https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 05:48:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131827 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:13:54 +0000 volksgirl64 131827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to work on the bottle sooner to avoid any issues when I go back to work. DD didn't want to take it for DH and it was a few stressful days for him.<br /> I'm also going to do subtle potty training with DD2. DD1 is 3 and has zero interest but didn't really do anything to help her. I'm going to work on talking about being wet or dry sooner and encourage her to come to me if her diaper needs to be changed instead of letting her sit. More work for me but hopefully it will pay off in the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131780 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:36:54 +0000 Honeybee 131780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far, I'm a SAHM this time around and we're trying out some new techniques with sleep. We put DS in his crib for naps at 2 weeks, and he takes a great afternoon nap there every day; we also started a sleep routine and introduced sleep clues a lot earlier, hoping to avoid some of the sleep struggles we had with DD. Ummmmm, and we'll be starting EC sooner with DS (hopefully next week!).</p> <p>ETA: I forgot that we also started formula-feeding DS from the very beginning; I didn't even try breastfeeding, this time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131022 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:55:41 +0000 Mrs. Pen 131022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I think that's a great idea! I like this: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258886678549750084/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/pin/258886678549750084/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131016 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:53:17 +0000 SAHM0811 131016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There were a bunch of things I said I'd do differently, but I didn't... (cloth diapers and EC). The biggest things I did do different were: stay at home full-time, breastfeed exclusively without bottles and baby-led weaning. I also babywear her a lot more to the point where she is hardly in her stroller ever... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131012 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:51:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 131012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@miss-spunkin: I think 9-12 months would be the sweet spot, in hindsight... but hopefully your baby isn't as light of a sleeper as Lala! That should help alot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131011 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:51:54 +0000 sulli301 131011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: gender reveal is a good one! And I know what products I like/need &amp; what I don't like/need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131010 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:50:53 +0000 Mrs. Pen 131010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: that's one of my biggest worries too, is weaning him from our bed. We actually wanted him to sleep in his bed from the start, but he would only sleep in our arms, so it became necessary for him to sleep with us if we wanted to get any sleep. It's been working out well. But I might try weaning early than you? Maybe before he's a year old? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-131007 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:48:15 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 131007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: Her crib is in our bedroom. The master is about 300 square feet or more, so there's room for the crib at the foot of our bed.<br /> @miss-spunkin: Co-sleeping was really great until it came time to transition to the toddler bed and she refuses to do it. We did not want to create a situation where we had two young little ones sleeping in the same bed as us every night for the next couple of years. Lala is such a light sleeper and I think we caused that by having her be so in tune with us at all times. We're trying something different this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130964 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:27:33 +0000 Andrea 130964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not that I even have #2 on the way but I wouldn't want to rock the baby to sleep again as much as we did. We stopped at about 4.5 months so it really wasn't that long but it would be nice not to do it at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130879 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:46:44 +0000 mrs. wagon 130879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we'll try to do things pretty similarly but I will probably be a lot more relaxed with #2!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130786 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:18:58 +0000 prettylizy 130786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Is it difficult going to her nursery every night? Prettybaby is 6 weeks and I'm trying to decide when to move her from our room in her bassinet to her crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130778 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:16:02 +0000 chopsuey 130778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@miss-spunkin: dohl is the 1st birthday celebration! huge for Koreans! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130774 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:15:38 +0000 Mrs. Bee 130774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wean off the bottle by 1, and transition to toddler bed much earlier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130770 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:14:49 +0000 Mrs. Pen 130770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: why not? was it not a good experience for you??</p> <p>@banana: what's a dohl? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130751 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:09:03 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 130751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are much more strict about sleeping. Maisie sleeps in her crib each night. We cannot do the co-sleeping thing again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130687 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:52:13 +0000 chopsuey 130687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: DANG!! We.. didn't come up at all. HAHA. :P We probably would have if we had it in CA. Koreans love giving cash! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130671 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:48:32 +0000 banana 130671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Korean/chinese restaurants are the bomb! We found one near our house that's kind of modernish. So it's all good. Shoot, didn't even think about the extra peeps that will be there since most of my friends have kids or multiple kids now. We actually came UP after my son's dohl. 99% of our guests gave us cash and we made like $1k! lol. My husband was pretty excited about that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130653 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:44:56 +0000 chopsuey 130653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: HAHA all good! I say just take lots of good pictures so it looks comparable to your DS' dohl!<br /> If we're still here, we'll have it at the same place and probably spend the same amount of money. If we're in CA.. it'll be at a Korean/Chinese place for sure! :D We'll probably end up spending more since everyone and their momma's gonna wanna come. -.- </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130625 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:35:24 +0000 banana 130625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: haha! I already picked out the place for her dohl! Chinese/korean restaurant! We spent like $6k on my son's dohl (so ridiculous). I plan on spending $2k for her dohl. How sad huh? I'm gonna do a lot of DIY so hopefully it'll be cute though. I'm excited! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130618 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:33:39 +0000 chopsuey 130618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I hear ya on the dohl! I think we might have our #2's dohl at the same place. HAHA. The servers were like.. "see you for the next one!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130613 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:32:32 +0000 banana 130613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Yeah, I did the floor bed in the later stages and now we have him sleep on the bed (on the same floor mattress). We just place the floor mattress on the bed frame and he was totall cool with it. Super easy transition! So hubs and I decided we're gonna do the same thing again.</p> <p>I"m gonna throw baby #2 a less extravagant dohl. I think I went a little overboard with my son and at the end, probably wasn't really worth it. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130609 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:30:59 +0000 heffalump 130609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: yes its nice having them stay put! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130598 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:26:03 +0000 chopsuey 130598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: No room for it in the early days. I will co-sleep with him or her for at least 2-4 weeks.<br /> Haven't figured everything out yet!<br /> I also can't handle the baby crawling out of bed like my LO does! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130586 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:21:45 +0000 heffalump 130586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: why no floor bed? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130584 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:20:10 +0000 chopsuey 130584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I think I'm going to do the floor bed too. Just not in the early stages! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130581 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:19:21 +0000 banana 130581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still plan on doing the floor bed! :)</p> <p>Oh, the monthly stickers. Good one! Might do that with #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130526 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:57:05 +0000 Rubies 130526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OH, yeah, gender reveal! Good one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130524 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:56:12 +0000 chopsuey 130524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I thought of another one!<br /> I'm going to do something cute and creative for my gender reveal! Last time I just called and texted everyone!<br /> Oh! I also wanna take pictures with monthly stickers.. maybe.<br /> :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130519 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:52:53 +0000 Rubies 130519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to be less uptight. I think the experience with LO will help me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-things-youre-going-to-do-differently-with-baby-2#post-130517 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:51:55 +0000 chopsuey 130517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to make sure baby #2 doesn't reject the bottle.<br /> Also, no floor bed for baby #2. (I think). :D </p>