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Two Under 2
Just looking for some advice!
Hello fellow mommies (and daddies)! I am a SAHM of a beautiful 8 month old little girl and I am also expecting another GIRL late this November. I am so excited and maybe just a little overwhelmed. I don't happen to know any other moms in this situation.. (especially at my age, I'll be 22 soon) So I was hoping I could just get some insight. I'd love to hear the ups & downs of being a mommy of 2u2. Any insight/advice you have would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks so much.
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Re: Just looking for some advice!
The first 12 weeks are rough, but do-able.
It isn't possible to have a toddler play quietly during baby's nap time, but usually baby will sleep through the noise anyway, if not white noise machines are your friend. Try to get them to nap at about the same time. Not always possible, but even a little overlap is better than having one awake at all times.
The ever present question of "which kid do I go to first if they are both crying?"
Elder knows that you come running when she crys, baby doesn't, but it is a pick and choose kind of battle. When DS1 was throwing a tantrum and DS2 was crying, I'd go to DS2. When DS2 was crying because he had thrown his pacifer out of the crib and DS1 was crying because he had tripped/jumped/fell etc. I would go to DS1.
Downs- double the smelly diapers, one always awake
Ups- seeing eldest trying to teach younger a new skill, giggling fits
Well luckily you have age on your side in such that you have more energy than me (I'm 36 now)! My DD & DS are 14 1/2 months apart. Here are my ups and downs:
Downs - the first 8 weeks were very rough but luckily I do work and so I kept DD in daycare part time while on maternity leave so a couple days a week I got a break from her. When they both are crying and you can't feed little one and hold the other at the same time. Even though I have feed DS in one are and sat with the other one in the other arm.
Ups - DD loves DS and DS is such a happy baby that DS just laughs and laughs at DD. They will always have each other and DS doesn't really remember it just being me, daddy and her, she now remembers that DS is little bubby.
To be in all honesty, 2 under 2 is really not that hard, not saying at times it's hectic but it is very easily doable. The hardest for me was the 1st 8 weeks when DS was a newborn and trying to get him in a routine. So after that it has been pretty smooth sailing. And also DH is VERY hands on so I have 1 and he has the other most of the time.