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@christopherpriestley It varies so much but I found the second one was a much better transition than 0-1. Now that they’re older they play together and make my life a lot easier! It’s busier I think, but not harder. With the second there is no identity crisis about becoming a mother, you...

@ebveloz My first poor sleeper began sleeping through the night at the age of 2. She is turning 5 and still needs to snuggle at some point through the night. She is pretty high strung and “high needs” I guess you would say. She could probably start out in her own bed, but she would come in...

@lordsoldier7 This is what I’d do too. And it’s not like a child is learning they can get anything they want just because they realized they prefer their sandwiches a certain way. I don’t do things just show show my kids I don’t back down when it would be completely easy to remake it and nothing...

@francescapl Do you nurse to sleep? Maybe drowsy but awake isn’t working as well anymore? Overall crying for a short time isn’t always a problem either, but I personally would do more to help the baby sleep if they seemed to need it. There are a lot of “sleep phases” coming up and what works...

@15gb2 I’m on baby 3 and I have never understood either. I really can’t make them sleep so I just wait until they are tired. I can pay attention to wake windows and know when to offer a nap. But the whole “I’m gonna move the nap up an hour and see if that fixes this sleep problem” has always...

@lizzieb90 I stay at home, my daughter is almost 5 and she didn’t do preschool. It was a little weird sometimes when people say at the library would ask if she was in preK and I felt like I needed to justify it but I got used to saying “no,” and leaving it at that. Basically I wouldn’t want or...

@jven79 I would think a TushBaby is more like holding them outward facing in your arms. The carriers forward facing are a lot different and strain their hips more.

@sameasyoulastsawme I’m 5’2 and I have an original Ergo and a Tula. Both are fine, although with the Ergo the straps sometimes fell off my shoulders. But I still used it for years.

@opinionsareopinions They’ll sleep eventually, age 2 is a typical age for that to start happening. My 5 year old just went to her own room though. I’m sure we could have tried harder but we waited until 5 and it was entirely her choice. My 2.5 year old is sharing a room with her now, but still...

@stephcastro10 I have two 3 year age gaps and I would absolutely recommend a minimum of 3 years if not 4! If the older child is more independent, able to somewhat dress themselves, potty trained, it’s so much easier. And they are usually at a point where they are interested in babies and like to...

@yesterday987g Mine is 2.5 and loves to resist stuff like this too. Brushing teeth, diapers, ugh. What works best is usually some sort of bribe (that’s acceptable to me) like “oh hey it’s time for a snack, let’s do your diaper and then get that.” Or I give a choice like I am going to change...

@katrina2017 I felt the same way as you. Now they’re giggling chasing each other around and it’s beyond adorable. I cannot imagine I was ever worried about it (but I totally get it). Until someone gets pushed over. Sigh.

@eric2015 I was seriously worried too!

@andy1993 0-1 was so hard. So hard. 1-2 was waaayyy easier. I’d say the difference for me is the first one was more mental work/distress/worry, and my life was incredibly disrupted. I felt like half the days I was trapped inside trying to get her to nap. I had to cope with feeling like a...

@eric2015 With that schedule I was okay for 2 years, and really I felt decent! I had add an extra cup of coffee. My health hasn’t been negatively affected as far as I know anyway. It got to the point when my kids did start sleeping that I didn’t even feel that different. But, if they had a bad...

@benzohar Absolutely I understand what you’re going through, my first kid had like 2 tantrums between ages 2-3. My son has them daily, I swear. He just turned 3. Here’s what works- 1. ignore him and put him him a safe place and let it burn out, checking in periodically, wearing earplugs. But if...

@wwwhhh Have they expressed interest in learning these things?

@linka81 I weaned over a month slowly cutting feeds, just because of how obsessed with nursing my daughter was. So by the end she wasn’t looking for the boob anymore. I am not sure what your supply will look like. I know some babies do reverse cycling where they don’t nurse during the day and...

@linka81 Two babies, both breastfed and bedsharing. Night feeds really didn’t change much from 4 months on. Every 2-3 hours. It’s still like that with my second who is 16 months, and it was like that with my daughter until we weaned at 2. Occasionally longer stretches but not very often...

@tisanewseason Hey that’s what I did. With both of my kids. I wanted them to have a good nap. I LOVED toddler contact naps. It’s just peaceful, it’s bonding. You won’t get that time back and I don’t regret it! Even with two kids. Set up the older child with something to do, grab a coffee and a...