Is it possible to have 2 'easy' children?

[Ceebee74]

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.

marymoocow - great! And tonoght dh announced that he would look after dds1 and 2, but that number 3 was my problem and mine alone! as I wanted more that 2 .

he's great really, just completely different to the other 2. They are quite laid back, and placid, he is just a performer and a clown ( which is funny at first, but can be quite wearing when he isn't doing as he is told, but is entertaining the other 2)

hi, just wanted to add that i had the exact same thoughts (and worries). baby one was realy easy going. he was easy to settle (we need lots of sleep in our house) and as a toddler he was very bidable and we have never had a tantrum (hes three this week). He's excelllent at communicating and we try to divert him away from things we dont want him to do/touch etc....so that there's no need to tell him off. hes quite independant and seems popular at the nursery he attends Baby two arrived in feb. and so far he is the exact same, sleeps well and seems very contented. no 1 may well become a 'threenager' though

Hey Ceebee - As you know I have my trials with DS1 now he is nearly 3 but he was a dream baby, and DS2 is too - so there you go, it is deffo possible!

xx

All 3 of mine have been easy babies. Slept through from early ages and weren't squarking all the time.

I don't think there's such a thing as a difficult baby that doesn't sleep and cries all the time (unless there's a medical problem) - its the way you address the problem.

We shall test my theory with #4 due end of the year.

All my three have been good too. Dd2 can be the tricky one out of the three if there is a tricky one.

But I think sometimes she only seems worse cos the other two are totally out for the count every night and she just seems to need less sleep and is a lighter sleeper. We've had some 'night terror' type problems with her, but only occasionally.

An easy baby can become an extremely difficult child.

one of my frinds had a dream frst baby and so far the second (5 months old) seems like he will be too . Hoever the first one (now a 2.5 year old) has turned into a holy terror after the birth of his brother. He is settling down a bit but neither of them gave their mum many a sleepless nights. So there is hope for you.

My 3 have all been very easy too

My dd is now 8 and is (most of the time) an absolute dream. She helps out with cooking, wahing and helps me with the boys just because she wants too

The boys are now 6 and 3 and although the 6 yr old can be a bit boisterous at times, they are generally lovely boys.

Hubby and i are both relaxed, easy going people so that may make a difference?

Ceebee - i think your LOs are more likely to be similar than different (but that's just an opinion)

as far as sleep goes, I think you cope with what you have to! I used to think (pre-kids) that I needed a lot of sleep, we had about 2 years of ds waking around 6am 7 days a week and I found this grim, but you cope!

Yep. Both were easy babies. Easy toddlers and easy 6 year olds is another matter entirely, though!

I have two perfect babies, my Daughter slept through from 8 weeks and we thought she was a dream. My Son who was conceived when my DD was 9 months has been an even easier baby, since sleeping through at 7 weeks he has never given us an interupted nights sleep - even when teething (am touching wood as i speak) Life is always busy and my DS is now mobile making things hectic but knowing they are both in bed at 7.30 pm till the morning makes it bearable.