Anyone else scared the next one won't be as EASY?

katypresson · February 2010

DS is a super easy baby. Happy 99% of the time. Goes down for naps easy. Goes to bed easy. STTN 90% of the time (11+ hours straight). Eats anything I put in front of him. Etc, etc.

I'm so scared LO #2 will be a demon child...that I almost don't want to risk it. Anyone else with me on this? Devil

PearlGirl519 · February 2010

I have this thought every single day.

I am terrified that #2 will come from the depths of hell.

papillonlover · February 2010

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think of this all the time and it scares the living crap out of me!

cjseeger · February 2010

Me! (hand raised up high)

meryltheresa · February 2010

Yes I have thought about this. DS is so easy going and great sleeper.

Kelsey and Nick · February 2010

Meeeee!!! I had a fabulous pregnancy, fabulous delivery, and a fabulous baby. I mean, she throws a tantrum when she naps and doesn't sleep through the night, but her temperment other than that is amazing... seriously, happiest baby ever. The next baby is going to be my payback b/c I was a terrible, colicky baby. TERRIFIED!

JCM · February 2010

Yes! DD is a wonderful, happy baby and I am so scared if we decide to have a second he/she will be the exact opposite.

laurenshay · February 2010

I was scared of this because DS was so good. DD has proven to be just as good (if not better). The sleeping is a little rougher than DS's, but other than that she is great.

Now, I am scared of the third. I feel like I've pressed my luck with two good babies. The third is sure to be a terror.

allie_smalls07 · February 2010

I've thought the exact opposite! The next child BETTER be easy or we're DONE!!!

Lovemyfireman1 · February 2010

Yes!!!

alexio06 · February 2010

We are going to start TTC in a few months, and I'm scared. Since DS is (and always has been) such an easy baby my family says the next one is going to be awful.

souperO · February 2010

DD won't nap for a thing, but sleeps through the night.. I can take that.. what scares me is a non sleeper. I love sleep. I worry all the time about #2 being up all night, and me going to work like a zombie!

good thing we're waiting awhile!

Noelle2375 · February 2010

I am so glad I am not the only one that feels this way. DD is the best baby and I am so worried that #2 will not be.

BelleBaby · February 2010

I have the total opposite to your baby. His name is Benjamin and he hasn't let mama sleep more than 1-3 hours a night for 2 weeks. IF there every is a #3, he/she can't possibly be this difficult.

easyBreezie · February 2010

Yes, and my theory is, If God made the first babies bad, we'd all only have one child! right?

smellycat15 · February 2010

ME! My mom had this happen. I was the "perfect" baby and then my sister came. She was colicky, had special formula, and other problems. She cried all.the.time. I remember because I was 6. It was terrible. I'm hoping it was because we have different dads so different genetics but IDK. I'm terrified to have another one.

MattysGirl81 · February 2010

DS is probably middle-of-the-road on the easy scale. He's STTN on occasion, but gets up 4 times on occasion as well. He's very happy and really only fusses when he's tired. I'd be okay with another like him, although I'd prefer a really easy one!

erin.m · February 2010

This is DH's fear/excuse. He's afraid the next one will be Damian. I told him he's a wuss. LOL

TimingisEverything · February 2010

Petrified.

*Caress* · February 2010

I have 3 kids and neither of them were the same as babies. I wouldn't say they were all easy because they all had their moments but for some reason this 3rd time around I'd say it was harder than the two before. She's better now, I'm just comparing from when they were all newborns. My first two were very laid back, sleep most of the time. But Jaslyn is a lot more needy, a lot more active and needs a lot more attention. But I still love that little booger

chels0120 · February 2010

YES!!!!!!!!!! I feel the exact same way! Honestly makes me leery of having another!

mAnYaSha · February 2010

Me !

And as I was hugging the toilet a couple of weeks ago due to the stomach virus I was wondering if that is how my second pregnancy would be to make up for the first perfect one.

catrinawaves · February 2010

I can't say "yes" strongly enough. What are the chances the next one is going to be as easy-going and as good of a sleeper as DS? They've got to be slim-to-none....

mollymurphy · February 2010

Yes! Absolutely!

I'm afraid that we've been softened up by our LO and I wouldn't know what to do if he wasn't as easygoing as he is!

cmbrown · February 2010

DH is worried about this. I think the next one will be good in ways Allie may not be... But I hope the next one is good...

cactus5 · February 2010

Yes. I am due in June and have decided to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. We were blessed to have an easy child first, but I know that it might not be the case next time around.

mavilabride · February 2010

I'm deciding to be one and done because DD is seriously the greatest and I feel like I'll pay my dues with the next one lol

jane.says · February 2010

allie_smalls07:
I've thought the exact opposite! The next child BETTER be easy or we're DONE!!!

This EXACTLY!

sunnyday016 · February 2010

Oh yea! It's not enough for me to not want to risk it- I definitely want more kids!

DD has such a great temperament, she is seriously the happiest kid ever! I love that I can take her anywhere and never have to worry about her throwing a fit or anything like that (at least up til this point-who knows how she'll be when the terrible 2's hit!). She's been a fantastic sleeper from the beginning-there's NO way I could get this lucky twice!

deeanneharris · February 2010

I won't lie. This exact thing will happen with me, although I wouldn't call her a demon child. She is definitely much more needy than my first.

Shlei · February 2010

Not so much scared as perparing for it. I am preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. Eeek. S has been a dream...I would be shocked to have a 2nd one as easy and mellow as she.

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