I'm in, too! I feel like I'm a little late to the party...
We're hoping to buy a house in the spring. We're renting a condo now, that's enough square footage, just not that great of a layout for 2 kiddos. Plus we really need some yard space! But with crazy LA housing prices, I'm a bit doubtful. We've been looking for almost a year and for a half a million dollars, we can only afford really crappy neighborhoods with the worst schools. ~X(
We plan to put DD in twin bed when we move. She'll be over 2 then, and it will just be part of the total change.
Anyone have any recommendations for books to get older children ready for the new baby? I'm going to start hunting Amazon soon, since I feel like I'll start showing any minute. . I gained 3 lbs this week. WTF?
@knitmama we have a mercer Mayer book called "The new baby" it's pretty cute. We also have a couple big brother ones but they aren't by famous authors. More just like I saw them at the grocery store. Lol also daniel tiger has a really good episode about a new baby. (A couple actually) helped my DS know that babies are "boring" at first and don't play until they get bigger and they need to rely on momma more.
I'm in! I also have a DD that will be 2 in June. I have been contemplating the crib/toddler bed ever since I found out--well more like "How am I going to re-organize and fit 2 of them in this room??"
Even though her crib is a convertible, I think I'll keep her in a crib right now until it gets closer and we actually start prepping the room. Whether I convert hers or just buy a toddler bed will depend on prices when I start looking. I could be completely wrong, but I feel like I can find a toddler bed cheaper then a crib?
Realistically I am just hoping some kid in my family/friends outgrows their bed/crib between now and then so I get a free one. I think the more kids I have the cheaper I get! hahaha
Count me in as well! My daughter will also be turning 2 in June. My problem is that she has never liked sleeping in her crib, so she's currently sleeping with us....We're trying to break that habit, but don't even know where to begin!
I'm in too! I have a 2 year old. Thankfully he is already sleeping in a toddler bed (we transitioned with our last pregnancy that ended early). It was a few weeks of hard nights where he woke up a lot but we had also just moved to a new house!
And on another note I am worried about third trimester with a toddler. My back hurt so bad with him and I felt like I couldn't move. How am I going to get up from playing with him? Haha this is going to be hard!
I just realized how hard it is going to be buckling a toddler in her car seat 3rd tri. Oh boy. Maybe it's time to move her from the middle to the side? (I'm irrationally terrified of putting a kid not in the middle! It's the safest spot!)
I'm a stay at home mom too. I have a Subaru Legacy, so bending over to buckle the little one.. Is going to be hard. DS can buckle himself. DD plays by herself right now anyways. I'm in school so she has to be able to entertain herself while I'm studying/taking tests. Disney junior is a big help too. Don't judge. Haha
DD is NOT ok with me laying on the couch - which is pretty much what I did 80% of the time with her. I'm counting on her maturing over the next few months to make it through!
@juliagulia38 Sesame Street is my life saver these days! Do what you gotta do.
I will be a sahm until this baby is in school full time and then I will join the working group again, maybe. DH says he is excited for me to work again but really I am enjoying this now . We will see how it all plays out.
I am a SAHM too! I do teach a zumba class 5 days a week, but it's literally 5 hours out of my week and I enjoy it/would do it even if I wasn't the instructor... sooo I don't consider it working really lol..
@SparkySunshine - I can't even imagine how I'm going to buckle/unbuckle DD every day with a huge belly. Luckily my car sits lower to the ground so I have that working for me, I guess.
I'm a sahm too. I didn't even think about the logistics of buckling the car seat! We have a truck and the back seat is small, so it will definitely be a challenge. Disney Junior is the only way I can get any cleaning done.
I'll join in! DS will be 20m when this new lo is born. I'm SUPER nervous! I highly doubt he'll be ready for a toddler bed at that point but I'm hoping. We shall see. He's pretty good at playing by himself (so far) so I'm hoping that continues .
UGH! I didn't even think about trying to buckle him with a big old belly. That should be fun lol!
Here's my question... are your DH's going to stay with you in the hospital when you have this baby? My MIL (who doesn't even know I am pregnant) has already made comments like "OH! well.... Mr.singingmama shouldn't stay over with you, because DS will feel like he is abandoned if he isn't at home with his dad". P.S. he has stayed over at MIL's house a few times already so it's not like that would be an all together new situation for him. Just curious what you guys think on this.
@Singingmama10 - That is a really good question that I hadn't thought about. Most likely DH will stay with me at the hospital and DD will stay with either my parents or DH's parents. Haven't really thought it though so I'm going to ask DH what he thinks. It's possible he'll stay with me the first night and then stay at home with DD the second.
I would love a check-in.
I am very nervous about adding a second. We thought it was highly unlikely that we would have another, so we had really settled into what our life would be like with just one. I am an only child myself, so the sibling thing just terrifies me. Plus, DD will be 2 in late August, so I will have a couple of months of 2u2.
