https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:24:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257701 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:13:17 +0000 chopsuey 1257701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: yikes!!!! feeling stressed for you too!!! I'm sure it'll all work out! do you have family or friends close by? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257671 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:52:52 +0000 matador84 1257671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: I am honestly having nightmares about what to do with DS when I go into labor! With him I was 100% effaced and dilated to a 1 from 36 weeks until I had him at 40 weeks. DH works 85 miles away and it takes a little over an hour to get to town.</p> <p>I had DH in less than 3 hours and I don't want him to miss the birth! I'm trying to come up with a contingency plan if I go into labor at work, and DS is at daycare, the carseat is in my car, and what we would do with him....my worst nightmare! Or I go into labor at night like I did with him (water broke) and I have no one to watch him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257665 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:49:47 +0000 Andrea 1257665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do it all week, but I don't work outside the home so I don't have any advice there. I am sure you will figure it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257653 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:45:56 +0000 chopsuey 1257653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I had major anxiety about going into labor and not having anyone to look after DD too. I was 3cm 90ish% effaced from 36 weeks and my DH was traveling so .. kill me!<br /> It was stressful, but it all worked out.<br /> The first 6 weeks were hard, but once we got the baby on a schedule life got a lot easier.<br /> Double naps happened all the time too! Putting both down at night took some crazy ninja skills :( and sometimes the baby had to cry, but it's okay! He doesn't remember! lol.<br /> He'll be 1 in a few weeks and he self weaned, is sttn and all is well. omg we (almost) survived the first year. </p> <p>Lots of support here when baby 2 arrives for you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257619 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:34:23 +0000 littlek 1257619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: you will do great! :). Double the cuddles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257617 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:33:53 +0000 MsLipGloss 1257617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: hahahaha! love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257612 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:32:50 +0000 matador84 1257612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Well butter my buns and call me a biscuit because two babies to smooch is melted butter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257611 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:31:57 +0000 MsLipGloss 1257611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: Totally! Either that or you will learn to sleep walk . . . ? Don't get me wrong, I would be at least slightly panicked mahselfs . . . but when I think about having 2 LOs to hold and hug and squeeze . . . I'm just a big ol' puddle of melted butter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257586 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:23:58 +0000 matador84 1257586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: @MsLipGloss: I'm slowly stepping away from the edge.</p> <p>Gee I can't wait to try and get 2 kids down for naps and bed! OMG!</p> <p>But...I do think, okay I have a 15 month old and a year ago was a newborn, it's flown by--therefore, I'll basically be back to sleeping at night again in another year, RIGHT?! HA HA HA!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257578 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:21:16 +0000 MsLipGloss 1257578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: I was totally hoping you would chime in . . . I can only imagine that there would be a steep early learning curve, but that it would even out pretty quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257574 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:20:30 +0000 MsLipGloss 1257574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think because you have already dealt with doing the epically difficult task of solo parenting while WOH--like a BOSS, I might add--, that you're going to be a pro--or at least a semi-pro!--when it comes to integrating this baby. Seriously. You've already wrapped your arms around a serious porcupine, so to speak, so I think maybe the toughest part will be timing naps/sleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257569 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:19:33 +0000 chopsuey 1257569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>awww I don't WOH, but I solo 2 all the time. DH travels.<br /> It wasn't fun in the beginning, but I'm a pro now! You'll do great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-solo-parent-2-kids#post-1257559 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:15:06 +0000 matador84 1257559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am getting more and more anxiety about being a full-time WOHM and raising two kids almost back to back while pretty much totally solo parenting!</p> <p>My DS is a superstar baby. Happy, happy, happy all the time...so I am praying DD will be too. But, this morning I was getting him dressed thinking, "OMG, I am going to have to get two kids out the door and myself alone every morning!"</p> <p>Seriously. Talk me down off the edge! I won't even get started on my nightmares about going into labor and no one being available to take care of DS! </p>