What does your kid think about pregnancy?

• He says, “First of all I’m a boy- so, yeah. It makes me think of a stomach ache.”

  
  

• At this point, honestly, he’s intrigued and hope it’s something he’ll get to ‘observe’ up close soon.  

  
  

• To quote my kid when I asked her what she thinks of pregnancy "Personally, I am afraid of it and don’t like the idea of it lol. That's what i think 😂 but it’s a really cool thing that i admire other people for doing!" 

  
  

• We’ve had a lot of funny conversations. After one convo- One said she’s not having kids, the other was horrified once and asked does every woman have to have a baby? I said no and laughed. That one talks about how she wants to be a mom. 

  
  

• “Ewww, gross, get it away from me, nasty” (her words 🤷‍♀️)

  
  

• One kid wants to climb back in 😆 They know that’s where they were before they were born.

  
  

• “Ewww, yuck. No.”  (Age 6 yo female)  Then, 3 hours later, “Mom, can you tell me again how do vaginas get made”

  
  

• I think both of them would like to have children someday, but neither are ready yet. My oldest worries if she will have a hard time conceiving if she waits too long. My youngest worries about an unplanned pregnancy because her boyfriend’s family is so opposed to abortion—she is very careful with birth control. 

  
  

• My 8 year old thinks it is wild and cool. But my 4 year old thinks it is scary. I’ve had two C sections, and I maybe wasn’t the most delicate with my language when I explained that my doctors had to cut me open as part of my pregnancy. She 4 year old cries, and says “I don’t want to be cut open!” - and I explain that she doesn’t have to have any babies, and that there are all kinds of pregnancies. Haha. Dynamic times. 😅

  
  

• One (7yo) has always wanted to be a mother, always wanted to be pregnant, always wanted all the babies. She always wanted to nurse, to pump, to get eye-to-eye with all babies and sweetly play. The other (5yo) says, “Pregnic?? Yuck, no way.”

  
  

• My oldest asks logical questions about pregnancy, like if it hurts when the baby comes out and if boys can have babies and things like that, to which I answer honestly and tell her only women can have babies and yes, it doesn’t hurt, but the excitement of having a baby overshadows the pain as soon as the baby is born, etc. We have not had the full on birds and bees conversation yet on how a baby is conceived but when/if she asks I will be honest and give her the full run down. I think if she doesn’t ask before 5/6th grade I will tell her so she’s aware of it all before health classes. I don’t want her to be surprised by anything once school starts teaching about it. My youngest on the other hand says she can’t wait to be a mom and that’s all she says about it 🥰