How to explain to 5 year old where babies come from

[kemurf]

My nearly 5 year old asks lots of questions about where babies come from and this has been ongoing for months now. Her topic at school is 'Growing' so i think this has prompted more questions; we have just been looking at pictures of umbilical cords as she wanted to know about tummy buttons!

I explain factually and hopefully appropriately too, but where can I can some help about this? can anyone recommend a website or book, to guide me on explaining this to her, without freaking her out?

[fapl]

My oldest is still only 3 and not asking questions yet, so I won't be too helpful (will keep a close eye on other responses), but when I was pregnant with his baby brother I bought a picture book called Hello Baby, which was about a home birth and had in graphic but tasteful illustrations of the baby coming out (although side on, so my son thought it was coming out the back bum), the baby and umbilical chord, and also the placenta.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hello-Baby-Jenni-Overend/dp/1845071107/ref=pd_sim_b_18

[Carrie]

Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole is great

[espelli]

Another vote for Mummy Laid an Egg. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mummy-Laid-Egg-Picture-Books/dp/0099299119/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362603716&sr=1-1

[millsa]

Another vote for Mummy laid an egg. Bought it when my 4-year-old started telling everyone that he really wants mummy to eat him because he wants to be in mummy's tummy again :)

[etta166]

The Natural History Museum has a great section on pregnancy and childbirth (not too graphic) with a nice film about conception and pregnancy. My 4 year old found it helpful in understanding what's going on with my pregnancy, how the baby got in there, and how it is going to come out.

[susyp]

today, my daughter told me friend had said that when a baby comes out it makes you cut and bleed !

susyp

[bishop]

susyp Wrote:

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> today, my daughter told me friend had said that

> when a baby comes out it makes you cut and bleed

> !

> susyp

True though, no? My son knows he came out of 'that big cut in you tummy'. And that 'you sewn togetger, like a jumper'.

[kemurf]

Thanks everyone - I have ordered the Babette Cole book and the Natural History Museum sounds interesting too

[SBot]

In my last nanny positon, mum was pregnant and the 5 yr old filled me in on it all, apparently it's just like having a big poo! If only.........

[Sol]

I don't think you need to go into a detailed explanation. Mine asked me and I told her exactly where she came from; no more queries or mystery after that. I didn't go into explaining the whole creation process just told her that she came through the whole in the V.

[????]

Given I,ve a 3, 5 and 7 year old I can,t honestly remember myself nowadays

[Ju*Ni]

'Where Willy Went' by Nicholas Allan - factual, fun, without going into too much detail. I have read this to many children within the 4/5 year old age group and they all loved it.

[sillywoman]

ANother Mummy laid an Egg fan here :D

[mollie]

I have a lovely set of Childrens Picture books on the subject:

Happy Birthday! by Robie H. Harris & Michael Emberley Walker books

There's a House Inside My Mummy by Giles Andreae and Vanessa Cabban Orchard Books

Hello Baby by JenninOverebd & Julie Vivas ABC books

All different but all helpful as it's more a chance to talk and have the picture books as a starting point, rather than a lesson.

[Jennifer_gilwood]

One more for the natural history museum