Ooooh me. There will be 19 months between Fin and his little sister.

I am SHITTING it.

Please ladies - what are the realities of 2 close in age really like? How hard can I expect it to be on my son? Did your older child regress in a sense? Was your older child's sleep affected much? How did you find the sleep deprivation? I know with Fin as a newborn I would sleep in as long as he did which some days would be 11am after a long night of no sleep... but obviously this time when Fin decides it's morning (which is around 6am) I'll have to get up regardless of how little sleep I've had? What was teh reality of breastfeeding a second child like? xx

Hi kitty

From my experiences it is bloody hard!! But it's getting easier I was bricking it too but you manage, same as you did when you had a newborn first time around and you were clueless (well I was!)
My lil man has reflux and is quite unsettled, but we are learning how best to cope with him and slowly it's coming together. I love him to bits but reflux is frustrating!!
I managed bf for a week, I tried but it really hurt and after a week of feeding constantly all night and then playing with Tabitha all day I just couldn't take it and switched to Formula. BUT there are plenty of ladies on here who are bf and are doing a brilliant job! I had also had a section so things were a little harder to start with. I remember you saying little lady was breech, has she turned yet?
We've had no jealousy with Tabitha whatsoever, infant she adores him! Ok, she sometimes slaps his head and steals his dummy but more often than not she is giving him kisses and just sitting watching him
Her sleep is fab, but generally Hayden doesn't get to cry incase he wakes her! His sleep however is crap! He is also a hungry boy taking 8oz of thickend milk (for his reflux) every 3 hours... Tabitha was the opposite!
Organization is definitely the key, have clothes and bag all sorted in the evening, have a schedule in the morning so your oh isnt running off to work leaving you with 2 hungry kids and not having had a shower! Try and get all this done before he leaves for the day, I find is a massive help!
Ah, that's them both up from their naps, will finish later

Hi Kitty! From our experience it was hard the first few months especially as they had different routines and Henry suffered from colic and silent reflux. We got told to early wean him and from 4 months things got A LOT better! Now, they are the best of friends and although they have an occasional 'fight' they get on so well. I saw Stephen regress in the sense that he wanted a dummy all the time and refused his beaker but wanted a bottle but we just kept working on it, he also seemed to hit him a lot as a newborn which we put a stop to that straight away, so eventually he seemed to adjust really well. I think the main thing is to keep them included over everything, like helping to make baby's bottle or even now I'll say "Can you give Henry his dummy?" and off he'll go and get it for him.

I agree with the above poster - organisation is key. Especially if you KNOW you are going out the next day - get the bag ready the night before and all their clothes/nappies etc. You'll be fine!

Thought you were quiet lately, hope that bubba stays cooking Mummas not ready for you yet
Have you got help, so that you can rest?

Yey ~ Badge looks great

I was exactly the same, so anxious about having 2 close in age, but as I said to someone else on this thread, I think being anxious is a good thing, as when LO number 2 arrives, you will find its not as hard as you imagined (iykwim)

My new bubba hasnt had much effect on the other kids tbh, which is great, the older 2 are used to babies crying around the house & my 16 month old just loves her little Sister

The sleep issue is my probably what I find the hardest, but some days, im lucky enough to get them both napping at the same time ~ So I grab half hour myself

Another thing is....Time flys by! Which in a way is a good thing, because as the LOs get older, it really does get easier (of course in other ways its not so good, I love newborn snuggles! )

I only b/f for a week this time, as I had oversupply issues/engorgement issues really badly again, so figured, I want to enjoy baby, not be stressed & anxious over feed times

Stick with us, you'll be fab

Honestly there are times I find 3 kids 2 and under to be easier than I feared and sometimes worse. It's just more extreme. I feel like supermom when things are going well and there is nothing more heart melting than watching my 2 year old cuddle and kiss his baby sisters But when everyone is crying its really hard. And I find bedtime tough when dh is away, because everyone needs/wants me at the same time and it takes forever to get everyone asleep.

My son has never been woken up by babies at night, but they don't share a room. Even the babies who share a room only wake each other up if I don't get to the crying one quick enough.

Good luck. You'll do fine. Moms are capable of so much. It's amazing how quickly LOs close in age becomes your norm. Now, taking just one or two kids out shopping with me is a break

Hi, just spotted this thread. Can I join? I have a 4 year old, a 2 yr old and 2 1 yr olds. There's 10.5 months between my daughter and my twins xx

Yay another set of twins in this group! Maybe you'll have so e pointers for me as I'm a relatively new twin mama.

Welcome ~ Another twinny supermum

Your kids are adorable

How are you finding it? Has it got easier now they are a little older


That is just what I thought ~ Cant wait to hear all about life with 4 under 4!

yay! i have a 4 yr old, 2 yr old, 13 month old, and 1 month old. it can be crazy but theres soooo much love in my home

Just thought I'd pop in after seeing apple84's signature

I have 3 under 3 ... Emma is 2 1/2 (born in August 2009), Heidi is 16 months (born in December 2010) and Monica is 2 weeks (born March 31st 2012).

It has its challenges but overall I love having them so close, especially now that Emma & Heidi are starting to interact a lot and play with each other.