So I have a 8 month old and my SS10 keeps taking the babies toys. Has that happened to anyone else? He says he wants to be the baby and lays on the babies play mats when I put the baby to play and pretends to cry, now he wants to take baths again and wants bath toys which he hasn't done since he was 5. I get there might be some jealousy but his father gives him undivided attention when he's here to the point where I don't even exist. Is it wrong to want him not to play with the babies toys?

Am planning to have a baby with my new partner.

But I am worried the new baby or even toddler/child when it grows up will feel left out to the half siblings when they spend time staying at their biological dads house or when they have a weeks holiday with their biological dad.

Does the new child feel left out their brother and sister are gone for the week?

I've been doing this step mom thing for 3 years and I've been married for 2, after 3 miscarriages, my husband and I are now 25 weeks with our first daughter together. Long story short, my SD wants to be involved in EVERYTHING. While I'm respectful to them, wash their clothes, make them food, etc, we are not close and I do not enjoy their company so you can imagine her wanting to be at the freaking birth AND my baby shower really puts a damper on my mood. My husband has yet to tell her no to these things and it is so frustrating.

A little background. I've been married to DH a little over a year, together for 3. SD is 6 and she has lived primarily with us for the last year. Before that she lived with us 50% of the time, on 2 days, off 2 days, on 3 days. That sort of thing. 

Anyway, for the most part we are close. I do love her but sometimes she does annoy me and I like to have my own space. 

Lately, I've been wondering if we should have our own baby. This would be my first baby, DH's second. SD has a half sister (3) at BM. Plus a step-brother (8) at BM's that she only sees in the summer. 

I'm having a hard time allowing my 5 year old stepson obtain a relationship with my five month old daughter. I'm afraid of him hurting her or getting her sick. Everytime he tries to talk to her I get a feeling like a punch in the gut. I try to sit and convince myself I'm overreacting but when I do I just make myself even more depressed and end up making the situation worse. On his mothers side he has another half sister. He told her that he was going to kill her and her father. His half sister on his mother's side turned one in March.