Moms of 2 or more

ebl2

Please tell me the reality of having more than one child. DH and I are on the fence about having another child. I am more toward yes and DH is more toward no. Sometimes we flip flop on our views. I guess what scares me the most is not knowing how to handle some situations with two babies. For example, the idea of grocery shopping with two children just seems overwhelming. Is having more than one child really as hard as I'm thinking it will be or is it not as bad as I'm making it out to be? 

selockar

My sons are about 2.5 years apart. For me this is perfect. My oldest was fairly independent when lo was born. He could get dressed, get a snack, and his cup out of the fridge on his own. This was very helpful during the early bfing months. As far as the g

wedsept

Grocery shopping with a toddler and an infant is hard.  Honestly, most of the grocery shopping I do by myself now (with no kids). 

In the beginning, it was very hard.  However, now that LO 2 is 11 months old, it is a lot easier th

EMOmamma

Mine are only 18months apart and the first 6 months were much harder than I expected.  The baby was easier b/c I knew what I was doing but dealing with both was a handful.  

Taking 2 kids to the store is tough (I don't do it for full/lo

JAP09-02

You definitely get the hang of it, but there is a learning curve. I have been known to say that having two kids isn't just double the work, but more like triple! My girls are 2.5 years apart, which has its pluses and minuses. My oldest was young enough wh

bellelamb

Going from 1 to 2 was easy! But there's a big age gap. Going from 2 to 3 that are 18 months apart was HARD!!

With two your still not out numbered, you still have two arms, two parents. I do recommend more than an 18 month age gap, 2u2 is ha

babyruth88

bellelamb:

Going from 1 to 2 was easy! But there's a big age gap. Going from 2 to 3 that are 18 months apart was HARD!! Wi

bellelamb

babyruth88:

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stemms8810

It's hard but doable.  I think it depends on how far apart your kids are.  My DD is 6 yrs old so she is very independent and helpful most of the time.  But if I were to have done it perfectly I would have wanted maybe 2-3 years between them