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I also would like to try BLW with second because my 2.5 year old is a horrible eater. I think he had/has texture issues. We could never get him to eat stage 3 baby food and he only eats a handful of things to this day. He refuses to try anything new. So frustrating.

I was also planning on putting this baby in his bassinet and crib much sooner and not use the rock and play because we had a difficult transition with our first but at 5 weeks we have long broken out the rock and play! Oh well we need sleep around this place!

I'll swaddle right from the start. It is very uncommon here and B was like the only baby swaddled in all his friends but things got much better with his colic after we started that. I'll also try to stop pain meds earlier because that might have also contributed to his tummy pains and bloody stools in the beginning.

Other than that I think we'll not do things to differently although you always have to keep in mind that no two babies are the same so might have to do some things differently.

@Adira: Same exact thing. We talked about BLW with DS, but never did it. He's 15m and pretty freaking picky. If I can avoid that next time....that'd be greeeeat.

I would like to better establish a bedtime routine and not letting baby fall asleep at the bottle. Those were our two biggest obstacles with Chloe!

Just generally take things less seriously.

Hopefully I can breastfeed the next one, but I'm not super attached to the idea.

Hopefully breastfeed, I think that's my biggest one.
I'd like to let her sleep on me longer than I let L sleep on me for long stretches at night - I think I stopped doing it at 3 - 4 weeks because I was worried about 'spoiling' her. Now I know better!!

I'm not going to stress about pumping/output. I am not going to be so hard on my body/myself.

Related to that, I am going to introduce formula on the early side - maybe at 5-6 weeks, and plan to give LO a bottle of formula a few times a week. I exclusively BF/pumped for DD and is was so stressful after I went back to work. I really wish that I had just given her formula once in a while - she would have been *fine* (obviously) and it would have allowed me to be nicer to myself (see #1).

I am going to use a swing/rock and play/etc. - we didn't have one with DD and I held or carried her almost constantly during the day. I just don't think that will be possible with a toddler.

I am going to do my Kegels!!!!

I hope to be able to breastfeed for longer this time around, though I also have the perspective of knowing that it won't be the end of the world if I can't.

I hope my next baby likes being worn! LO did NOT take to it, but I think I'm really going to need my hands free when I'm dealing with a newborn and a toddler

-sleep train earlier.
-get out more. i was so tied to the house with EP'ing and just feeling so overwhelmed, I hope I just feel like I am able to get OUT with a second baby and a toddler.

That's funny because I want to try the opposite! I want to start out with purees or a combo of purees and BLW. I did BLW with DS and he is such a picky eater. So it probably doesn't even matter what method you try.

I want to be not be so hard on myself and try and get out and about more. I also want to be more comfortable with nursing in public and with out a cover! Oh and baby wear more.

As far as routine and things to do I'm not sure. It really depends on the child and their personality. Personally I want to be more laid back and not try to force my body to do things it can't handle (like do all of the cleaning and catching up with friends while the baby is sleeping and get some sleep myself. Dishes can wait)

There are different products that I want to use that I wasn't aware of during my first pregnancy or used because someone else gave them to me. I want a better baby carrier. The last one killed my back and I want a stroller that can hold the car seat so I can transfer the baby from the car to the stroller without taking her out.