Young mums with more than 1 child

[MissSparkle]

I just received my positive :bfp: yesterday and am still getting over the initial shock and getting kind of excited.

I was just wondering how many other young mums have 2 or more little ones and how did the older ones handle having a baby around around.

Im due in July (won't be confirmed till thurs) and at that time DS will be 2 and a half. Im not sure how he'll handle not being the "only" one as hes the only grandchild on both sides and receives sooooo much attention.

Also how do u cope with 2 little ones? Im just wondering hows its going to be! Im so excited!

[blessedmummy]

oh you'll be fine!! ive got two girls, they are only 15months apart..yeah,, they fight a bit sometimes, but they love each other to bits! at first it was abit hard getting used to having two kids, and yeah, my 1dd did get jealous at first, but soon went away, everything has been great, i love it!! :thumbsup: (gawd..and im hoping to have another one someday!! help!! :eek:)

[jess_live_die]

hey im jessica im 19 and have 2daughters my girls are 2 years and 8 days apart lol

[Cheeky Little Monkey]

Congratulations on your pregnancy.

I don't think it really makes a difference whether you are a young mum or an older mum when expecting another baby. My next one will be born when my DD is 16months old and I am freaking out wondering how on earth I am going to cope :eek: with two littlies so young. Sometimes I do tend to wonder whether being older (and grumpier and set in my ways) is a downside rather than a positive. Im sure you will cope just fine!

[cwsmum]

Congrats on your pregnancy :yelclap:
My DS was 2.5yrs when DD was born. He's not the only grandchild, but he may as well have been coz my sis was living interstate til DD was about 6mths old and we hardly see DH's family.
Anyway, I was really surprised at how well DS coped with having a baby around, he had never seen a newborn til DD was born. He has mostly been really gentle with her, not major jealousy issues either.
Once she started to crawl around and get into his toys he started to get annoyed with her and he would try to push her away, but now he just calls out to me 'muuuuum, bubbas in my rooooom again!!!' followed by a huge sigh(DS), then DD screaming coz I've picked her up and taken her away from her fave food - blue chalk :laughing:

I took DS to all my check-ups when I was preg so he got to hear the heartbeat each time and the midwives would talk to him about what they were doing too. I didn't take him to my 20week scan, but I ended up having a few more and he came to one when I was sent straight from the midwife clinic to the hospi. The person who did that scan was great too, they showed DS where DD's hands, feet and face were on the screen.
I think taking him with me all the time he started to understand what was going on and he was very excited about getting a sister.

[anita_fairy]

Hi I have two girls... to tell you the truth, you're going to have your good times and your bad times with both of them just like any other sibling relationship. My girls are now 9 and 6 but when Katelin (6) was born Kymberlee (9) fully got into little miss mummy mode and she'd help me out, sometimes she'd get jealous coz I was breast feeding katelin and would have to sit with her but then i'd read kym books while i was doing that. Kym never did the jealousy thing however, she did revert in her tiolet training but it didnt take long before she was back on track. Now that they are older they have days where they pull eachother's hair and scratch each others faces and call eachother names but then they have days where they hug and kiss and play happily toghether. So with any relationship you're going to get your ups and downs.... I say go along for the ride!!!

[jaydensmum]

Yep i have two bubbys one is 19mths and the other is 4mths. They are 15mths apart!! :D I think its great to have your bubbys close together and young. They are such good bubbys ive never had a problem. Good luck with it all and if you have any questions feel free to ask! :yes:

[sugar n spice]

Hi and congrats
Im 23 and im ready to have my 3rd in about a months time:eek:
My oldest son he wasnt overly jelous of the new bub but sometimes he took his frustration out on me. he was really good with the baby though. I think my second son will find it harder to adapt to this baby as he there will only be a 2yr gap but he is pretty good around my 8wk old neice so :fingerscrossed:. oh and there is 3.4yrs between my first two. goodluck
i think its like anything change takes time to get used to but we all adapt.

[MummyCharmzy]

hey :) congrats onthe pregnancy :D

In June I had 'our 4th' bub (my 3rd but my stepson lives with us most of the time) and I was 20 then!

Of course having more than one bub takes a bit of adjustment but you've done it once before so it is a bit easier.

I have a 2.5 yr age gap between Zach and Bella which I think could have been a perfect gap except developmentally at that stage zachariah was only at the level of a 16 month old... so it was a little harder! I bought him a doll to 'practice with' when I was pregnant though and he loved it and he totally adored his sister when she was born (and still does now)

[BiNdI86]

I'll be 21 when our second is born.:thumbsup: There will be 2yrs and 8 months between them.

[OJandMe]

Yep! I had two in one hit at 2 months after my 21st Bday! And we're tryingfor #3 now. So i should have 3 by the time Im 23 and a half.

I don't know how the boys will go with a little one... but they love each other and it's excellent for them to have someone to play with. We're planning on 6 by the time I'm 30! and hoping to have them all very close together!

[MummyCharmzy]

We're planning on 6 by the time I'm 30! !


we plan on one more TTC in just under 2 yrs so will have 5 when im 23 .. would love to have more but limited from csects so we will foster! :)

[Mum&bubs]

Hey! Firstly a big congrats on your pregnancy. I have two little girls Summer who is 20 months & Taliyah who is 4 weeks old. Of course you are going to have your hard times with them but there are so many good times to beat them! The hardest thing I have found with my two is just feeding times (as i breastfeed both) Summer tends to get jealous & wants the breast more! But besides the feeding time I haven't really had a problem with the two of them- thankfully!

Of course (unless ur DS is toilet trained) you will have two poopy nappies to change :p

But seriously though I think you'll do fine. You are a fantastic mum! And I know you will be with both your children, good luck :thumbsup:

[V8]

Can't help you as i only have the one at the moment, but just wanted to wish you a big Congratulations!!! I'm sure you'll be fine, i worry about all those things and i'm not pregnant yet! lol The girls here are fantastic though!

[suburban_mumma]

i have a girl n a boy about 18 months apart.. the thought of how DD wud react when DS was born didnt even cross my mind. lol she was fine like i thought she would be i never had a reason to worry.. althou he's almost 3 n shes just turned 4 so now they fight... i've been TTC for 15 months now. if other ppl go back 4 seconds it cant be that bad now can it???

[mum2a&l]

Hi,
Our daughter was born on 28th May 01 and our son was born 6th Sept 05 (1 day after my birthday!!!). so there's just over 4 years difference. I think it is a great age gap - while I was busy with the baby (Luke) our daughter (Ashleigh) would be able to put a DVD on or get herself a drink or a snack etc. She was also old enough to sit in bed with me a read a story while I had a much needed sleep. But at the end of the day no matter what the age gap is, you don't know any different and have to do it, so enjoy and don't stress!