I can't even imagine!
DH and I definitely want LO to have sibling(s) one day but whew, the idea of a newborn and a toddler makes my head spin! How do you do it?
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I think the thought is more daunting than anything else. Babies are pretty easy once you've done it once! I suspect it'll be harder soon but right now my 4 month old is pretty easy going so I can focus most of my energy on my 3 year old. She is the real challenge!
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When we first brought home our newborn, we did a lot of dividing and conquering. Since I was nursing so much, DH stepped in a lot to take care of DD. He would take her to the park, church, etc by himself while I focused on the baby. He would give her baths and handle her bedtime routine, while I handled DS.
I've also had to be a lot more flexible with DS... he doesn't always have set naptimes, and he gets dragged around everywhere because we can't just stay home when we have a toddler who has needs too! Luckily, he's a pretty chill baby so he doesn't mind.
Now that DS is exactly 3-months it's become a lot easier since he's more consistent with everything and sleeping longer stretches! Like Andrea said, it is definitely the toddler that is a handful. Our baby is easy peasy in comparison!!
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I constantly wonder this! It's great to read these responses!
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Subscribing!
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DS will be 26 months old when baby #2 gets here. I'm a little terrified to be honest!
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We would alternate one parent being with one child. For example, DH would play outside with DS (who had just turned 3 when DD was born) and I would be with baby. Or if it was just me alone, I did a ton of baby wearing. DS also plays indepently pretty well. It's not so hard
and you get use to it fast! You do have to think through certain situations though. Like putting the kids in the car.
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Bumping this! Due in 5 weeks, terrified of having a newborn and toddler!
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@Springtime: That will be me later this year, I'm scared also!
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It's not so bad when DH is around. It can be a struggle solo, though. Hard to go places alone with both and hard to establish good sleep habits for the baby when I have a toddler running around, too. I am hoping things will gradually get better as the baby gets older, but I am still in the weeds right now.
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@Sweet T: @Boogs: My kids are 26 months apart too!
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@Mrs. Yoyo: I appreciate the honesty! Helps me mentally prepare that's for sure!
@Mrs. High Heels: Mine will be a little over 3 years apart. Hoping my older one will be good to me...
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@Boogs: Oh oops! I misread and thought you were replying to Sweet T, not Springtime… so that's why I thought they were also 26 months apart.
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@Mrs. Yoyo: I'm mostly worried about solo parenting. DH and I have opposite work schedules. I just hope we can fall into a routine! Mine will be 22 months apart.
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@Mrs. High Heels: Lol that's okay.
Still a larger age gap.
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@Springtime: I'm due in 3 weeks and mine will be barely 22 months apart- right there with you! We'll be ok...right?
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@erinpye: Ha! I sure hope so!
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Wine, retail therapy, coffee, wine....
Kidding (sorta)!
Mine are 19 months apart. My husband took over caring for DD #1 once we brought the baby home. He put her to bed, down for naps, got her out of the house, etc. Having him around to help was a huge lifesaver.
I am not gonna lie, it's tough. But we take it one day at a time and magically, by the end of the day, we are all still alive and hAppy.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: How is W with the baby? Has her behavior changed? I am really worried about dealing with more toddler tantrums because of a new baby.
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I'll be entering this phase in about 15 weeks and scared to death!
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DD will be 28 months when #2 is born, and I am definitely nervous! The good thing is it will be summer so I am *hoping* that I can wear #2 while I take DD to the park to have her fun. I do worry that DD will be jealous when she sees me nurse #2 and not be able to play with her at that moment. What do you say to the toddler to help them understand?
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@Mrs. High Heels: haha
my boys would have been 26 months apart but #2 decided to come early!
and you get use to it fast! You do have to think through certain situations though. Like putting the kids in the car.
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