Moms of 2 or more

MrsHollywood1023 · October 2011

Was it harder to go from no kids to 1 or from 1 kid to 2?

mrsashby · October 2011

no kids to 1...hands down...

jessicaclare · October 2011

1 to 2. 2 to 3 has been a breeze.

CupcakeKaper · October 2011

I didn't find either of those 'harder', just different. When you go from 0 to 1, your whole life changes...but going from 1 to 2 you have to learn to balance a whole different slew of things.

d&a914 · October 2011

For me it was harder going from 1 to 2. With 2 it was harder for me because I couldn't give #2 as much attention as an infant as I had given #1, and I always felt guilty about that. It has gotten a little easier in that regard, but it is still just way more craziness than just 1.

CupcakeKaper · October 2011

jessicaclare:
1 to 2. 2 to 3 has been a breeze.

I found the transition to 3 the hardest! But I want another one now.

TheOriginalSP · October 2011

For me no kids to 1 kid. Because I had NO idea what I was doing. At least with adding #2, I had already done it so I knew what to expect. It was hard in some aspects, but now that they are both into a schedule, it's really easy.

I'm scared to death to go from 2 to 3 though!

Smores730 · October 2011

For me, 0-1 was harder. I think had the age gap of my kids been smaller, I would have thought differently. My DD had a "terrible 1's" and was quite the handful before she turned 2. Running off on me and public screaming on the floor tantrums were the norm. I don't know what I would have done with the baby there!

KelzinBoston · October 2011

0-1 was easy for us.

1-2 was a lot harder!

Bejebus · October 2011

Going from 1 to 2 was harder, IMO. I had to adjust, DH had to adjust, DS had to adjust and DD was a crying baby who needed to be taken care of during this adjustment. I feel like I was more prepared for the baby part with #2, obviously, but way LESS prepared for the individual ways in which life would change.

emiliemadison · October 2011

For me, going from 1 to 2 was harder. Going from none to 1 was certainly life changing, but I could focus ALL of my energy into that one baby and it wasnt really as "hard" as I'd imagined it would be. When you have #2, you know what to expect for the most part so it's not such a shock to the system. But, now you have to figure out how to deal with not only the new baby, but also the first child who needs just as much (or more!) attention as the baby...at the same time. That, IMO, was much more challenging.

violaplayer · October 2011

0-2 sucks sometimes but it's awesome sometimes too. :P

RobinSparkles214 · October 2011

Going from 1 to 2 was more difficult. Trying to find a balance still can be difficult for me at times.Even though I have hard days I still would add more children in a heart beat : )

Someday. Preferably when I am finished with nursing school. Clinicals on so little sleep are awful Stick out tongue . I also don't recommend a career change in the midst of planning another baby. Live and learn.

kcisthebombdotcom · October 2011

0-1 by far.

1-2 wasnt that bad. I think since my kids were so close I was still in that baby mode so everything regarding newborn care was fresh in my head. Plus, my oldest was too young to be jealous and learned very quickly to be patient if I had to tend to the baby. I'm sure it helps that both of my kids are easygoing.

nosoup4u · October 2011

Having the first wasn't an easy transition in terms of realizing parenting is 24/7, but having two now that the second one is mobile is pretty exhausting. I can't wait until DS2 isn't a baby anymore, frankly...

NewFamily09 · October 2011

Wow, that's a tough question. I think I have to say from 1 to 2. We had ours close together. Our older was almost 16 months when #2 was born. He adjusted fine but he was still a baby himself, so they were both high maintenance and exhausting.

pawstech09 · October 2011

0-2 for the win :P

Actually, 0-3 or 0-4 get all my respect.

AshasaurusRex · October 2011

They were both hard, but going from 1-2 was a lot harder for me since DS was only 18 months old when DD was born. I have two kids in diapers and a lot of times two babies crying for my attention now.

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