How hard is it at home with 2 under 2?

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My children will be 21 months apart and I am a stay at home Mum with both of them at home 5 days a week (until free nursery days).

How hard will it be?

Do you have any tips/cheats/parenting hacks?

I have a 2y3m and 1y3m. It was tough but it was also ok.

Quick quick food - crackers, cucumber, jacket potatoes, microwave some frozen veg, tuna pasta. Anything easy and minimum effort.

Invite as many playdates as possible over for your.toddler. free entertainment and an extra pair of hands.

Get your DH to take over the toddlers night wakes and bed time routine asap. Establish a strong nap routine with your toddler now, including self soothing.

It won't be as bad as you think. Congratulations. We're in a really good place now and have been since the youngest turned one.
You'll be absolutely fine

Sorry, that's the age of my kids, not the age gaps. 12 month age gap

17 months between my eldest two.
Honestly, a toddler and a newborn was easier than I expected. I would feed the newborn, change nappy etc and pop him in a sling where he would fall asleep within a few minutes, and I could pretty much forget he was there until he next wanted feeding. DC1 didn’t really acknowledge him once the initial novelty had worn off. She didn’t really care that there was another baby in the house until about 5 months in when DC2 started trying to get in the move and taking an interest in toys etc.
The are 2 & 3 now, and I won’t lie to you, having 2 toddlers is way way harder for me than toddler + newborn was. We are also expecting DC3 later in the year so I’m just expecting chaos to ensue, and anything less than that is a welcome bonus

It will be fine, my two youngest were 22 months apart, dd1 was 4 when ds was born. I used to get out of the house as much as possible in the morning to parks playgroups, supermarket etc... to tire out toddler dd2 and so I had less mess to clear up. Back for lunch, nap time then the afternoon is almost over.

Having a sling so that you have both hands free to manage a kamikaze toddler on climbing frame whilst keeping baby calm is also essential.

11 months between my two. Honestly you just cope with it. Mine are incredibly close now.

I have 2 dds 14 months apart. It was knackering and chaotic but I loved having them both at home until funded hours started at 3.

Get out every day, don't fret if you need some tv peace, have changing stuff everywhere, let mess wash over you, get a decent double buggy.