https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:59:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2095867 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:59:59 +0000 blackbird 2095867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: so good to hear! I'm so not looking forward to a tantrumming E all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2095800 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:21:37 +0000 HappyBaker 2095800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: it gets so much better, hang in there! 4 weeks later and things are back to normal with no crazy tantrums! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2095772 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:09:39 +0000 winniebee 2095772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had something similar happen - exact same age gap. My got sick and then couldn't handle life. Stopped napping and all hell broke loose. Things got back to normal once he felt better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2095749 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:55:45 +0000 dagret 2095749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, I needed to read this today. Lo 1 is 25 mo and LO 2 is 2.5 weeks and the shit is hitting the fan big time. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045636 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:51:53 +0000 Bao 2045636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going through this now :( 2.5 and 10 months. I think a lot of it is terrible twos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045629 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:42:13 +0000 Dandelion 2045629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once younger siblibg gets older and more interactive, older kid will shape up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045527 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:06:25 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2045527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think like you said, its probably just a phase. We try to make sure she gets some 1:1 time and LOTS of outdoor exercise. I find we are keeping her cooped up a lot more now that we need to stay home with the baby but she still needs to get out and burn energy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045285 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:38:15 +0000 Weagle 2045285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took a good 2-3 months for things to level out at our house. Even though LO1 is a huge daddy's girl and was spending a lot of 1-on-1 time with him, she really had a hard time not having much with me. Once we started making time for that, things got a lot easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045086 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:55:10 +0000 Maysprout 2045086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have about the same age difference and went through this too. We talked to her and she would tell us it was about baby, so we talked a lot about it. We each tried to have at least a little one on one of the time with her everyday. And timeouts didnt work for us either, they just made her crazier (and they worked before and after great). But it was just so emotional for her. One of us would go with Her to her room and hold her and talk to her while she calmed down. Once we started doing that it got better each day but it was more tantrums for a month or two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045073 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:53:15 +0000 HLK208 2045073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 was 25 months when DD2 was born and she was mostly okay until DD2 was about 3 months old, then she started acting out frequently. DS was an only child at 2.5 and the thats when the tantrums hit...so it might be developmental. </p> <p>Maybe have some dates with just her if you can? Spend baby's nap time playing, reading and cuddling together especially. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045065 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:47:33 +0000 autumnlove 2045065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eeek, we didn't go through this with LO 1 &amp; LO 2 (16 months apart) but I worry about LO 2 when the baby arrives!! Following... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045061 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:45:49 +0000 Anagram 2045061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: Is there any way you or DH can spend one-on-one time with just her? Hopefully it's just a short developmental phase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-new-baby-for-older-sibling-to-not-be-crazy#post-2045049 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:41:52 +0000 HappyBaker 2045049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 2.5 years old, and DS is 3.5 weeks old. Up until this week, the transition has been great, DD loves her baby brother and has just been awesome with him and us. </p> <p>This week though, its suddenly like World War 3 in our house over every little thing with her. She is having crazy tantrums like we haven't seen since before she could talk, banging her body on the floor and just screaming / hitting and generally going nuts. She's been sick this week too so I'm hoping that is a part of it, but how long can we expect the craziness to go on for? </p> <p>Any tips to survive? We are trying to ignore her bad behavior and praise good behavior, but when she's been tantrumming for over half an hour we feel like we have to step in and try to discipline her. Time outs are NOT working. </p>