DD moves a lot in her sleep, so I don't know how we will move her to a regular bed. I know the new baby will spend the first 3 months or so in the newborn bassinet part of the pack n play with me in the guest bedroom, so we don't have to move her until she is over 2. I am just kind of hoping it all falls into place. I just keep telling myself that there are a lot of people with kids about 2 years apart...so this should work out okay.
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Me:37 DH:34 DX July 2013: Unexplained Infertility New DX Dec 2013: DOR
@Singingmama10 Hell yes, DH is staying with me in the hospital. Who will pick up my things when I drop them, help me out of that inflatable bed to pee, pick the baby up out of their bed when they start crying.
DD will be 22m when LO arrives, she will stay with my parents for the night we are in the hospital.
@Singingmama10 Hell yes, DH is staying with me in the hospital. Who will pick up my things when I drop them, help me out of that inflatable bed to pee, pick the baby up out of their bed when they start crying.
DD will be 22m when LO arrives, she will stay with my parents for the night we are in the hospital.
@Singingmama10 Hell yes, DH is staying with me in the hospital. Who will pick up my things when I drop them, help me out of that inflatable bed to pee, pick the baby up out of their bed when they start crying.
DD will be 22m when LO arrives, she will stay with my parents for the night we are in the hospital.
Ugh I forgot how hard it is recovering - you're completely right. DH will be there with me the whole time haha. With DD, DH did all the diaper changes in the hospital and handed me DD every time she needed to nurse. It would be very hard not having someone there to help do the smallest things.
YES to all of the above!!! I would just feel so alone and it would be SO hard! with DS the nights were the hardest time because we were struggling with bf'ing and it was hard enough with him there let alone if he wasn't. And I just loved how she said DS would feel abandoned.... yeah he's going have NO idea what is going on. Thanks for the reassurance ladies
@Singingmama10 - yes he will be staying with me. We have no idea who will watch DS but we will figure it out. We don't have family near us so someone will have to fly in and help. I will be having a scheduled c/s so it makes it a little easier to plan.
Heck yeah DH will be staying with me. With DD, my sister watched DS and he was 4, so he was fine. That was the first time he had spent the night at their house. Haha but he is really close to them. This time, I have no clue. I have no family here. I'm thinking of asking a friend (who is a teacher, so she will be off) if she can watch the kids just incase my parents arent here in time. We have a family vacation planned next summer so if I have this baby early, it's a possibility that all my family will be on vacation and won't be able to come in town. My mom did say that she would keep the kids at her house for a couple days while we adjust to a new baby. So that is nice. I don't think DD will go.. So we will see. They also live 5 hours away.. I hate living in a city with no family.
And also to add, my MIL also said she is excited I'm due during the summer(she's a teacher) because that means she and my mom will be able to visit. Last time she was upset that no one stayed with us(I didn't want anyone to) she surprised us and flew in and slept on the floor in the kids room for a week. I was pissed. That sure ain't happening this time. I want no one here to help. It's my third, I'm not BF and I don't need someone to bug me. Haha
And also to add, my MIL also said she is excited I'm due during the summer(she's a teacher) because that means she and my mom will be able to visit. Last time she was upset that no one stayed with us(I didn't want anyone to) she surprised us and flew in and slept on the floor in the kids room for a week. I was pissed. That sure ain't happening this time. I want no one here to help. It's my third, I'm not BF and I don't need someone to bug me. Haha
Yeah.... gotta love MIL's mine called up my DH at work once he went back and asked him... "why isn't singingmama calling me???? She needs help... I'm just going to go over there" to which my DH said.... "UM NO. CALL her I'm sure you can go over for a little bit but she doesn't need you over there all the time" Thanks hubby . She annoys me, can you tell?
DH is definitely staying with me! My mom has already said she will come stay with DD. if I have another c-section, I will absolutely need the help. My recovery was really rough - excess bleeding/clotting, anemic, extreme weight loss... No way I'm jumping up out of the hospital bed every hour to change diapers!
MILs are crazy. I'm glad mine is halfway across the county.
I'll join too My DS is 20 months, 2 1/2 when LO will be born. He still sleeps in his crib, I have his toddler bed in the same room (so he would get use to it). We're thinking of switching this weekend. If it doesn't work out right, we still have 8 months for the transition.
We already have a plan for the hospital stay. If everything goes smoothly, my mother wants to watch DS during the labour and then SO would stay home with DS while I'm recovering with the new LO at the hospital. I'm also a SAHM, planning to be a SAHM till my kids go to school.
DS - March 9th 2014
TTC #2 - May 2015
BFP - October 2015
EDD - July 7th 2016
@Singingmama10 With DD my water broke at 9pm. We had to have an overnight and at the time our dog wis sick (he would be diagnosed with diabetes 5 days later), so our dog when the to my parents. After DD was born, DH spent the first night in the hospital with me because we didn't get into the Mommy and Baby room until 9pm, but the second night he went home so our dog could be home. While DD has never spent the night without us, we have gone away from home. She is also watched by my parents 3x a week, so I don't think she will be too much trouble for a night or two. But DH will likely only spend the first night with me.
