two kids under two?

Question

Hey moms out there with two kids under two, I would love some advice! My husband and I both want to have children close in age (we both have one sibling 9-10 years apart), and ever since our son was born we've been wanting to try again. My son is now 6 months old, has been sleeping through the night since he was two months old, and sleeping in his own room since he was 2 weeks old. That probably won't change in the next 9-10 months. However, my husband is in the military and we will be moving in October. I will not have family close to help. I am also a stay at home mom. So for you moms who had children close in age, would you recommend it? My husband wants to try right now and so do I, but I keep watching videos of children close and age and wondering if it's right. My son is pretty easy going, he's already taking to a soppy cup, and is independent (though that part can obviously change). I would love to hear about your experiences. I know every child is different. I know I couldn't handle it if my son wasn't such a good sleeper.

Answer

I have 3 kids, oldest is almost 5, middle just turned 3 and youngest 8 months. I won't lie the pregnancy is a little harder because you don't have as much down time to rest, and the first few months are hard because you have to constantly hold the baby (my middle one and still is a serious snuggle mommas boy) meanwhile your older one is still young and needs a lot of attention, and my older one had a lot of tantrums at first. But I came up with a system of making sure my older one had a snack and special activity or toy he could only have in his booster seat while I nursed the baby. Once the baby was on a good schedule it got easier.  Now that they're 3 and 4 and best friends, they play together while I take care of their younger sister and it's great. Try to arrange help from family or a mother's helper,  house keeper etc that will be a life saver. But it's doable, don't let dramatic people scare you that it's horrible. There are times I want to pull out my hair, but it's not all day every day or anything like that.

Answer

My older two are just turned 6 and soon to be 5. They are 15months apart and I wouldn't change a single part of it. They have their moments when they fight but what siblings don't?! For the most part they are best of friends and genuinely miss each other when they aren't together. I've just had my 3rd who is nearly 5months and hope to have a 4th close so he can have the same close relationship with a sibling and also not feel left out. ❤️

Answer

This is our first and you just got me thinking too. I had two siblings, one passed but we were all exactly 10 years apart. I'm the baby. My husband is the baby and has 4 siblings and he's 18 years apart from the youngest and 25 years from the oldest. I'm thinking we will do this, two isn't that bad.

Answer

I will soon have 3 kids under 3 . (3 and under I guess) 
It was a hard transition at first for 2 kids but after the first 2 weeks it was easier because of routine being set. 
My first slept through the night at 4 weeks, my second did not and still doesn't all the time. 
My oldest is now 3,  youngest is 1 and this baby is due in August.

two kids under two?

Let’s Glow

Glow is here for you on your path to pregnancy

25+ million

4.8 stars

20+

Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy

1st Year (Baby & You)

Baby Products