Post by peachesncream on Apr 17, 2016 10:02:58 GMT -5
It is not as hard as I thought it would be but I never in a million years thought my toddler would be the challenging one. She is so dang stubborn!! Luckily DD2 is very calm - compared to DD1 she is a very easy baby.
Post by chatterbox on Apr 17, 2016 10:16:41 GMT -5
For the most part it's easier than I thought. We had two or three days of jealousy when I was nursing ALL DAY LONG! But DD really likes the baby, yet leaves him alone for the most part. My biggest stress so far was DD getting HFM. I was so worried the baby would catch it but luckily he didn't! I've had a lot of help though. I haven't actually been alone with them for more than a couple hours. I have three more weeks of help, so I might be singing a different tune in a month or so!
Post by isolemnlyswear on Apr 17, 2016 10:24:42 GMT -5
Surviving. My toddler is very dramatic and loves to throw tantrums. I have zero f's to give by the end of the day. E is a very needy baby and I have to hold him most of the time if he's awake. Lots of baby wearing going on. Again I'm surviving.
Post by carissa325 on Apr 17, 2016 11:06:13 GMT -5
I'm somewhere in the middle. DS loves the baby and kisses/hugs her all the time. However, on the days MH works I'm alone with them 13 hours a day and if he wants something while I'm nursing he throws a huge fit and is usually sobbing by the time I finish nursing to do whatever it is he wants (usually something as trivial as making the dog move out of the recliner so he can sit in it). Luckily C is a much easier baby than he was so other than when I'm nursing he gets plenty of attention. I've tried nursing her in the moby so I can be more mobile but I'm just not getting the hang of it. By toddler bedtime I'm usually exhausted and fall asleep on the couch before mh gets home.
Post by cinnamonsmiles on Apr 17, 2016 11:22:34 GMT -5
Things have started to get a little better now that DS has accepted his big boy bed and will actually sleep at naps and night. Thankfully V is much easier than DS was at this age or I would go crazy. We've totally toddlerproofed the house finally, so it's less of a big deal when he runs off somewhere alone. DS is being overly dramatic about necessary thing (diaper changes, teeth brushing, etc), though I hear that comes with the territory.
I really miss my alone time though, and feel like I either have to decide between that and spending time with MH after bedtime :/
Post by halfahippy on Apr 17, 2016 11:58:38 GMT -5
C has done great when it is just us. When I'm watching my almost 3 year old nephew is when things get really hard. J (nephew) pushes every button C has until C snaps and bites or hurts J in some other way. We've had 3 bites in 2 weeks. I can't seem to make J understand that leaving C alone would be good for him. It's hard to keep them apart while also dealing with the baby. C alone is great. He likes to sit with me and A and we will read books or play some quiet game while I'm nursing. He plays well by himself as long as I'm watching and interested in what he shows me. He gets really jealous when DH is holding or interacting with A.
We're doing much better than I thought we would be. I was fully prepared to be going crazy by now. Like what seems to be true for a lot of you, too, my baby daughter, L, is WAAAAY easier-going than big brother D ever was as an infant. Easier birth, easier time breastfeeding, better sleeper, way less crying. She's just a lot more chill. So I've found that all I need to do is be in a baby proofed room that has a comfy place for me to nurse, then D can carry on and play while I nurse L, and I've gotten quite talented at being able to nurse while doing just about anything. D doesn't always appreciate sharing Mommy with L, and he gets a little jealous while I'm nursing L, so he's needed his snuggle time. I also need MH to help me get some alone time every once in a while with just D. But the kids love each other, and its just the sweetest thing. They communicate in a way only they can understand. So special.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on Apr 17, 2016 14:43:34 GMT -5
I would say it has been a struggle and only because we have been hit with virus after virus here since Evie was born. First it was the stomach bug which the tummy troubles stuck with my 17 month old son. He just recently started having regular bowel movements. For 2 weeks it was pure liquid. So he was on a strict diet and I have been doing laundry non stop. Then this week he has a awful cold with high fevers. It's a challenge trying to keep him from touching the baby. He just loves her so much. I think the other challenge is that when he is sick, he only wants me. Evie also wants me to hold her. Luckily I figured out the moby but anytime I pick her up, he wants snuggles too.
If he wasn't sick, I think it would all be alot easier.
Post by cinnamonsmiles on Apr 19, 2016 12:51:32 GMT -5
I'm so upset - DS intentionally hit V in the face and scratched her nose pretty badly. I'm feeling like my sweet little guy is becoming a bully (we're having issues with him getting excited/happy and pushing kids over). halfahippy, how are things going on the biting front?
I'm so upset - DS intentionally hit V in the face and scratched her nose pretty badly. I'm feeling like my sweet little guy is becoming a bully (we're having issues with him getting excited/happy and pushing kids over). halfahippy, how are things going on the biting front?
DS hit C yesterday too. I'm trying not to let myself get too upset about it. He's trying to get attention plus he's almost two. Let's hold on to those things and pray it's just a stage!
I'm so upset - DS intentionally hit V in the face and scratched her nose pretty badly. I'm feeling like my sweet little guy is becoming a bully (we're having issues with him getting excited/happy and pushing kids over). halfahippy, how are things going on the biting front?
No bites since last week. I'm trying my best to keep them separated or be watching them like a hawk. It's exhausting. We just signed up for a tumbling class and kids club at the YMCA I'm hoping new activities will help break up the days a bit.
I'm so upset - DS intentionally hit V in the face and scratched her nose pretty badly. I'm feeling like my sweet little guy is becoming a bully (we're having issues with him getting excited/happy and pushing kids over). halfahippy, how are things going on the biting front?
DS hit C yesterday too. I'm trying not to let myself get too upset about it. He's trying to get attention plus he's almost two. Let's hold on to those things and pray it's just a stage!
I hit my brother the day he came home from the hospital. My mom and brother bring it up all the time. Lol. I had serious jealousy issues when I was little. Like nightmares for years where my mom picked him up instead of me and then the bad man gets me. (My mom had me afraid of stranger danger). If it makes you feel better I love my brother now!
DS hit C yesterday too. I'm trying not to let myself get too upset about it. He's trying to get attention plus he's almost two. Let's hold on to those things and pray it's just a stage!
I hit my brother the day he came home from the hospital. My mom and brother bring it up all the time. Lol. I had serious jealousy issues when I was little. Like nightmares for years where my mom picked him up instead of me and then the bad man gets me. (My mom had me afraid of stranger danger). If it makes you feel better I love my brother now!
The first thing C did when we came home from the hospital was throw his cup at the baby's head. She was still in her car seat, we had literally walked in about 10 senconds earlier. It barely missed her and she was fine, but I'll be bringing it up for years! Lol. Now he's very sweet to her and the only jealousy that shows so far is when DH is holding the baby he wants to be held too.
Post by zombiesquad on Apr 19, 2016 16:35:41 GMT -5
Not 2u2, but currently 2u3 and I've noticed DD saying she's a baby this and baby that. One day she's a baby dinosaur, the next day she's a baby polar bear. Today she straight up said she was just a baby and started crying while out in public.
I also say "in a minute" a lot and she's started repeating it. She'll ask if I can make her lunch in a minute. I feel terrible but I've only got two hands.
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