Second time around question...

[JiminyCricket]

For people who have had two or more baby's,
Do you cope with sleep deprivation better the second time around ?
If you have a large age gap between baby's is it just as hard and exhausting with baby no 2 or are you used to feeling that way by then.?

Basically do you find you can deal with baby's better the second time around?

[maybe1more]

For me i coped so much better with sleep deprivation second time around. I seem to just "get up" feed and change bub and was back in bed. I didnt fuss as much and my bub seemed to settle easier then my first bub did due to me not fussing and watching bub to make sure he was asleep.
I have 3 years and 4 months age gap and i think any age gap its still hard to a certain degree when the second bub comes along. But as far as knowing what to do, the second one is soooo much more easier.:thumbsup:

[pixiemum2]

I found the sleep deprivation just as hard. But I did go into knowing what it was going to be like and knowing that it wouldn't last forever. I also co-slept with my second so I could get a bit more sleep. That helped a lot.

[squiglet]

I had an easier baby overnight 2nd time round. I didn't find the lack of sleep easier though, I think I was just used to it all so didn't really think of it.

[Pina Colada]

I found the sleep deprevation easier the 2nd time around, and easier again the 3rd time around.

My gap is 19 months and then 18 months. And I pretty much haven't had any break with broken sleep nights at all, which I think helps a lot.

[chameleon]

Well my second has been much easier than my first. DD1 was ALWAYS in our arms and as a result couldn't get to sleep without hours of rocking:sleeping: DD2 has been a breeze. Not sure if that is because we make an effort not to fuss as much or if she is just a more content baby.

But yes, I also think I dealt with it better. Not that I had too much sleep deprivation this time as she slept through very early on and puts herself to sleep most the time. But on the few nights I was up a lot it didn't bother me as much. But I expected worse so I was pleasantly surprised!:goodvibes:

[LuvMy4Babes]

Gosh to be perfectly honest I don't think the sleep deprivation ever gets easier to deal with.

For me, my first bub was easier in terms of sleep deprivation because when he slept in the daytime I would go to sleep as well.

With numbers 2, 3 and 4, that was just not going to happen. I always had a 2 year old to look after, kids to get off to kindy/school, housework, washing etc. so napping in the daytime was just IMPOSSIBLE!