How old was your LO#1, when LO#2 arrived? How long did the transition take for them? Was it instantaneous? Did it take a long time?
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22 months when baby 2 arrived. It's only been 6 weeks so the transition is very much still in progress. Some days are better than others!
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DS was 2.5 when his sister was born.
He had a lot of jealousy issues
It got better once she was mobile - I think he thought she was boring when she just laid here all day
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Xander was 21 months when Logan was born. The first 4-6 weeks were a little rough (Xander acting out, hitting us, not wanting us to do stuff with the baby, etc.) but now, 4 months in, it's totally fine! Xander loves his little brother and is totally sweet with him. And the only time that Xander will actually play quietly by himself is when I'm nursing, haha. Every night, he says goodnight to Logan "Bye bye Baby" and is excited to see him when I pick them up from daycare. The few times I've gotten Xander before getting Logan, he'll immediately say "Where's Baby??"
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DD was 29m when DS was born. We had a relatively smooth transition but we tried to keep her routine as close to usual as possible; she still went to daycare everyday while I was on maternity leave. I did try and give her more attention when I could.
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LO1 was 26 months and it was pretty smooth with moments of jealousy here and there. My mom was here so we had her watch the baby and spent a whole morning showering her with attention while running a few errands with just her and that seemed to help a lot. Also, having my mom here for the first few weeks really helped in that LO1s needs were being met quicker than I could since I was recovering so her life wasn't as disrupted.
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DS1 was 20 months. It was a super easy transition that was instantaneous. Sure, if he is tired or sick, he sometimes gets jealous but nothing major. I seriously worried over nothing. Just yesterday he tried to grab his brother and told me no more baby and to take him back. His brother is 11 months old and it was the 1st time he ever said anything like that. Ten minutes later he is showering him with hugs and kisses.
I think the fact he was so young totally helped. I also talked to him about getting a brother. I didn't buy any books on the topic or anything. I just mentioned it in everyday conversation. I didn't think it was sinking in at the time, but I guess it did.
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LO was young at 16 months and it was a very smooth transition. I think she was too young to be jealous. We had more jealousy issues after LO 2 turned 1.
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DD was just under two when we brought baby sister home. The transition has been so incredibly seamless. I think it helps that I worked right up to the end so she was used to only seeing me in the morning and at dinner... all of a sudden I was home all the time and even though there was a newborn I spent a lot of time with her. The baby is easy too so that really helps.
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27 months. Transition was very smooth, bettee than i expected. She was and still is very gentle and curious about the baby and hasn't been acting out thus far.
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It was totally fine. I honestly think at her age (2 at the time) she was so self involved (in a good way, 2 year olds don't have a lot of awareness) it didn't occur to her that this wasn't just another awesome thing we did for her. Her reaction was more along the lines of "Oh, you brought me a baby. Thanks. I'm going to go play now." and that was that.
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We are in the thick of it right now. Ds is 7 days old today and dd is just over 2.5. We're trying to keep her routine as much as possible, but geez o her tantrums are insane right now. Hoping it gets better. She really loves her baby brother but she's definitely seeking a lot of attention
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T was 30 months. He always said he was happy and excited about the baby and has been nothing but awesome to the baby. He did have some meltdowns and behavioral problems a few weeks later and that lasted a few weeks. Also he didn't nap for 2 weeks when the baby came home. Otherwise it's been fine.
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E will be 25 months and I'm expecting a shitfest!!!
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DD1 was 31 months when DD2 was born, and everything was incredibly easy! No acting out, no potty or sleep regression...nothing! It may have helped that DD2 was born over the holidays so we had a pretty constant stream of family to pay lots of attention to DD1 (or take care of DD2 so we could).
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26 months apart to the day. It took DS about 2 months to be "okay" with having DD around. It was a rough couple of months....
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DD will be 18 months and I'm hoping it won't be that bad because I'm not the favorite parent, Daddy is!
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DD1 was just under 2.5 when DD2 came home. Now at 10 weeks there are more and more easier days but it's still a transition. We didn't have too much jealousy issues but the "terrible twos" have come out in full effect since the baby with lots of tantrums and defiance. I think me being a SAHM has actually made things harder. DD1's entire life has changed to accommodate her sister versus continuing to be in daycare/ preschool. We also have the added challenge that DD2 is colic so when we have bad days with the baby it's bad days for everyone. I hope as the colic passes the baby transition will be easier for everyone.
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DD was 26 months when we had DS 5 weeks ago. It has been pretty seamless. No jealousy. I think she is having a harder time with DH going back to work and patience because we can't do everything exactly when she wants ( like going outside/ park). Nap time was ok with her until this week she fights it, not sure if it had anything to do with DS.
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My oldest was 8 months when my twins were born so I don't think he really knew what was up. I don't think he can't remember a time he wasn't a big brother. My boys were all 2 when my daughter was born. My oldest turned 3 two weeks after. They loved their little sister. They didn't have much have jealousy they just wanted to play with her all the time and had a hard time understand why she couldn't play yet.
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19 months, and it was totally seamless! She loved her baby right away, and didn't seem to mind her coming home with us. I made a point of often saying things like "Hold on baby, I need to help L so you have to wait your turn, it's L's turn now!" Obviously a newborn doesn't care what I do with her, but I think L liked hearing that I was giving her attention over the baby.
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23.5 months and easy peasy, much to my surprise
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He was only 17 months but I wanted him to feel included right away. He sat in the hospital bed with me and patted DD, sat in a chair with me at home while I nursed, helped me get diapers, etc. He still is an excellent helper and protector of his sister.
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She was only 19 months.... the transition went really well. She seemed to get upset more easily and cried a little bit more for the first couple of days, but then adjusted really well. She's a lovey little girl, so was happy to have a little sister around. It was much smoother than I thought.
My #2 is a spitfire though (AKA she throws tantrums all day long), so I am not thinking her transition to having a baby sister is going to go so well.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: did I miss that you know it's a girl?!
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@Mrs. J: I didn't announce! We are having baby girl #3!
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: Oh my goodness! So much fun! Congrats!
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