5.5w left bubba about to turn 1

[Bel1978]

How do you think my DD will go she turns 1 in 2.5 weeks and im due in 5.5w at first i thought not a problem but now im worried how she will go..

[my3monkeys]

Hi, I think you will be surprised at how well she will cope with the new baby. The good thing is that new borns don't really do much therefore she can slowly get used to having a new baby around
I was very surprised at how well my first coped when his brother was born. Everyone kept telling us that we better watch out because he won't cope. But he surprised us all by just accepting that the baby was here to stay

Anyway good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly

[mummyof5]

I have 11 months 22 days between DS #1 and DD#1, then 11 months 9 days between DD#2 and DS#2. They cope fine, you are the one who has to adjust!! The only time I ever felt bad was if both of them cried, I usually went to youngest first, so would feel bad for the older one, but didn't happen often, thank goodness.
Enjoy.

[Bel1978]

Sienna is 1 tomorrow... only a couple of weeks until bub is here.. DD is sleeping so much better in the last week or so..which helps.. but the amount of fluid and pain i have now is unbelievable compared to nothing with my DD and doc informed me bub is posterier...

[fra99le]

It really is harder 2nd time round I think Bel! (or third or fourth! LOL) We can't do what we did while preg with the first one. We tell the Dr about the fluid and the aches and pains, and their response is "well sit down and rest. Put Your feet up and take it easy, sleep when you can, your bodies telling you you need it if you're that tired" You just can't when you have one already LOL!
As for bubs being posterier, they can turn in labour, or just before, don't neccessarily stay posterier, my DS and DD were both posterier, did everything I could to try to get them to turn, knees below hips all the time, back straight or forward if possible when sitting (no souching on the couch! oops) they both DS turned in labour, and DD turned in the 2 weeks before labour, this one now is posterier too, so trying to do everything to make it turn too! So hopefully this one will turn for me, and hopefully yours will turn for you!!!

Look after yourself, and do "try" to take it easy and rest and sleep when you can, put your feet up etc

[Bel1978]

Thanx for that.. bubba should be here next week.. so i hope every thing goes ok