https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:39:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1092244 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:08:44 +0000 kml636 1092244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ummm yeah, I'm scared too. Now our lifestyle is pretty similar to before we had her. I know all that will drastically change. I have baby fever though. My LO is almost 10 months so we'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1092206 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:54:53 +0000 ValentineMommy 1092206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally scared now. DH and I have been talking about TTC next year.....DS will be a little over a year then. Now I'm scared!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1080266 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:16:38 +0000 googly-eyes 1080266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Train: thank you for that post! Was getting more nervous about having a second and we've already pushed it back six months to march(ish.) We had a rough transition the first time around so I'm hoping to adjust better next time but one way or another we will all get there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1080242 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:04:57 +0000 Mrs. Train 1080242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lepamplemousse: don't panic, it's tough but doable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1078100 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:02:39 +0000 lepamplemousse 1078100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Train: Thank you! Very well said. Reading all the previous posts made me really panic about wanting a 2nd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077931 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:06:18 +0000 Mrs. Train 1077931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think each time you add kids it comes with new challenges. As a first time mom you have all the basics to worry about but a you add kids you still have to learn about each child plus how to manage more than one. I get people who ask all the time how I manage because one is hard enough they can't imagine my day with all four at home by myself. Really though, I think no matter how many kids we have at any given time we are maxed out as parents. One child is stressful and crazy and you can feel overwhelmed. Two kids will do the same. It's crazy and stressful and overwhelming but we just adjust as parents. Each time a new member of the family is added we learn what our knew threshold is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077870 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:36:47 +0000 plantains 1077870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: mm, even better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077855 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:31:07 +0000 Andrea 1077855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: I had a bit of chocolate ice cream tonight!! Out of wine!! ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077853 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:29:15 +0000 plantains 1077853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: break out the wine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077580 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:20:01 +0000 banana 1077580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Enjoy the night!!!! I love it when my kids are asleep. aahhhhhh.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077575 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:19:27 +0000 Andrea 1077575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: thank goodness my kids are asleep!! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077564 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:16:30 +0000 banana 1077564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Oh no! Parenting solo must be so tough! I parented solo for a few hours last week and I couldn't handle it. I can't imagine doing it for longer than that. I'm weak sauce... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077560 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:15:08 +0000 Andrea 1077560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Today was so tiring! My baby is in an extremely clingy phase right now. I feel bad for my older one because the baby has been so high maintenance and cries all the time. Those of you who can divide and conquer are super lucky! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077276 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:06:35 +0000 cascademom 1077276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: I was thinking the same thing!! I really want another one, so hearing this kind of scary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077224 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:49:42 +0000 banana 1077224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I hear that the older they are, the easier it is? I don't know because my kids are 2 years apart. But I hear it's harder when they're closer in age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077217 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:48:03 +0000 Mrsbells 1077217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I'll have to remember this when the time comes.. we want to wait til LO is a bit older before trying for number 2 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077210 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:46:03 +0000 banana 1077210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: What helps us keep our sanity is pre-planning. With my son, we kind of went with the flow. We sorta planned the weekend and kinda planned the day's events. Now with 2, we do a lot more pre-planning. We'll pre-pack both diaper bags the night before, we'll discuss who's going to do what the next morning. There's a lot more coordination involved I think. But it's definitely manageable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077181 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:37:32 +0000 Mrsbells 1077181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: This is my biggest fear, because we already feel stretched thin with one LO, I dont know how we will manage with two </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077179 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:37:17 +0000 banana 1077179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: We divide and conquer too. And I can't imagine solo parenting two! I bow down to @chopsuey! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1077176 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:36:03 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1077176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SAHM0811: you make me really excited for "2 over 2"!</p> <p>@mrs. wagon: Dh and I are almost always together too! We rarely do things solo, so more often than not we divide and conquer and each take a kid. Much much more manageable and I, too, don't know how people solo parent on a regular basis! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1076445 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:18:15 +0000 mrs. wagon 1076445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going from 0-1 was really hard for me!! Mostly because I was a SAHM and wasn't very happy doing that.</p> <p>Going from 1-2, it's a lot more work but I'm much happier! I'm a working mom this time around. </p> <p>I'm a logistics person while Wagon Sr. is a hands-on person, so the mix of our work really makes things flow well in our house. We make a great team and we're always together so that really helps. When we're apart, though, we really suffer! I do not know how people do it alone!!!!</p> <p>People who got scared... don't be scared!!! Honestly for us, with a 2 year 7 month difference, the first 4-6 months were REALLY hard, but lately it has been really awesome. We're definitely more tired and go to bed a lot earlier than we used to, but our family days all together are so, so fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1076421 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:07:42 +0000 banana 1076421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: If your experience from 0-1 was really tough (I know you had to deal with colic!) then 1-2 won't be as bad! My son was a pretty easy baby so the 0-1 transition wasn't as bad. The hard part of being a new parent was learning the ropes of parenting. With #2, you'll totally know what to do and feel confident in your parenting skills! The hard part of having 2 is that you're constantly busy with very little free time. If you can handle that, then you're good to go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075801 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:31:09 +0000 blackbird 1075801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I'll make sure to stock up on wine before we have #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075668 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:48:09 +0000 Rubies 1075668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>*sob*<br /> Every time I think I'm tired and I think DD is being hard, I'm going to repeat to myself, "One is so much easier, one is so much easier..."</p> <p>But if the transition from 1-2 is easier than 0-1, then I'm good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075664 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:42:19 +0000 Adira 1075664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You all are freaking me out! Soooooo thankful Hubs doesn't read HB right now!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075595 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:55:52 +0000 GrapeCrush 1075595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: my mom said that going from 2-3 was a piece of cake...she had 3 kids in 29 months....now that's crazy! Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075593 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:54:24 +0000 GrapeCrush 1075593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: getting out of the house my my scariest adventure after DD arrived(since you know mine are 15 months apart). But I just make sure I have everything ready to go and hold on to DS tight...because he likes to 'chase puppies too' lol </p> <p>going from 1-2, even at that age gap, wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it was going to be. I'm training DS to be my helper lol he loves throwing diapers away for me haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075591 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:49:19 +0000 banana 1075591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Thanks! I forget about tags too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075571 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:04:46 +0000 Running Elley 1075571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Thanks!!! 2 kids wasn't even on my radar when those were published so I'm sure I just skimmed them. They were very helpful at this stage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-from-a-1-child-to-a-2-child-family/page/2#post-1075566 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:47:25 +0000 lemondrop 1075566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Fab, thank you! I always forget about searching tags. I remember Waggy's post now that I see it :) </p>