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7 Things that Surprised Me About Having a Second Child

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Skip to contentAmazing read!! I have only one right now; but might try for another baby in a year or two 🙂We have 4 under 8 and its a party all the time! Honestly the car loading isn’t that hard because I’ve trained them all except the baby to climb in and buckle themselves and younger siblings up. My husband did take over all the grocery shopping and he takes one kid with him each time. Breastfeeding takes away the hassle of bottles and a baby wrap is the ultimate help for a momma! It doesn’t necessarily get easier the more you have but you get better at it and more relaxed about a lot of things!This is so true! I was surprised when my oldest regressed from potty training when we had our 2nd (they are also almost 3 years apart). My youngest also ha so to do everything his older brother does and he totally skipped over shows like Elmo and Mickey, because his brother was watching Ninja Turtles and Super heroes. It’s awesome to see them play together and look out for each other though!I feel like there’s no such thing as a quick trip with one, so I can’t imagine two haha!HAHA! These are SO true I couldn’t help but giggle to myself as I read this. It’s nice to know that we all go through it 🙂 Thank you for sharingPhysically unable to use a potty at 19 months?Not true. That’s a myth only Americans believe.My mom began potty-training me at 18 months. My friend’s mom started her at 1 year.I gave the nappies away when my baby hit 19 months because she was completely potty-trained.We started at 6 months because she had always hated wearing them, and had just figured out how to take them off herself the minute my back was turned.Blessing in disguise.It’s very nice to be done with nappies.Next baby I will start at birth, Soweto-style!I think having your first child is the hardest and biggest life change I have ever experienced. I expected my 2nd to be equally earth shattering so it wasn’t as hard as I thought but still, it was going from needing to do 20 things at once to 200, like you said. My third was a walk in the park. First, I don’t care that I am a traveling circus anymore. Second, everyone sees you as needing help so they open doors, entertain you kids, ect. Third, all of my kids are waiting on me for something so they don’t feel left out when they have to wait, it’s just a way of life now. Also my kids are all within 4 years of each other so they get to go through life stages at the same time or back to back.So so true! My 2 boys are 26 months apart (4 years and the other one nearly two) and your article ticked all my boxes on this subject! I’m glad that other mums have the same experience. I sometimes get the impression that everything is always plain sailing for my mother-of-2-friends. I love my boys to bits but I‘m often glad when they fall asleep after the bedtime story and I really appreciate if once in a while, they sleep a little longer in the morning. PS: going to places with kids is overrated – small birthday party at home, playing in the garden, a bit of sand and a bucket of water when it‘s hot. They‘ll be dirty but oh so happy!Pregnant with my second child now. Luckily my son is already 6 and will be close to 7 when the baby is born so I don’t have to chase him around the grocery store or restaurant anymore. But he’s still a very emotional, clingy mama’s boy so I get the feeling I’m going to be in high demand! Either way, even before this second baby is born, I already have that feeling of a complete family. Something about having multiple kids is kinda magical. &lt;3My oldest son was 6 and a half when my youngest son was born. I was really nervous at first that my oldest would have a hard time adjusting to not being an only child/grandchild anymore but I was so wrong! He loves his brother more than anything and he loves being able to help with him, read to him and teach him everything he can! They’re personalities are completely opposite, my oldest has always been shy, quiet, sensitive and gentle but my youngest is basically the Tasmanian devil! They’re 9 and 2 and a half now and they are the BEST of friends. I love watching them together. We all call it hero worship because my youngest is just in awe of everything my oldest does but my youngest has really helped bring my oldest out of his shell!Such an awesomely honest list! I’m afraid for number 4 but cant wait for number 5. Thanks for sharing mama!my husband and I are so on the fence about having another baby! maybe in a few more years…We talk about having a second child often and sometimes I am ALL for it, and other times I am perfectly happy with just having the one. I love reading and hearing about the experiences of mamas with multiple kids. I am hoping that one day it sways me either way!Did it sway you? I’m in this boat now!I’m so not looking forward to dealing with 2 car seats! It’s hard enough to wrangle one toddler into a seat! Haha. I am such a stickler for car seat safety, though. But I can’t wait to see my two play together! My little girl is due next month and I’m excited to see my son step into his new role as big bro!Loved the blog. Spot on especially no.2.I am a mother of three and I think you are spot on. For me #1 and 2 were prevalent. Now that they are all young adults the differences are not those but they are still prevalent.This couldn’t be more true. Esp the part about becoming a traveling circus. I totally agree one is one and two is ten but I do love seeing them play together. ❤️Haha, I have friends with 2 or more kids and they talk about stuff like this.

Skip to contentAmazing read!! I have only one right now; but might try for another baby in a year or two 🙂We have 4 under 8 and its a party all the time! Honestly the car loading isn’t that hard because I’ve trained them all except the baby to climb in and buckle themselves and younger siblings up. My husband did take over all the grocery shopping and he takes one kid with him each time. Breastfeeding takes away the hassle of bottles and a baby wrap is the ultimate help for a momma! It doesn’t necessarily get easier the more you have but you get better at it and more relaxed about a lot of...

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