What do you REALLY think about 2u2?

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pink.dutch.tulips

while i agree to each their own ... the whole idea of 2u2 makes me want to curl into the fetal position.

my mom not only did 2u2 ... she was nutty enough to do 3u3

kit443

Somewhat unrelated but I think it is silly to have a 16 month old, get KU then say 2U2 here I come! 16+9 > 24.

Jessica0624

 

LoveEeyore

Not as fun as 3u2.

macchiatto

It's not something I would've chosen if I had one first, but to each their own. The only thing that bugs me is when someone says, "I had 2u2, so that's just like having twins!" Whatevs. :P They each have their pros and cons, but they're not "just like" each other at all. Having a newborn Will and 20-month-old Alex or vice-versa would be a completely different experience!

jenn_darrin1515

I do have 2u2

alright...so I have twins and it's not exactly the same as having 2u2...but it's close enough, right?

saturdaynightdoubletree

SS -- I chose it for myself and my family (we chose it - DH and I). Totally planned, somewhat crazy... but honestly I think it's a good choice for our family. DD doesn't have any cousins, and hardly any of my friends have kids... so her sibling = someone always there to play with. DD was a super easy baby, and is still very laid back... I know this baby won't be as easy, but I'm an Elementary school teacher, and I am used to having multiple kids with multiple needs needing to learn and grow. Plus, I am eventually going to have to work again... so financially and professionally it makes sense to have kids closer together, while I am able to stay home and before I get too involved in a school system.

If you asked me this before having DD... I would have said, THAT'S INSANE! I wanted my kids to have 2.5-3 years between them originally.

macchiatto

jenn_darrin1515:

I do have 2u2

alright...so I have twins and it's not exactly the same as having 2u2...but it's close enough, right?

Well, technically, it is 2u2, just not what people usually have in mind. But we have 2 kids under 2 for a full two years (minus one day) so I would say we know 2u2 as well as anybody!

Stellasmom

I think I'm really glad I avoided it.

naturelle25

I think I am out of my motherfvcking mind. I dont get why everyone on the 2 under 2 thinks it is so easy. To me, it is a frickin crazy cluster fvck every single day.

Echowysp

So far, it's been a lot nicer than I thought it was.  :-)

EastCoastBride

DS is so much work as it is. I really can not fathom having another kid.

But what about 4u2?  I have a friend whose sister had twins through IF.  Then got PG naturally w/ twins.  Born 16 months apart.

seriously - if 2u2 freaks me out, 4u2 leaves me unable to breath! 

macchiatto

EastCoastBride:

DS is so much work as it is. I really can not fathom having another kid.

But what about 4u2?  I have a friend whose sister had twins through IF.  Then got PG naturally w/ twins.  Born 16 months apart.

seriously - if 2u2 freaks me out, 4u2 leaves me unable to breath! 

Oh my word, I could NOT handle that!

There's a mom in my local Mothers of Twins Club who had twin boys when her B/G twins were either 20 or 21 months old. That makes me want to run and hide, too!

aniceucchik

im terrified and uber excited all at the same time

mfransdell

naturelle25:

I think I am out of my motherfvcking mind. I dont get why everyone on the 2 under 2 thinks it is so easy. To me, it is a frickin crazy cluster fvck every single day.

That is exactly what I imagine. That's what the majority of my 1 under 2 days are like. With working, and a hubby and pets and cleaning and cooking and friends and um, just life?

wellfleet04

Mine are barely there (23 months apart) but it wasn't as terrible or as easy as people tried to make it out to be.  Some days suck, some days are awesome.  Just like two kids of any age, I'd suspect.

janice74

As my SIL said, "Get all your crazy years over at the same time!"

lcimera

aniceucchik:

im terrified and uber excited all at the same time

hahahaha this is me too! 

 

lcimera

aniceucchik:

im terrified and uber excited all at the same time

BitterOldHag

macchiatto:

jenn_darrin1515:

I do have 2u2

alright...so I have twins and it's not exactly the same as having 2u2...but it's close enough, right?

