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re: OT Parents: How big of a jump is it going from 1 to 2 kids?
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:32 am to CBandits82
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:32 am to CBandits82
Its not bad, esp if it's the same gender as the first.
Every psychotic, obsessive, neurotic routine and habits you had for the first baby are totally thrown out the window for the second.
I'd clean bottles like everyone recommended for the first baby. Second kid's bottles would get the ole college rinse and shake.
Every psychotic, obsessive, neurotic routine and habits you had for the first baby are totally thrown out the window for the second.
I'd clean bottles like everyone recommended for the first baby. Second kid's bottles would get the ole college rinse and shake.
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Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:33 am to CBandits82
Try going 1 to 3 
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:33 am to CBandits82
Much easier with two than with one.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:34 am to CBandits82
Having 1 was easy.
Having 2 is work, more fighting between couples and kids.
Harder to find a sitter, and 2 cost a lot more money.
I liked my life more with one and my marriage was better
Having 2 is work, more fighting between couples and kids.
Harder to find a sitter, and 2 cost a lot more money.
I liked my life more with one and my marriage was better
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:37 am to CBandits82
Less time to yourselves (obvious). I found there was a bigger difference between 0 to 1. With 1 to 2, we were already spending most of our waking hours watching after him/playing etc. Ours are 2 years apart. Second kid is just starting to walk and talk. It is getting easier now that the two can play together. We're done at two. 3 kids would push us over the edge.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:39 am to ihometiger
#2 just arrived in April. Oldest won't be 2 for a few more months. It's kind of a gauntlet. With 1 you have a lot more down time. With 2 it feels like you're always on. Our evenings are basically all about getting two babies to go to sleep.
Also, the older one is starting to watch a lot of TV. That Paw Patrol is a God send
I hear about 3 being the nightmare. That may be true, I'm not discounting something I don't have experience with but I've also heard that the 3rd one just kind of falls in line. Also, by number 3 you as a parent know what's up and you throw out a lot of the over cautious non sense thus making the job slightly easier
Also, the older one is starting to watch a lot of TV. That Paw Patrol is a God send
I hear about 3 being the nightmare. That may be true, I'm not discounting something I don't have experience with but I've also heard that the 3rd one just kind of falls in line. Also, by number 3 you as a parent know what's up and you throw out a lot of the over cautious non sense thus making the job slightly easier
This post was edited on 6/28/17 at 9:43 am
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:39 am to Rossberg02
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ts not bad, esp if it's the same gender as the first.
Every psychotic, obsessive, neurotic routine and habits you had for the first baby are totally thrown out the window for the second.
I'd clean bottles like everyone recommended for the first baby. Second kid's bottles would get the ole college rinse and shake.
This is definitely all true, I feel like a 10x better dad with the 2nd. The 2nd is definitely less 'babied', you call their bluff much more.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:40 am to BatonrougeCajun
It is. Have a 2 Yo and 5 month twins. It's...interesting
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:41 am to DawgCountry
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Try going 1 to 3
yeah we had twin boys first, tried for a girl 4 years later and had another boy.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:41 am to CBandits82
We currently have a 21 month old and a 4 month old.
thought it would be pretty crazy going from 1 to 2 but since we were still in the baby groove with the older one it wasn't a big deal. I'd say instead of it being twice the work, its more like 1.5 times the work. Especially if the one you already have is still young.
thought it would be pretty crazy going from 1 to 2 but since we were still in the baby groove with the older one it wasn't a big deal. I'd say instead of it being twice the work, its more like 1.5 times the work. Especially if the one you already have is still young.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:43 am to baldona
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Every psychotic, obsessive, neurotic routine and habits you had for the first baby are totally thrown out the window for the second.
I'd clean bottles like everyone recommended for the first baby. Second kid's bottles would get the ole college rinse and shake.
I believe it, I was stressing out over all kind of shite with first one. College shake for bottles is for sure happening with this one.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:45 am to CBandits82
My Dad told me when our second was on the way that one baby changes your life and the second changes it just as much. I didn't believe it at the time but it turned out true.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:46 am to Theboot32
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Especially if the one you already have is still young.
the first one is 3, it might be bat shite crazy with a toddler and a new born.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:47 am to CBandits82
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This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:48 am to CBandits82
If they will be close in age, it's just more money. It's not like you will have any more or less free time watching 2 instead of 1.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:50 am to Gaston
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He's at sailing camp right now
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Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:50 am to CBandits82
We went from 1 to 3. Our oldest was around 17 months when the twins were born. It was hectic having two newborns and a toddler.
The biggest change is that you will not have much downtime. Make sure your first kid is in a good routine, and establish a schedule early for the second kid. It will keep you somewhat sane.
The biggest change is that you will not have much downtime. Make sure your first kid is in a good routine, and establish a schedule early for the second kid. It will keep you somewhat sane.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:50 am to pjab
Might as well have 20.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:52 am to CBandits82
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the first one is 3 right now, new one comes in a month.
I had three. Each three years apart, like yours.
The change from one to two wasn't as pronounced as going from zero to one, or from two to three.
With one, you're new at everything, and it takes a while to figure it all out. When you get to two, each of you can still take one kid at a time and get them ready to go out, or to bed, or whatever - and both of you already know what you're doing.
When you get to three, it starts to become more like herding cats. Honestly, though, I'd have had more, but the wife was pretty insistent that three was it.
This post was edited on 6/28/17 at 9:53 am
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:52 am to CBandits82
It wasn't a big deal. Now, do not get out numbered.
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