TTC Since January 2012
Me:37 DH:34 DX July 2013: Unexplained Infertility New DX Dec 2013: DOR
I'm in! Still not sure if I'm a July mama or June. According to my app my due date is June 29 but my first ultrasound is on November 17. This will be her second! We found out that we were four weeks pregnant on my DD's nine month milestone! That means they will be 17 months apart! This was actually a plan. Still the reality is setting in. Especially if they lay on the couch trying not to throw up while DD is napping upstairs in her crib.
DD always starts her night out in her crib. Her bedroom is downstairs because I breast-feed her throughout the night she is normally in our room from the first feeding on. I DH goes and gets hurt and brings her to me. A nurse her and then transferred to the playpen at the foot of our bed. My goal right now is to go downstairs to nurse her and put her directly back into her crib. But that is easier said than done.
My DH works about 60 hours a week. And that won't change after LO arrives. DD was born on a Thursday and he was back at work on Tuesday. The other night I asked him how his mom would feel about coming and staying with us for a week or so after the baby was born. He thinks that she'll be all for it and I hope she is. My mom and stepmom are both local but I think my MIL will be better in the situation. She is very helpful and proactive and hands-on. Plus because she lives halfway across the country she hardly ever gets to DD and I think will be a great bonding time for them.
Here's my question... are your DH's going to stay with you in the hospital when you have this baby? My MIL (who doesn't even know I am pregnant) has already made comments like "OH! well.... Mr.singingmama shouldn't stay over with you, because DS will feel like he is abandoned if he isn't at home with his dad". P.S. he has stayed over at MIL's house a few times already so it's not like that would be an all together new situation for him. Just curious what you guys think on this.
@Singingmama10 we plan on DH staying with me in the hospital again. MIL or my mom will hopefully come stay with DD. But I think we'd go into it prepared that if she seems to be having a hard time DH will just zip home to spend a bit of time with her
I have a little one whose first birthday was less than a week ago (completely planned #2). We don't have family anywhere near us but we might be able to convince my MIL to retire early:) DH didn't/could stay in hospital with my last time (isn't regularly done here) and won't be this time if we deliver in hospital. We have no idea who DD is going to stay with while birthing number 2! Yikes!
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We're hoping to buy a house in the spring. We're renting a condo now, that's enough square footage, just not that great of a layout for 2 kiddos. Plus we really need some yard space! But with crazy LA housing prices, I'm a bit doubtful. We've been looking for almost a year and for a half a million dollars, we can only afford really crappy neighborhoods with the worst schools. ~X(
We plan to put DD in twin bed when we move. She'll be over 2 then, and it will just be part of the total change.
Anyone have any recommendations for books to get older children ready for the new baby? I'm going to start hunting Amazon soon, since I feel like I'll start showing any minute.
Late to the party, but yes to STM+!
And on another note I am worried about third trimester with a toddler. My back hurt so bad with him and I felt like I couldn't move. How am I going to get up from playing with him? Haha this is going to be hard!
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DD is NOT ok with me laying on the couch - which is pretty much what I did 80% of the time with her. I'm counting on her maturing over the next few months to make it through!
@juliagulia38 Sesame Street is my life saver these days! Do what you gotta do.
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DD #2: EDD July 2016
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DD #2: EDD July 2016
4 rounds of clomid, 2 with IUI = BFN
DD will be 22m when LO arrives, she will stay with my parents for the night we are in the hospital.
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DD #2: EDD July 2016
MILs are crazy. I'm glad mine is halfway across the county.
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My DS is 20 months, 2 1/2 when LO will be born. He still sleeps in his crib, I have his toddler bed in the same room (so he would get use to it). We're thinking of switching this weekend. If it doesn't work out right, we still have 8 months for the transition.
We already have a plan for the hospital stay. If everything goes smoothly, my mother wants to watch DS during the labour and then SO would stay home with DS while I'm recovering with the new LO at the hospital. I'm also a SAHM, planning to be a SAHM till my kids go to school.
4 rounds of clomid, 2 with IUI = BFN
DD always starts her night out in her crib. Her bedroom is downstairs because I breast-feed her throughout the night she is normally in our room from the first feeding on. I DH goes and gets hurt and brings her to me. A nurse her and then transferred to the playpen at the foot of our bed. My goal right now is to go downstairs to nurse her and put her directly back into her crib. But that is easier said than done.
My DH works about 60 hours a week. And that won't change after LO arrives. DD was born on a Thursday and he was back at work on Tuesday. The other night I asked him how his mom would feel about coming and staying with us for a week or so after the baby was born. He thinks that she'll be all for it and I hope she is. My mom and stepmom are both local but I think my MIL will be better in the situation. She is very helpful and proactive and hands-on. Plus because she lives halfway across the country she hardly ever gets to DD and I think will be a great bonding time for them.
Plus would be super convenient to potty train before baby #2 comes. Here's to hoping!!
DD #2: EDD July 2016