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I'm due my second child in June which is just short of my daughters 2nd birthday. I'm feeling excited of course about our new addition but also very nervous that I may not be able to cope with 2 littles ones. What has been other peoples experiences?
Congratulations!
There was 16 months between my first two children, then a gap of 3 years followed by two more with a gap of 25 months between them.
The main thing is to put the children before housework, get them out as much as possible. I used to clean in the evenings when they'd gone to bed.
If you do have a bad day with them, put them in the buggy and go to the shops....it's easier to keep your feelings of frustration under control when you're in public!
Mostly though, just enjoy them!
There was 16 months between my first two children, then a gap of 3 years followed by two more with a gap of 25 months between them.
The main thing is to put the children before housework, get them out as much as possible. I used to clean in the evenings when they'd gone to bed.
If you do have a bad day with them, put them in the buggy and go to the shops....it's easier to keep your feelings of frustration under control when you're in public!
Mostly though, just enjoy them!
Hi sp9arkles, my second baby arrived when my eldest had just turned 2. I won't pretend it was easy, but I must share a brilliant tip that an old neighbour/midwife gave me at the time and proved invaluable.
She suggested having a 'morning box' and an 'afternoon box'. It was simply a box full of snacks, drink, puzzles, toys - in fact anything your toddler may ask you to retrieve whilst you are feeding or dealing with the new baby. I would exchange a few items every evening and my daughter would wake excitedly asking for her 'morning box'. This would keep her busy for at least the time it took to feed my little one.
Good advice from Evada too - all the best, and enjoy this precious time - they grow up far too quickly!
She suggested having a 'morning box' and an 'afternoon box'. It was simply a box full of snacks, drink, puzzles, toys - in fact anything your toddler may ask you to retrieve whilst you are feeding or dealing with the new baby. I would exchange a few items every evening and my daughter would wake excitedly asking for her 'morning box'. This would keep her busy for at least the time it took to feed my little one.
Good advice from Evada too - all the best, and enjoy this precious time - they grow up far too quickly!
I had the exact same panic. I wish I'd had that box tip! My little girl was born the day before my little boys second birthday and that was the trickiest bit because my two year old seemed most demanding when I was feeding the baby.
It makes you feel guilty having to make them wait and not giving them your undivided attention at first when they are used to getting it but I realised they have to learn this at some point and two years on they are both happy and get along well.
The only advice I would give is enjoy it, get out as much as possible, make time when it is just you and the older one so they remember that they are important too and remember everything is a phase. "this too shall pass" became my mantra!
It makes you feel guilty having to make them wait and not giving them your undivided attention at first when they are used to getting it but I realised they have to learn this at some point and two years on they are both happy and get along well.
The only advice I would give is enjoy it, get out as much as possible, make time when it is just you and the older one so they remember that they are important too and remember everything is a phase. "this too shall pass" became my mantra!
Thanks for all your advice. I really do need to loosen up on the housework thing, I do place too much importance of being able to achieve certain tasks in a day. Anyway I'm very lucky that my mum has just retired so she will be able to help out a bit more too. Love the box idea, think I will go and buy a couple of boxes this avo. I am going to get one of those fabric slings that tie round. I think it maybe helpful when I'm breast feeding so I can have both hand free for my toddler. It just feels a bit frightening that I'm going to lose our routine. They say kids hate being out of their routine but I guarentee you it's the grown ups that hate it more 
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