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Am I in denial?

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We are expecting our second in April. My LO's will be about 16.5 months apart. & oddly enough, I am not freaking out. I must be in denial, right?

I read up on here every now & again & try to prepare myself as much as I can on what to expect, though you can't really know until they both are here. But I'm not overly worried. Somebody else tell me they felt this way, please. Smile

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  • almostabuckalmostabuck member
    Maybe a little. I was really freaked out early in pregnancy, but grew into the idea after a few months (then I got real nervous right before she was born). Honestly, 2u2 has been a breeze for me. I really didn't have anything to worry about, but it's totally dependent on the kids.
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  • hellopoppyseedhellopoppyseed
    Worrying is like rocking in a rocking chair- it gives you something to do but you dont go anywhere. I say why worry when you dont even know specifically what to worry about. I didn't worry much. I just planned to take it as it comes. That worked out fine and i found that there wasn't much to worry about anyways. You'll be fine.
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  • Mr.&MrsSMr.&MrsS

    You will be just fine! My boys are 16.5 months apart. Honestly, I wasnt all that worried before. No need to be when you dont know what to worry about.

    Sure, we had some terrible days in the beginning (I find the first few months hard), but we also had GREAT days. And now they are all pretty much great days (though they can both have thier moments! Which is to be expected).

    You will do just fine!! Enjoy the ride, because it all goes by way too fast!

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  • naturelle25naturelle25 member
    There is no point in worrying...nothing you can do about it now anyway, ha:) I had a hell of a time the first 8 weeks of Owen's life with 2 under 2 but things are so much easier now. Difficult times will always come and go.
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  • DarrenandHanaDarrenandHana

    imagehellopoppyseed:
    Worrying is like rocking in a rocking chair- it gives you something to do but you dont go anywhere. I say why worry when you dont even know specifically what to worry about. I didn't worry much. I just planned to take it as it comes. That worked out fine and i found that there wasn't much to worry about anyways. You'll be fine.

     

    This.  Although I was freaked out at first, I made the conscious decision that I wasn't going to waste time worrying about how things are going to work out.  I really thought that by now (weeks from due date) I'd be back on the freak-out train, but I'm not.  I've just resorted to the fact that I know it will be hard, I know I'll have to ask for help, I know I probably won't get out of the house much for about 6 months and it will be over before I know it.  

    Honestly, I'm worrying these days more about DH.  Being a SAHM, I handle most things with DD, but he's going to have to majorly step up to the plate now that DS will be here before we know it! 

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  • LDQAM516LDQAM516 member

    imagealmostabuck:
    Maybe a little. I was really freaked out early in pregnancy, but grew into the idea after a few months (then I got real nervous right before she was born). Honestly, 2u2 has been a breeze for me. I really didn't have anything to worry about, but it's totally dependent on the kids.

    This.

    Of course, the first 4ish months are difficult...but I feel it would be difficult no matter how many children you have.  Now, 2u2 is seriously a breeze...the only difficult times are when we are out in public and one is not having a very good day...other than that...it is really not as bad as some people make it out to be...and we had a very difficult second baby!! Good Luck! 

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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member
    Add me to the "I'm not freaking out" group. I did go through about a month long phase where I was panicked, but I feel good now even though it's getting close to the end. Now that I've gotten great advice from other women with similar age gaps on how to manage the logistics of day to day things, I do feel confident I'll be able to handle it. Having a 2nd kid is never easy, but I don't feel like it will be some terrifying experience (minus the first few months that are always rough). It probably helps that my DS is a really easy kid and is in the middle of an easy phase where he plays indepedently for long periods of time, feeds himself, isnt throwing tantrums yet, etc.
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  • DarrenandHanaDarrenandHana

    KC,

    Any interesting nuggets of advice you'd like to share?  Just curious!

     

     

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  • loveyloviesloveylovies

    Thanks ladies!

    Naturally, I was freaked in the beginning but that has all calmed down. I was just starting to worry I was seriously mental for not worrying more. Stick out tongue

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