I just found out that I am pregnant with #2! My daughter is 9 months right now so that will make them about a year and a half apart. We wanted them 2 years or less apart but it seems like a shock to me that it happened! We weren't trying or preventing.
1. Anyways.. now I'm asking myself.. how do you do it!!? How did you manage the first couple weeks? How about later? Do you have any suggestions or tips?
I work days and my husband currently works night so it's likely that we will be mostly outnumbered. He is currently trying to make the switch to real estate so we will see... hopefully that works!
Also.. I breastfeed and my milk has gone way down....
Re: I'm Pregnant! How do you manage?
For other advice, 2u2 isn't half as scary as people make it out to be. We actually love it despite the occasional chaos and are going to have 3u3 in the next few weeks. Benefits and difficulties will come with any age gap. There are ton's of helpful hints to survive 2u2 (for example, baby wearing #2 leaves hands free to play with #1), but really it's trial and error to see what will work for your family. My one piece of advice is to treat the situation positively and expect that your firstborn will love being a sibling. That might not always be the case, but no matter the age gap I think a parent's tone does a lot to influence sibling relationships.
Welcome to the board!