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Success after IF
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Being a toddler mom requires a lot of patience
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and I worry I don't have enough of it. Seriously, if this whining, fighting, screaming, losing their sh*t over every small thing doesn't end soon, I don't know if they'll make it to their second birthday.
Please tell me it's a phase. Or that it's just because of all the transitions happening right now (going from being home with DH to being in daycare). And, OMG, tell me it is going to end soon!
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Re: Being a toddler mom requires a lot of patience
Yea, it's like an 18 year phase! Just kidding, sort of.
I think you notice it more because you have two. I know when it was just my son I found it a lot easier to have the patience than I do now with two kids who are active, talking, playing, fighting, crying, etc. Add a baby into that mix and I definitely find myself raising my voice a lot more than I used to. It's easy to get frustrated and lose patience but it's something I'm working on. I think the big thing is to find a way to handle their behavior that works for both you and them. Both of my kids respond pretty well to the naughty stair and it really cuts back on the amount of crying and whining. I have also been moving more and more towards telling them to work it out themselves and then I just breath through listening to them bicker. However, my kids are a bit older than yours.
Deep breaths lady, deep breaths.
Kelly, Mom to Christopher Shannon 9.27.06, Catherine Quinn 2.24.09, Trey Barton lost on 12.28.09, Therese Barton lost on 6.10.10, Joseph Sullivan 7.23.11, and our latest, Victoria Maren 11.15.12
Secondary infertility success with IVF, then two losses, one at 14 weeks and one at 10 weeks, then success with IUI and then just pure, crazy luck. Expecting our fifth in May as the result of a FET.
This Cluttered Life
Erm... it gets worse.
Sorry.
After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
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Don't tell me that!!!! Or, at least, tell it to me while passing on a strong drink
::: passes a shot of tequilla :::
Well your LO's are just a month behind mine, but Dillon has been laughing at me recently when I tell him to stop doing what ever he is doing. Time outs at this point are not effective. PLUS when I say he can't do something he says "yes".
Frustrating. It is like the past month he has learned how to push all my buttons.
After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
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As a mom of three 6 year olds, I will tell it to you honestly...
It is a phase that comes in waves. Meaning, it will pass for a while, but then it will be back. It comes and goes like that for many years. We'll have a crazy rough patch, and then it will let up, but before long we're dealing with it again.
I will say it seems extra tough at the age your LOs are because they are too young to talk to and/or reason with. As they get older the whining, fighting, etc. doesn't go away, but at least you are able to better deal with them.
Hang in there!