Is 4 too young for a truthful answer to the question “how did I come out of your tummy?”

I can't see how it would be inappropriate. I think you did a good job.
It would have been dismissive if you did as your husband suggested. The more you teach children, the more they know.

I think there's an age appropriate way to answer most questions & you answered perfectly fine. If they're old enough to ask they're old enough for an answer IMO. "I'll tell you when you're older" did not stop me as a child, I just kept asking over and over or would ask another adult 😅

I told my almost 2 year old her sister was going to come out of my vagina, and she did too, when she asked if she was going to come out of my bellybutton 😂

I’ve told both my kids they were cut out of me. My oldest recently asked how they got in there. I’m saving THAT for when they’re older lol.

My two and a half year old asked me what my scar was in the bath, so I told him, after mummy grew you in her belly that’s how you came out. He was fascinated by it and liked to touch it. I truly don’t see anything wrong with that tbh x

I had this exact conversation with my 4 year old the other day 🤷🏼‍♀️

My 5 year old has known for a long time that he came out of my vagina 🤷‍♀️

I found this podcast so helpful! It encourages talking about it way younger than I expected to kids – in an age-appropriate way!

Essentially says that awkwardness comes from us as adults and it’s all actually a really fascinating and interesting process that doesn’t phase kids as much as we think it would. And encourages kids to come to you for facts, rather than find out potential misinformation in the playground later down the line

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1U9tE2Czw5l84aMd9ESILq?si=a-G_jE_lTkayD55Zoq9csw&pi=6WwDFuGtR_eCR&t=5

Not really ... its more of something you need to make the call for. My daughter is 7 and she knows where she come from. Granted hers was vaginal birth. I think kids now days understand and it shouldn't be hidden. We as woman do wonderful things .... you answered perfectly

I feel like the asking of the question shows the need for a proper answer

Youre never too young to know.

By the time I was six I understood everything about how babies are made and birthed and some extras about my dad having ball cancer and my mom having her reproductive organs removed. Fun fact I was created from one testicle and a body full of endometriosis.

I usually go by “if they’re old enough to ask, they’re old enough to know”. Usually.

I’ve been telling them the truth since the first time they’ve asked me. I just do it in a sensitive way.

I’m not gonna have the sex talk but yeah it’s fine he knows he was in your belly

I think it’s fine. My 2.5 year old saw my wound when I came home with her brother and she asked. I just said that’s where both of my babies came out from and that was it. She’s almost 4 now and she’s maybe asked twice, kids really don’t need details or dwell on details. That’s how mummy got you two babies out of her big baby belly.

WELL YA IF MY SON COULD TALK AND HE ASK ME I WOULD TELL HIM SAME THING, HE WAS EMERGENCY C SECTION

My oldest has known since he was 2 that he grew inside my uterus and where that is. And understood what was going to happen at the hospital when I went to have his baby sister when he had just turned 3 (I had a second C-section).

I don’t know what about the birthing process they’d think you would need to be older to know??

If they are old enough to ask then they are old enough to know. I told my son when he was two when I was pregnant with his brother and he asked about it.

My kids have known how they came into this world from the moment they asked what my csection scar was. They now also know that our bodies were made to pass a baby through as well and my daughter has since been letting me know she is going to have 10 cats instead when she is a grown up! 😂

I think if it’s a c section it’s a good age. But I think a bit young for vaginal explaining xx

The womb!

My kids asked me that question and I answered truthfully

Naw. Truthful age appropriate answers are best. If I think something is too advanced for their age I’ll just say “why do you think?” Or “how do you think it happens” and they’ll usually use their imagination and have a funny answer lol.

All about how you tell them appropriately to their level of understanding! I’m sure she’ll ask a hundred more times! Lol!
I usually don’t reject giving my child an answer, but make my answer appropriate for their ears.