Where Do Babies Come From? - Fleming Island,FL

I just told my kids that babies grow from a tiny egg deep inside the mother, which is true. You don't need to give them a full on scientific medical explanation, just keep it simple.

I recommend a book entitled It's Not the Stork. You can probably find it at your public library. It explains reproductive biology in an age appropriate manner for young children. If she's old enough to ask, she's old enough for real information, but I think at this point it's okay to keep it pretty basic.

Have you thought to ask your pediatrician what you should say? They know your daughter, why not ask them?

Go to the library and get a book on it.

It's important that you tell her the truth. Keep it SIMPLE. Nothing explicit. Make sure you use ACCURATE terms for body parts. Have you asked her where she thinks they come from? That's a start - then you can know how her brain is working and figuring things out.

If you act embarrassed about it, she might get the cue that there's something to be embarrassed about.

Your husband is dead? Is he the father of the baby? I'm sorry for your loss...

The children's library is a seriously underutilized resource. Go talk to the children's librarian about what you are looking for and the ages of your children. There should be plenty of titles - either on the shelves or available through the inter-library loan. Request what you want (more than one title is okay), and they will notify you when it comes in from another library. You can pick it up, keep it for (usually) 3 weeks, and return it locally without driving to the source library. If you find something you love, you can purchase it at your local bookstore.

I am sorry you are going through this without your husband. Best wishes.

There are some great books out there - just find one that's age appropriate.

https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Stork-Families-Friends/dp/...

I think you can use some basic terms that are accurate. You can tell her that mommies have a uterus where the baby grows. And then you can explain that right now, the baby is getting all the food it needs from your body. When the time is right, the baby will come out of your vagina with a doctor's help (or midwife or doula or home birth coach or whatever route you're taking), and there will be a new baby brother or sister after that. Perhaps the whole subject of conception is a little early for her now, but she can probably comprehend that the baby is growing in a protected place, and that right now it doesn't need to eat or drink on its own. Make sure she knows that this is something that happens when a woman grows up. I've heard that some parents help their young kids plant a seed and watch it grow, and use that as the symbolism or helpful picture for understanding the growing baby. You can sprout some seeds like in this link, where the seed is visible: http://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/seed-jar-science-expe...

Age appropriate book and I only gave them as much info as they asked about.

Find a book for her. Your local librarian will help. Don't give her too much information, just enough for her age. Say the real words, not nicknames, for parts of the body.

When she is older, she will ask for more information.

At that age, I read "It's not the Stork" to my kid - and I wasn't even pregnant. I just figured it was time for him to know.

Your local library should have a children's book section. Go talk to the librarian and find the section on reproduction. You need to read the books and find the ones that say what you want her to know.

There are lots of books age appropriate for her.

Answer as much as you think your child can handle. Go all the way if she keeps asking.