BTDT...2u2

blairwitch · January 2014

So...DH is getting the itch for #3 already. While I am not against 3...the 2u2 is what scares me a little. If you have been or are there...how is it? Do you wish you had waited? Or was it all part of your master plan?

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Carrie3102 · January 2014

For the most part I love it. Or loved it Josephine is 2 now. But I truly think 2 is easier than 1.

The cons I can think of are sleep, diapers, wipes. But I don't buy diapers for Josephine anymore, and truly we wouldn't have been sleeping w/o Parker. Josephine is (as you all know) our sleep problem.

The pros She's so cute with him. His first smile was at her, she loves him and you can see he loves her too. She likes to help (at 2 they still like to do things for mommy) so she knows what a diaper, spit rag, blankie, bink, bottle, garbage, and sink all are and how to either take stuff there or bring stuff to mommy.

valstulas · January 2014

I think 2u2 is really hyped up. After I had Finn, my older boys had a weekend away at a relative's house. I had just the 2u2 and it was a breeze. I love how close in age they will be. Thomas isn't super interested in Finn right now, but I think they'll play well together once Finn gets more mobile.

SMac85 · January 2014

My boys are 22 months apart, so I only had 2u2 for a brief period. I am loving this age difference though. We are planning our third to be the same spacing. I honestly found having one kid much harder than having two. DS2 just fit into place and I didn't find it a difficult transition at all. DS1 didn't have any jealousy issues and he was old enough to be able to play on his own. Now that DS2 is interacting more it is really sweet to see them "play" together.

thegoodpotato · January 2014

Technically, Marnie was 2 by the time Amanda was born... But it really wasn't that bad. I would put Amanda in the carrier and walk Marnie and my two dogs on couple-hour walks downtown. Everyone exclaimed about how I must have my hands full.... But really, if you just go and do things without thinking about what a hassle it is, it's not a big deal. You just kind of deal with it. I didn't even find two in diapers that difficult, although Marnie is potty trained now, which is glorious!

karen0477 · January 2014

My first 2 are 23 months apart, it was trying, but a lot of that was because my dh was in university at the time. We will be going for about the same spread between this lo and the next....two in diapers was tough, but we potty trained my dd just after her second birthday and that made a difference....

PrimRoseMama · January 2014

It is part of our plan. The next one is not going to happen (on purpose anyway) for 5 years though.

So far it's not that bad. I haven't had any regrets so far.

Lelo2006 · January 2014

My husband really wants to get started on #2 and he's scaring me! It would be nice for them to be close together though. I do like the idea of ripping off the bandaid.

However, selfishly I would like to have full time help if we are going to do that... So he'd better win the lottery

Lelo2006 · January 2014

Mamasighs said:

lizabethann06 said:

Lelo2006 said:
My husband really wants to get started on #2 and he's scaring me! It would be nice for them to be close together though. I do like the idea of ripping off the bandaid.

However, selfishly I would like to have full time help if we are going to do that... So he'd better win the lottery
I found the adjustment from 1 to 2 easier than 0 to 1. I say go for it
Yes, absolutely! If you can do it go for it!

We saw our cousins over break and they have 2 that are 19 months apart. The two of them are best friends and it's adorable. They were climbing all over my husband and playing with him and he was in Heaven!

gemini2005 · January 2014

My two are almost exactly two years apart and although it's far from easy I don't regret it. My DS adores his baby sister but also likes to torture her when I'm not looking lol! I wanted them close in age so they could be friends and play with each other but I have to say that we are completly done having children. Some days I just want to rip my hair out but it is getting a little better day by day. I say go for it!

MagickalNarwhal · January 2014

We were not planning a second, much less a second when our first was 16 mo old. The first three months were hard but more for emotional reasons than logistical reasons. It's getting fun now as they are starting to play together.

I'm a little freaked out for when the baby starts to be mobile. I just imagine them constantly bolting in opposite directions when we are at the park, or one in the bathroom dropping my iphone in the toilet and the other in the kitchen microwaving my wallet.

Now that we are here though, I'm glad that they are close!

blairwitch · January 2014

Thanks for all the input

I like the age gap we have now...but I dont want to wait that long again. Guess we will see what happens

DD1 is gonna love this when shes 16 and we make her babysit

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michnfrankstake2 · January 2014

Our boys are 18 months apart, ds 1 will be 2 this month. Having 2 in cds is a pain in the rear, and I've been caving and buying sposies for going out and for babysitters, but hopefully when ds1 is potty trained we can go cds 100%, thats probably hardest.. It has its challenges though, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I wish I could be a sahm, it would be so much easier for so many reasons right now, but this stage is temporary, these challenges will pass. Just gotta get through it. But I can see the future when they will be buddies and hopefully look out for each other.

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