Is pg or newborn phase harder with toddler?

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Just clutching at straws looking for reassurance here!

Do you think the last stages of pg while looking after a toddler (18 months) are harder than looking after a newborn and a toddler?

I'm so tired I keep wishing thinking that surely things will be easier when I'm no longer pg?!

No worries, thatbloodywoman!

Yes it's the getting my body back and being able to do physical things easily that I an most looking forward to.

Hoping this one will be a better sleeper though!

I have 3 DC with a 26/29 month age gap and about to have DC4, giving me a 29 month age gap.

I can honestly say for me it is easier once baby is out. And that is including with DC2 who did not sleep and having had c-sections. A lot of my issue is that I have bad SPD and struggle to walk for more than five minutes from around 20 weeks, but even so. I sleep better even if it's fewer hours as I'm not in pain as the quality is better.

Now, once the newborn hits the toddler years, then it's bloody tough!

I def found it easier once the baby was born. I found manhandling a toddler when heavily pg very hard.

If your toddler naps then I recommend taking the baby to bed at the same time. Also made feeds a nice snugly time for dc1, with stories/jigsaws/TV.

Last few weeks of pregnancy. It was a struggle to chase and catch toddler DS. I was fine at the gym, but totally stuffed when it came to hauling a wriggly toddler around.

Once DD was out it was easier to handle DS again. She used to nap in the playpen so I didn't have to worry about DS standing on her. He wasn't at all bothered about having a strange new little person in the house.

It'll be easier when baby's here. Still hard but at meats you are you alone and better able to cope!! Trying to parent a toddler while carrying someone else inside you 24/7 is exhausting !!!