Transitioning from 2-3

Re: Transitioning from 2-3

• becca7903 member

  March 2016

  Hi! I don't post often but felt I could weigh in here. Going from two to three was pretty easy for us. I think after you have two (at least for us), it was pretty seamless. Our oldest was almost five and our second child was almost three. The only problem we had for the first few weeks was remembering to get the extra kid out of the car 

  
  

  

  

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• ThisisNumber3 member

  March 2016

  @becca7903  - I hope that is our biggest struggle!  I worry about my youngest only being 2 and dealing with the transition out of the crib and potty training while I'm dealing with a newborn. 

  
  

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• ShanRum3 member

  March 2016

  I'm terrified of the transition, and my other kids are 6 and 11!!!! I'm sure I must be overreacting, but I still worry about getting 2 ready for school while nursing or changing, etc. a newborn. (I'm due 2 weeks before school starts back up) I know my DH will be here to help, but I try to do as much as possible on my own... I'm kind of stubborn like that.
  

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• jamiesc58 member

  March 2016

  @ShanRum3 we went from 2-3 with an 11 and 6 year old and it was a lot smoother than I expected. I did put a few things in place before the baby was born. We got backpacks and clothes ready the night before. We had easy breakfast foods for them (pop tarts, bagels, waffles, cereal, etc). We made chore lists for when they got home and basically a timeline for snacks and other things in case I was napping with the baby. They both wanted to help a ton with the new baby so that was nice. Hopefully you will have the baby before the kids go back to school so they can have a little time to get used to things also.

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• Stephanie7693 member

  March 2016

  I'm due with #3 a month before school starts, and my kids are 6 and 10. I feel like the transition won't be horrible, but things like nursing around getting kids ready and to school (especially since mine don't take a bus), and spending less time outside the last bit of summer is what we will struggle with most. I also plan on implementing some new rules this summer as far as our schedule goes. But I am actually glad my kids are so old, they will be so helpful and I can nap a little while they are home without worrying that they will hurt themselves. But I may have to wear the pool key around my neck just in case they decide swimming alone would be safe

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• cm716 member

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  @Stephanie7693 I'm in the opposite boat! My girls will be 2 &4 when baby gets here. Dd1 will start kinder august 2017 so I'll have a year with with three kids at home.
   On one hand it will be nice not to have to adjust a newborn schedule around the school schedule but it would be nice tp have older kids too.
  
  Edit because it is hard to compose with a two year old.

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• ThisisNumber3 member

  March 2016

  cm716 said:

  @Stephanie7693 I'm in the opposite boat! My girls will be 2 &4 when baby gets here. Dd1 will start kinder august 2017 so I'll have a year with with three kids at home.
   On one hand it will be nice not to have to adjust a newborn schedule around the school schedule but it would be nice tp have older kids too.
  
  Edit because it is hard to compose with a two year old.

  Try to enjoy it! I'm so worried about adjusting to live with a kindergartener and learning a new school while having a newborn! 

  
  

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