Should I go 2 under 2?

Question

My husband and I are about to move to a new home with 3 bed rooms. We have a 10 month old right now and we both want another baby but I fear what the stress is like. Please share experiences of being pregnant while having a crawler and also what the newborn + an under 2 baby is like? I’m a stay at home mom and my husband stays home as well as he is just home from the military!

Answer

I have two under two!! My husband wanted to have back to back. (His sister and him are Irish Twins) I found out I was pregnant with #2 when my oldest was just about to be 11 months old. I’m also a SAHM and it’s hard. It’s hard because my oldest doesn’t understand why I have to carry the baby and not her. It’s hard because she wants me to pick her up and I can’t. She just isn’t old enough to understand that the baby needs more of my attention. The thing I struggle with the most right now is putting my oldest down for a nap. We still rock/hold her to sleep and I can’t do that some days because the baby needs me. It absolutely breaks my heart to hear her cry when I just put her in the crib and walk out. I’ve cried multiple times. It’s hard now but I’m looking forward to watching them grow up together and glad they will be close in age. (19 months) Hoping they will be best friends. My advice, take all the help you can get if you do decide to do two under two.

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I’m 9 days from my due date with baby number 2 and my daughter turned 18 months old 3 days ago. It’s not awful - the third trimester is exhausting with a toddler but I think the sacrifices will most definitely be worth it. I love that my children will be close in age & they get their whole lives to grow with one another and support each other. Yes, it’ll be tough at first but the reward outweighs it. I found out I was pregnant when my daughter was 8 months old. I’ll probably shoot for baby number 3 once this baby turns 1/1.5

Should I go 2 under 2?

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