One difficult thing about having 2 close in age...

adri77

My 2 boys are 21 months apart, so they are pretty much on the same sleep schedule, except the baby is taking 2 naps.  Lately the baby has been waking up early from naps (after30 min) and I KNOW he's still tired, but I can't let him cry/fuss a little bit b/c he wakes his brother.  Their afternoon nap is the only "break" or down time I get- my DH gets home after they go to bed.  So lately, they both go down, the baby sleeps a little bit, cries, I get him up, he gets tired a little bit later, he goes back to sleep and DS1 wakes up.  AAAHHHHH!!!! 

What do you find to be challenging about having 2????

punkfiction

sometimes if they are overtired, they feed off eachother. so if aidan is crying, sawyer does a fake cry. if sawyer is crying, aidan will pretend to be upset. gaaah!! its only if they are so so tired, but its doubly annoying.

chloeelyn

WE do not have 2 (yet) but DH has cousins on both sides of the family that has them literally 1 yr. apart. The first one turned 1 and baby#2 was born within days! Both couples said they would have never planned it this way. They said its so hard to coordinate both babies needs at such a close age. I guess they all just deal and get through the day as best as they can.

jillybean222

hmmm, mine don't wake each other up.  the baby is 7 months and rolls around in her crib and screams from time to time and it doesn't seem to bother my toddler.