2dds and 33wk preg 2yr age gaps advice?

[steph1512]

hi i currently have two girls and 33wk preg.

my girls will be 3yr9mth and 2yr exactly when new arrival makes an apperance.

any last advice, tips??

and honestly how hard is it all?

i owuld rahter be realisically prepared trying to convince myself that ill be fine but now started to doubt

Get everything organized at home for the next few months - you'll be really busy

Mmmm yeah im trying to do all that think one of my main concerns is managing to cook some decent meals for the girls.

And will have all three fro 3wk depending when baby arrives as my eldest is off pre school4 3wks n usually does 5 mornings

Make sure you have an inexhaustible supply of nutella for yourself and a pile of new books and DVDs for your older daughters. And talk to your ds1 about what the new baby might mean on a day-to-day basis, eg it would be great for her to get herself dressed and undressed, that you might end up going out only once a day for a bit (if at all) so she'll have a chance to pay lots of new games in the house, that there will be lots of visitors for her to play with. Try to play up the advantages as well as explaining that your time will be taken up more with the baby when s/he arrives.

Fingers crossed that your dds already play well together. Best of luck.

Honestly? I had DD1, 3.4, DD2, 20mo, then DD3. I think DD1 having SN has made it very much harder, but it is doable.

Top tip is to have a basket with everything you need to change baby that you can grab.

Also, don't sit down to feed baby without having a drink ready for the others - mine always ask as soon as DD3 (now 10mo) is feeding.

thanks for advise liek the nutella one
remember many an evening whe my husband was working on lates after my 2nd dd where my dinner if any consisted of toast while b.feeding!

think my biggest adjustment will be the reduction in going out!esp of it falls right at beginning of easter break

dds do play well most of time as well as annoyin each other sometimes to!

so what was harder 1-2 or 2-3?

sound silly but the one thing that always springs to my mind when i think of hard parts to come is..obviously lack of sleep, but also the getting shoes n coats etc on and actually all into the car..sometimes seems a mission now!