@Mia thank you for your honesty and encouragement😭 I guess it might be slightly easier when baby has better neck control and is more awake. Looking forward to better days but right now i can’t see it 😭😭 xxx
I know and it’s really hard, and you’ll feel like you’re the only person going through it too but you’re not. Romanticise little moments, of toddler giving baby kisses, toddler showing baby the book you’re reading, their first bath, your nighttime new born snuggles ect ect and then suddenly you find little glimmers of happy on the really hard days 🩷 We are 7 months and 23 months and my eldest is bat shit crazy. We spend everyday in the woods because everyone is happier outside!
Get used to doing everything while baby wearing ☺️ It’s okay if you can’t get to baby straight away and they are crying, sometimes it’s just impossible. If they are safe then they are fine for 5 minutes So I am just doing a bath twice a week as it’s hard on your own! My mum comes to help one day and the other I put baby in the carrier. I bath baby in the day and my son ‘helps’ 😅 I am very lucky, my son goes to bed like a dream. If my daughter is awake then she is with me in the room doing change/book whether she is content or crying or feeding during story time and when it comes to putting my son into bed, she goes in her snuz pod in our room so I can sing my son a song and put him in his cot 🥰 I think it’s important he gets a nice wish night night without a crying baby in the room. I’m currently 2 weeks into a 10 week solo parenting stretch as my husband works away. You will find your swing! ❤️❤️ and your toddler will get used to the new normal 😃 (20 months & 7 weeks)
(18 months and 6 months) what helped me hugely was having a routine for my toddler, toddler can wait for dinner but baby won’t stop crying till she gets her bottle, so whenever you can, feed the baby put him/her down then give the toddler dinner, try and stick to toddlers routine as much as you can by putting to bed on time etc hopefully the baby will gradually fall into a pattern so you’ll know when they nap sleep etc how long they’re awake and you can time toddlers bath accordingly
My son is 2 the other is 4 months old and let me tell u it's not easy at all but u find a routine that works for u for example when I give my toddler a bath I find it baby is calmer in the water then outside it a baby bath tub my 2 year old sleeps in a toddler bed I lay him down n check every 15 min on him he never gets out of bed the most hell do is sit up but then lay down n go to bed I find he likes to go to bed on his own rather then me trying to get him to bed n bed time is 8pm every mama fines a routine that works best for them id say around 3 ish -4 ish months
Girl brace yourself lol… this is my third week of being a mom of 2 under 2 and I honestly feel like there’s never time for a break. Between breastfeeding, washing bottles x2, bathing, feedings and toddler being a bigger baby now that he sees baby sister in my arms.. lol
Me and dad currently sleep in separate rooms, me and baby girl, him and our big boy because he can’t stand the temperature of the room with babygirl in it (too hot) and our big boy goes to sleep a lot later than we do. It works out but idk how long we will go like this 🤷🏾♀️. Mornings I have just a few to myself as they sleep at the same time for about 30 to 45 mins. Dad leaves from 3am to after 4pm 😩😩. Baby boy wakes up first so I give him his morning bath, feed him and then I let him wander the house running back and forth, after while time for the swing and Ms.Rachel. Next washing baby bottles, pump accessories. As soon as I go to sit down baby girl is up. Change her, feed her then time to wipe her down. She has colic right now so she’s stuck to my arms between being hungry and not feeling so well all the time… I’m patiently waiting til I feel it’s safe to bring her outside a stroll in the park should do it for all three of us
I literally feel like I’m drowning at times, and just need like an hr break(which I barely EVER get) I’m like these moms I see make it look easy. Where are the ppl who keep it 100%. Nobody warned me lol but it’s crazy because I wouldn’t trade my babies for nothing in the world…
The first 4 months, truthly, are hell. Then BAM it suddenly goes amazing, hard but amazing. Hold baby on your lap when toddler is having his dinner. Bedtime we only got figured out at 4 months when the baby started going to bed before the toddler and the toddler has tv time. It’s hard but you WILL get through it and it WILL get better. Sending you all the strength xx