How hard is age 1 to 2

[Jendrw5]

My ds is almost 1 and I'm trying to prepare myself for what I think will be a difficult year. I was prepared for some parts of his first year but then things like feeding difficulties, reflux, and constant worry about him falling while he's cruising, I wasn't as prepared for.

Just wondering how people found the 2nd year, if it was more difficult than the 1st? I'm hoping once he's walking properly I can worry less about him falling, but guessing that will also come with new challenges too.

Thanks in advance.

It's been just as lovely as 0-1. Breastfeeding has been well established and enough to tandem feed a newborn so that's been great. Weaning fussiness came along at about 18m which has given me some worries until I read up on how normal it was developmentally.

My little sidekick fully showing off their personality. Cute and compliant, full of discovery and wonder and very able to communicate through signing and some speech (eg will sign cow and pig and get wellies on independently to ask to go to the farm across the road). Didn't walk until late so just mastered it towards 2 and started running not walking everywhere causing much more maternal stress than when first walking actually!

I'm reading some parenting books at the moment though as we have discovered the word no here now! I've read the average 2-4 year old is told no 300x a day and yes only 30 so am learning some more useful strategies to encourage discovery through play and manage the inevitable big feelings that will come when I have to intervene. Sarah Ockwell Smith and Phillipa Perry have some good stuff.

I had a silent reflux, early teether, constantly annoyed until they could crawl baby in winter lockdown when we had no support. 1 to 2 was a piece of p**s. I don't think I had it any easier than anyone else it was just comparatively much much much easier than holding a crying baby. Loving 2-3 so far too.

I found it a lovely year. Yes, you do have to watch them closely as they have literally zero common sense and are rarely inclined to listen but it's much more rewarding than the first year, imo.

Yeah mine still prefers sharing our bed in the middle of the night. She spreads herself out. 😒

I have two DC, one 4 and one 16 months. I’m finding the 1-2 no more or less challenging than the first year, it’s just different! They have more opinions (so a few tantrums when told no!) and move a lot more but also communication is better (so less crying) and because mine both walked early we can actually go to the park or for a little walk which I love! 🤷‍♀️ Plus mine both slept better so that’s a huge plus 😆

I think 1 to 2 was a lovely age, for me age 4 was the hardest most challenging! Terrible twos had nothing on that 😅

I'll be honest- at first it was hard but DD now nearly 15mo and is walking- this has made a world of difference!! The only thing I really find hard now is because she's not talking you can see how frustrated she's getting when she wants something and can't tell me what- she just points to stuff and says mama and I stand at her toy box picking stuff up saying this one? Haha. Honestly it's a lovely age for me personally because she is changing and learning new things everyday x