Confessions - 2 under 2

TMs1stBaby

So, what do you do with number 2 that you NEVER would have done with number 1?

I have had to prop bottles using blankets on occasion when I had 2 screamers.  I was  always right in the room, but with number one I wouldn't have dreamed of doing that.

I also have left my little guy on the ottomon while I take care of my older guy.  He doesn't roll over yet, but with my first I would have NEVER done that for fear that he might suddenly decide to rollover. 

I am sure there are more, but these are two that stand out to me.

HarrietNJMommy

I always let my younger ones cry longer than I would have ever let DD#1 cry. That's because I have to take care of the older ones first.

Also, I let DD#2 watch TV at 20 months old. I wanted to hold out until age 2, but she stopped napping at 20 months. DD#1 was 2.5 before she watched any TV........ 

howleyshell

HarrietNJMommy:

I always let my younger ones cry longer than I would have ever let DD#1 cry.

 

This.

And I generally leave my second to play alone earlier and more than my first would have allowed.  DS #1 wanted to be with me all the time.  DS #2 doesn't because he's got DS #1 to play with instead.

mavs_mama

Oh, I have a list a mile long!!

Prop bottles, sleep in swing, go "undressed", cry longer

GettinNervous

She was a terrible sleeper, and #1 was still not sleeping through the night!!! So I tried letting her sleep in the car seat in her crib for a while, but that didn't work. I then let her sleep on her belly before she rolled over. It was either that or I was jumping out the window.

james_lover

HarrietNJMommy:

I always let my younger ones cry longer than I would have ever let DD#1 cry. That's because I have to take care of the older ones first.

This.

DaisyAdair

My entire house is a maze of gates so I can contain my 2 toddlers.  I have locked them, screaming, in the living room while I dealt with an explosive diaper on #3.

I've put them in their high chairs and bribed them with Froot Loops just to be able to pee.

I've been feeding the baby and sat and watched as my oldest (a bully) shoved my middle (a sweet girl) to the ground on her stomach, sat on her back, and brushed her hair with a doll brush.  I was just about to put the baby down and save my middle one, but then I realized she was laughing....so, even though I need to teach my bully NOT to do this, I let it go and kept feeding the baby.  

 

jlw2505

Watch TV before age 2 - something DD#1 did not do at all.  Sleep in my bed from time to time (she was a horrible sleeper thanks to her reflux for a long time and she loves to be cuddled - only problem is I never slept as I was always too nervous).  I let her play alone sooner but should have done that with #1 since #2 plays by herself way better than #1.  I am sure there are others but these are the ones that come to mind - I think overall, just being way more relaxed with everything - I had to laugh at some of the things I freaked out over with #1 - we went out for a date night sooner.  Granted #1 was born with a medical issue so I think I was way more nervous than I would have been had there been no complications.