The Birds & The Bees
Posted on Jul 05, 2009 under children, education, good stuff | 20 CommentsI was reading the Women’s Weekly today and found a useful article on how to give a sensible answer to the tricky question from your kids – “Where Do Babies Come From“ 
According to the counsellor, this is one of the possible answers -
“Babies come from their mother’s womb. They grow inside for nine months in a special place called the womb or uterus. When the baby is strong enough, the doctor helps the baby to come out. “
“Typically, saying a baby comes out of a mummy’s tummy is sufficient to satisfy their first level of curiousity”
In case your little starts to ask you this question, you’ll have an answer for him/her I’ll be using this when Ashley ask me this question next time. If she wants to know more details, I’ll tell her to go to her daddy…..hehehehehehehehe
July 5th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
So far so good. She knows she comes from my tummy and she knows I endured a great deal of pain while carrying her but she hasn’t asked from where did I come out ? When the time comes, I’ll tell her the truth. At least it’s easier to answer than her asking how she got into my tummy ..hahahaha
July 5th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I mother told me I was plucked from the tree stump! hahaha… Somehow, I knew that it wasn’t true at that time.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Just in case your girl ask how she get into your tummy, you can say because “daddy and mummy has so much love for each other, they have to keep the love in mummy’s tummy, you are the product of mummy’s and daddy’s love and that’s how you grew up in mummy’s tummy”
thanks Elaine. this is a good one
July 5th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Haha…now I don’t have to crack my head when Gwen asks me about “Where do babies come from”. Good answers.
July 5th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
That is why daddies hair always botak first. LOL!
July 6th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Hmmm….you know I don’t remember even asking my mum this question. I think they tricked me into learning to read fast and then bought me a book to explain….
July 6th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Thanks for this. My 10 year old daughter is going to be learning about this in Term 4 at school. Her teacher has asked all parents to have this chat before Term 4. Best to hear from parents 1st.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
hi there, i didnt realise you have a new blog and hence the long silence…good answer!
July 6th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
For me, I just told the kids the truth.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
thanks for sharing!!! shall keep that in mind if shan leo ask
July 6th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Thanks for sharing. Next time if my boys ask, i know how to answer. Simple and straight to the point.
Like you said, at least this can satisfy their first level of curiousity.
July 6th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
i havent read that article yet
mine wont ask me in another few more years!
July 6th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Thanks for sharing.. they got question for where is daddy? muahahhaa… :p
July 6th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Somehow, I NEVER ask my mom where I came from!!! hahahaha.. why kids nowadays will ask this question? too smart i think.. thanx for sharing this, will be useful one day!
July 6th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
My gals used to watch A Baby Story on Astro. So they know that babies come from either the tummy or from down under, hehe.
July 6th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
thanks for this info. im sure my boy will ask me one day, so i can answer him easily.
July 6th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
u r preparing urself..just in case Ashley ask u….
very good la u..
Actually i dont recall when my parents told me about the birds n the bees…
July 6th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Good answer and it’s the truth too. That’s what I told my kids when they were little because quite obviously the older ones could see the younger one in my tummy.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:56 am
You could also buy or check out age-appropriate books from the library and leave them laying around for her to pick up and explore and ask questions. Also, when she gets a bit older the American Girl Body Book does an excellent job of addressing this. I started that one with my older daughter when she was about eight.
Thanks for the tips
Will try to find the American Girl Body Book over here 
July 7th, 2009 at 5:03 am
hahaha… my girl knows baby comes from tummy, cause she was with me in the delivery room and she knows that it was very paindful because I screamed