Any tips for a second time mum to be?

[Zellie1027]

Currently pregnant with our second little girl due at the end of January. My first little girl turned 2 in November

My husband is a shift worker so there will be nights I'll be doing bedtime alone.

Not really sure specifically what I'm after but any tips for navigating life with 2 with a similar age gap?

Any apps that were helpful, gadgets, baby toys, slings, routines etc

For example, considering getting a robo vacuum and mop and wondering if this is a good investment!

Just grateful for any advice really!

If your current dc still has a nap midday then do everything you can to encourage it to continue.

But also, know you've already had the herculean learning curve with your first child, the second is usually just more of the same. Busier but not trickier.

I found that my second child much easier than my first, I really think what helped was whilst pregnant with second, I went to bed at 9 pm after first child went to bed. So when second was born he seemed so much better at going to sleep at night.

It'll be easier to follow the older ones routine and have the baby slot into it than trying to make the toddler work round the baby.

Thanks all for the advice, much appreciated 😊

Similar age gap here and I had to do solo bedtimes too. When baby was tiny she'd usually be sleeping at bedtime anyway, if not, stretchy wrap OR I used to pp her in the sleepyhead in our room with a galaxy/star projector on, to buy me a bit of free time with DD1!

If you have them both during the day, find yourself some nice playgroups where the ladies will take the baby and make you a cup of tea (usually the church ones)

One year in, it's a tough age gap, 2&3 are tough ages anyway without a new sibling in the mix but it's worth it :) x