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mamathompson7
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Talk me through this....
mamathompson7
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I have a 12 month old son..... and my newborn just came home from the NICU. She was born May 16 of this year, he was born May 17 of last year, yes they are 364 days apart.
Tomorrow is my first day home all alone with both of them, and I am a little scared. He is walking and super rambunctious. Luckily, she sleeps a lot still, but there have been days where she is up for a few hours at a time just fighting sleep.
Any tips? Does anyone else have any this close? How can I get through this?! I am a teacher, so tomorrow is really like the 'start' of my summer.
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Re: Talk me through this....
Mine are 11 months apart. My newborn was born on May 16th as well and my older LO on June 19th. I agree with PP about a baby carrier. I have a sling and it has definitely helped keep the youngest happy when Im enjoying time with James.
I have also found that having him have either a bottle or a snack when Im feeding Alexander helps keep him from interrupting. Luckily I also have a 7yo so if Alexander is in a fussy mood I ask DS1 to take his brother into the nursery to play so I can get the youngest calmed down.
Also, if you get really stressed or overwhelmed just put them both is a safe place and go to a room by yourself to calm down. 5 minutes alone will not hurt either of them and it will help keep you sane.
Im on day 24 and while I have had a couple meltdowns Im adjusting pretty well. Just have faith that everything will be fine and you will be okay.
I have almost the same spacing except my ds's bday is three weeks before my DDs.
I think baby wearing is the best advice but to add on to that--
prep as much as you can in the morning before dh leaves for work. I'd have meals and snacks all prepped for ds for the day so when they both inevitably melted down at the same moment for food I only had to pull something out of the fridge for ds.
Keep diaper changing supplies stocked in every room you frequent.
Keep small toys/sippes/books/toys in a bag stored next to the chair you feed baby in so you can meet your older child's needs while you feed the baby. You may want to keep a few preferred toys out of reach and give them to your oldest while you feed the baby so you get some uninterrupted bonding time with baby.