Mothers that have more one siblings

[AyeshaD]

I would like to know how would most of you cope having a toddler and newborn is it hard challenge. I just want to prepare myself because as am pregnant and already have active 2.5 years toddler plus baby due in march cant wait.

 

[Muguboo]

I'm getting there - got 10 weeks left to cook and my son will be 2 7/12 when she comes. I'm currently getting him daytime potty trained as my main prep. We're also thinking about introduction techniques - like doing a present exchange between him and her and having daddy bring him a big present too. I already set behavioural boundaries so that shouldn't be an issue for him when she comes fx

 

[Mrs N]

Well I have a 21 month old and 8 week old twins and I'm not going to lie it is so hard but will be so rewarding in the long term. H is fab with the babies and wants to help out, we bought him a dolly when I was pregnant and now he gives his dolly a bottle while I feed the girls. We always include him in looking after the girls and refer to them as his babies so he doesn't feel left out!
Xxx

 

[redbear]

tbh i haven't found it much harder than having just one - there is a 14 month gap in between mine, i think sometimes its easier because you don't have to deal with the jelousy because there too young to know any different. I love having two smily babies and if you heard them laughing at each other on a morning you would see why. Temperance's favorate person is he big sister she has grins for her all day x

 

[l_maclean]

I said the other day I don't really think its all that much harder than being a first time mum.

First newborn your tired cos your not used to broken sleep, 2nd your bit more used to it.

First time round you worried about leaving newborn out of site ie upstairs, different room etc, this time I worry where is toddler in telation to newborn, and not so worried about newborn iykwim.

Just like with your first you had to learn everything about a newborn and how to balance that with your life, this time you know about thee new born you just have to figure out how to balance it with a toddler.

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[yuku]

I am two years older than my little sister. But my mother take very good care of us all bu herself when we were young since my father had to work. i cannot imagine how my mother managed all these. Nowadays, only one child may exhaust parents. What i want to say is do not worry. Mothers will always come up with some methods to raise more than one kids