any of you in your experience of nursing (or even LIFE, for that matter) ever heard a little one describe how their little sibling (or cousin, family friend, etc.) was going to come into this world?
Here's my quick story:
My cousin was expecting her second child, and her three year old told me that she figured out how her sister was going to be born. Her mom looked at me with this, "Yeah... I have no idea what she's talking about because we didn't tell her anything about it" look on her face, and we waited to hear what she had to say, expecting it to be pure gold. And of course, she didn't disappoint:
"Well, when my mom gets so big she can't put on her pants anymore, she'll go to the hospital. Then the doctor will press on her button (as she pointed to my cousin's protruding, turkey-timer thermometer navel), and he'll keep pressing it until my mom get sick of it and throws my baby sister up."
It's hilarious to me how her mind conjured that story up like it did. I'm not an OB nurse and most of my friends who are parents have only one child at this point, but I'm sure some of you out there have come across some little "big brothers" and "big sisters" who might have educated you a little. HAHA. Would you care to share any other ways you've notice the little children in your life have explained how they think babies are born?