Well, technically, it is 2u2, just not what people usually have in mind. But we have 2 kids under 2 for a full two years (minus one day) so I would say we know 2u2 as well as anybody!

 

Yep

madameladauphine

mfransdell:

naturelle25:

I think I am out of my motherfvcking mind. I dont get why everyone on the 2 under 2 thinks it is so easy. To me, it is a frickin crazy cluster fvck every single day.

That is exactly what I imagine. That's what the majority of my 1 under 2 days are like. With working, and a hubby and pets and cleaning and cooking and friends and um, just life?

I agree with this.  I couldn't imagine 2.

Cityplanner

EastCoastBride:

DS is so much work as it is. I really can not fathom having another kid.

But what about 4u2?  I have a friend whose sister had twins through IF.  Then got PG naturally w/ twins.  Born 16 months apart.

seriously - if 2u2 freaks me out, 4u2 leaves me unable to breath! 

. Agreed. I used to read the Bobbsey (sp? That doesn't look right) Twins and think "what fun!". Now I just think "Poor Mrs. Bobbsey.)

Shayna0182

I was supposed to have 2u2.  I drift between being insanely jealous and not caring about anyone but myself.  I do have to say though, having a child that sleeps 10-12 hours a night, every night, makes me never want to go through the newborn stage ever again.

Soap1

One of my girlfriends has twins, and we always discuss the pros and cons of having twins vs. 2 babies 15 months apart.  For the record, I think twins would be harder, and she thinks two 15 months apart would be harder!

LoveEeyore

Soap1:

One of my girlfriends has twins, and we always discuss the pros and cons of having twins vs. 2 babies 15 months apart.  For the record, I think twins would be harder, and she thinks two 15 months apart would be harder!

Twins is harder.  For sure.  I have twins 19 months after a singleton.  Thank god I had DD first- when you worry about twins, the worry is at least twice what it is with one.  Having had DD first, the normal firstt ime mom freakout stuff, learning to nurse stuff was nothing when the twins came along.  But dealing with an infant and a toddler is nothing like trying to reason with two babies. 

erino&chrish

We were TTC #2 in July and August, and then work got UBER busy for me and I had a big reality check that there was no way in hell I could do it.  So, we put the brakes on TTC until work calms down.  I can't work this hard with my head in a toilet for 2 months then raising a non-STTN newborn AND a 2 year old.

Mrs.Hizzo

It makes for a challenging first year, but then it's SO much easier. No, they aren't twins, but they're so close in age that I can treat them like a unit. I can't imagine having them three/four years apart and then having them be in such different stages for the whole time they're under our roof.

Of course, we're thinking of #3, and there would be a bigger space there, so who knows? Maybe I'll change my tune.

robbie3982

I'm excited.  I'm sure it will be hard, but I also have faith that we'll adjust and make it work.

JoannaJes

janice74:

As my SIL said, "Get all your crazy years over at the same time!"

This was my thought as well.

moonfaerie

SS- We chose it for our family, and while my #2 isn't here yet, I feel it was the right decision.

Adding a new baby to the mix is difficult whenever you do it.

SheriBT

I am nervous about it, but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense for our family and needs.  I think it'll be difficult but rewarding too, same as if we had them further apart.  And I like the idea of getting all of the "baby stuff" done and over sooner (changing diapers, night-time feedings, etc) and moving ahead.

liz606

I didn't do it.  I didn't want to have two kids in college at the same time.  And I can't stand the infant stage and didn't want to combine that with my needy 2 yr old.  And the price of daycare for 2...don't get me started!  We could never afford it with the HCOL area we live in.

My brother and I are  4 1/2 years apart, 5 grades apart.  We have always been good friends AND my parents had the benefit of having us in college with no overlap, and even a year to "recover" my 4 years! 

kmh2201

We will be 2u2 unintentionally.  We planned/hoped to have #2 around when DS will be 2-2.5 years, but I got PG a lot sooner than we anticipated.  (Like, right away.)  My grandma managed to have a 3 year old, a 1.5 year old, and newborn twins, so I think I can handle 2u2.

But I have to say, before I got PG with #2, I thought people with 2u2 were nuts.