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Is it possible to have 2 'easy' children?

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Ceebee74 · 04/06/2007 19:41

Just wondering as we have a 10.5 month old DS who,tbh, has been pretty much a dream.

He slept through from about 3 weeks, rarely ever cried, is happy to play by himself, puts himself to sleep in his cot for naps, settled at nursery with no problems and by all accounts is a happy bunny there. He is a very happy smiley baby for about 99% of the time.

Don't get me wrong - it has not all been plain sailing - he had to have an op at 8 weeks which was just awful and his weaning didn't go well due to persistent vomiting but we have got through that now and he eats everything and anything now.

So - me and Dh are thinking of TTC in the next few months - we didn't cope well with the interrupted nights (although we generally only had 1 interruption for food a night pretty much for day 1 - and even then, DS would feed and go straight back down so not really interrupted nights at all) so I am really worried that we would fall apart with a 'normal' baby who wakes 2 or 3 times a night and doesn't start sleeping through until much later. Plus, crying etc which we are just not used to - all whilst trying to look after DS who would be about 2.

Any positive stories from people who have had 2 'easy' children as all I get from friends and relatives is 'ooh you have been lucky - the next one will be a nightmare' etc.

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nickytwotimes · 04/06/2007 19:43

ceebee, my ds is a bit like yours and i wonder the same for our future imaginary baby!

Tutter · 04/06/2007 19:44

and

atm (at 33+1) i'm wondering whether it's possible to have two 'tricky' ones

(wouldn't change him for the world but boy has ds1 been a challenge)

charliecat · 04/06/2007 19:44

I had my easy one after the first one who didnt sleep throught the night till she was 5.5
So the baby was sleeping through the night before the toddler/3 year old/4 year old.
My hard baby is a helpful 9 year old now.
My easy baby is an awkward pain in the butt often
So it might change!

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katierocket · 04/06/2007 19:47

Tutter - yes! (sorry)

ekra · 04/06/2007 19:48

My thoughts are that if they're easy in the beginning, there's trouble further down the line and vice versa

Tutter · 04/06/2007 19:48

tra-la-laaaaaaaaaa

Ceebee74 · 04/06/2007 19:51

I guess I am expecting DS to become a horror at some point....

But it is the sleeping that is really worrying us - I really don't think we could cope

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LoveAngel · 04/06/2007 19:51

Hmm - 'easy baby' wont necessarily be 'easy toddler' Not a reason not to ttc - just bear it in mind! That angelic little 10 month old will be a demanding nearly 2 yr old by the time baby no.2 is here, easy or not.

2Happy · 04/06/2007 19:51

It's definitely possible to have 2 easy babies, it's whether or not you get your comeuppance when they become toddlers...

KR - how are you? Have you had any progress at all? Any sleep??

2Happy · 04/06/2007 19:52

Snap!

liath · 04/06/2007 19:54

My nightmare baby turned into a very easy toddler. I now have a very easy baby so am bricking it about what he'll be like in a couple of years time! Glad we had them in the order we did!

2Happy · 04/06/2007 19:55

He'll be like his cousin, surely, Liath?!

liath · 04/06/2007 19:57

Hell's bells !

ChasingSquirrels · 04/06/2007 19:57

my 1st easy baby was an easy toddler and (at 4.5yo) is still pretty easy (am definately waiting for the shit to hit the fan when he hits his teens!). ds2 on the other hand has done nothing easy in his life apart from being born

Ceebee74 · 04/06/2007 19:59

Well, not quite the 'of course it is possible' answers I was looking for

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christywhisty · 04/06/2007 20:07

Both mine slept through from 3 months and very easy as babies. However son did have a blip of sleeping when he was about 3 but we just told him to bring in his quilt and sleep on the floor.
They are both very bright kids and are very demanding for mental stimulation and as toddlers were into absolutely everything, both mountain climbers.
Dd was like your son a very sunny baby, but she has got fierier as she has got older/ She is 9 now and puberty is starting to kick in

Enid · 04/06/2007 20:08

i have 3 easy children

Lovecat · 04/06/2007 20:17

Can't speak from personal experience but a friend of mine had a very easy baby, has just had a second dd, she too is a very easy baby, but dd1 has become toddler from hell (2 yr age gap) and very resentful about no longer being centre of attention...

Whereas another friend had dd who wouldn't sleep, eat, play nicely on her own, etc etc, she had another regardless, her new ds is the sweetest, easiest baba going and her dd has mellowed into an adorable, sweet-natured toddler.

So that's no help either, I'm afraid!

Otter · 04/06/2007 20:19

people tell me my 5 are easy

winds me up

morningpaper · 04/06/2007 20:19

easy baby = awful toddler

I have had two awful babies but they are LOVELY toddlers

They don't sleep BUT they are very well behaved during the day

I think there is some sort of baby Karma....

cazzybabs · 04/06/2007 20:20

Both of my girls are very very easy. But we are having number 3 at Christmas!

marymoocow · 04/06/2007 20:23

I found it was perfectly possible to have 2 easy children. Then.............I had the 3rd

marymoocow · 04/06/2007 20:23

oops, sorry cazzybabs, didn't mean to scare you, hadn't refreshed before i posted iyswim

liath · 04/06/2007 20:25

LOL at "baby karma"!

cornishpasty · 04/06/2007 20:26

Yes - ds and dd both easy babies. And have grown into easy children - both doing well at school so far. They're now 9 and 5.

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