Anyone else pregnant with a baby?

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DS is 10 months old, I'm about 5 weeks pregnant.

How will we cope when morning sickness kicks in, washing shitty nappies and cleaning up baby vomit?! Already struggling to lift him because of my back pain.

What measures do you have in place to make your life a little easier?

Just re-read my title. I'm obviously pregnant with a baby. What I mean is, I also have another baby!

Was going to say, no I think it's kittens....

I'm not now but I have done it. I have 17 months between my two, so DS was around 7/8 months old when I fell pregnant again.
And to be honest it was fine. I didn't have time to think about being pregnant when I had another one to look after.
The only time I struggled was when DS was in the 'I want to walk but can't' stage and wanted me to walk along bent double holding his hands. That was agony!

You will be fine. Congratulations!

Not now - pregnant with two (just) school age children. But they are 16 months apart. I was really worried about how I'd cope but it was fine! Well it would have been if DC1 slept and didn't always wake up between 4 and 5 am.... But, the 'two in nappies' thing was totally ok, there are brilliant double buggies out there (loved my out n about nipper - hated Phil and teds, personally), it's great when they both have lunchtime naps at the same time (although I woke DC1 up after a shorter nap, obviously), they eat similar stuff pretty soon AND they play beautifully together now they are 4 and just 6. Practical tips - try to get your older baby in a nursery for just a couple of short sessions a week. The older one will get more attention (toddlers need it really) so it is nice if you can have a bit of time on your own with the baby. Also, I think a fairly regular routine works well and makes things easier once the baby is ready. Cbeebies is a great 10 minute babysitter if you need to change and exploding little baby nappy (or something) but it only worked for me once DC1 was about 20 months (so 4 months after DC2 was born). Don't feel guilty about using it!! And keep the buggy stocked up with clean nappies, rice cakes, baby wipes, a clean change of outfit etc at all times, so it doesn't take you an hour to get out of the house. You can ask DH to do this in the evenings while you're on maternity leave maybe? (It still took me ages to get out of the house some days though but I was soooo much happier when I did!) Congratulations and good luck!!

DC's 2 and 3 have a small gap, it felt odd arranging a 1st birthday while pg!

In the end everything was fine and the boys play really well together. Luckily the older one was walking by the end of the pregnancy so that helped.

I took short cuts and took it easy, 2 in nappies was hard work but ok once I got into a pattern. I stopped ironing, batch cooked so that on day when I was worn out I could just do a re-heat from the freezer. I also started doing an order from Ocardo each week instead of trying to get out to do a shop.

This time around I am pg with more DCs but they are a bit older, I've managed to stock the garden up with a few new (well second hand bargain) toys so I can send them out to play with very little effort.

Sorry - that was all about after the baby arrives. I had awful morning sickness but was working so it was easier - I could run away from my desk to be sick or just sit still rather than deal with nappies and active crawling babies... How long did you suffer with the sickness last time? Fingers crossed it goes after first trimester for you. I got my DH to do most stuff with DC1 at weekends, which was a bit sad really. Felt I lost the bond a bit with DC1. Soon got it back when I felt better though... And being busy does (sort of) distract you from the fact you feel so grim....

I'm also not now, but was. Nearly 13 months between my two boys.

To be honest, my morning sickness second time round was much easier. I decided that it was because my body was still used to pregnant, so it didn't react as much. No idea if this is true, but I was sick 2+ times a day with DS1 for about three months, and about a dozen times in total for DS2. So hopefully yours won't be so bad.

It was hard. I was so tired. But because all I could do was cope with the bare minimum, DS1 learned to be very independent, which was great. He learned to climb up/down stairs early and I very much encouraged this so I didn't have to carry him. It also meant that he was quite good at playing on his own, which was useful when DS2 arrived.

I used disposable nappies, so didn't have to cope with washing shitty nappies, but oh my, the sheer quantity of nappies we got through was amazing.

And yes to Ocado (or whichever shop) orders. Anything that makes your life easier and is not actually detrimental to anyone's well-being, do it. I had a great mums group which was a godsend once a week - I could flop, DS1 could run around, and it was safe and there was tea and cake. And I found a playpen very useful when DS2 was little - I could put him in and DS1 couldn't get at him to "play".

Not at all, after-the-arrival advice is very useful to me too! At what age can they go in to nursery for a little bit then, and is it free? I was thinking I might cope with just the single buggy as I can carry the new one in a sling for at least the first 5 months, and then by the time I need the pram for him the oldest will be walking short distances anyway. Is that totally unrealistic? I don't know why I'm anti-pram, I just see people struggle so much through doorways etc with them. Although on the whole it probably is much easier. Great advice about a fully stocked bag at all times.

I had sickness for about 3 months with my first. So not awful, but I could just avoid unpleasant smells rather than having to deal with them directly. I also had SPD though which I'm more worried about. I could barely walk at the end!

I used the sling a lot but had a tiny baby.... I found a double buggy very useful. Also, 2 year olds walk very slowly so it depends how patient you are! Mine wouldn't always use the buggy board. Nursery - no free places until they are 3 sadly. But, if you can manage it financially, I think it's good for everybody for just a couple of 2-3 hour sessions a week. Good luck!! Sorry to hear about the spd... That is a pain...

Currently 22 weeks pregnant with dc2. DS is 9 month old.. If baby arrives on time they will be 13 1/2 month apart.

From week 6-9 I was sick (couldn't even change DS nappie) extreme headaches and very very tired. As soon as my soon went down for his nap I also lied down. Otherwise I wouldn't manage the day.. But from week 10 I have no symptoms.. As my mom lives two miles away from me I sometimes went over to her place and she was playing with DS while I just took a break..

As DS still doesn't crawl or walk it is sometimes hard carrying him around. But when DH is home he takes over..

Yes there are days where I just have a melt down. Don't know how to cope and sometimes had the thought that I fell pregnant way to soon.
But I quickly forget that thought when baby kicks my bladder and I can hardly wait to meet our daughter..

hartmel think you are my twin! I'm currently 23 weeks with dc4 with a a nine month old Ds. It's not actually been as bad as I thought it would be, the first ten weeks were hard just because I was exhausted sickness not too bad. I think you just develop your own coping strategies, as other said on line food shop is a god send and I have lowered my standards around the house. I do have a cleaner once a week which if it's an option for you would be a good idea.
I also had really bad spd last time but so far no sign of it I am trying not to think about it too much as I have no idea what I will do if I get it as bad s I did last time!

Gosh - lovely (and impressive!) stories.

Discovered full fat coke worked a bit for the sickness this time round. (Didn't work it out with babies numbers 1 and 2 - should have done as felt like a bad hangover and coke helps me there...) As long as you only have one or two cans a day - and no other caffeine. Maybe worth a try anyway?? Ginger biscuits/crackers made me barf.

Love the wording of the thread title!

And yes, I am. I'm 6 weeks pg and have a 5 month baby :-0

Tbh I'm more worried about carrying this one successfully to term than I am about coping with a baby and a bump, then a toddler and a newborn. I have had previous miscarriages and am v anxious about it all.

I'm also planning on lots of sling wearing. I do it loads with DD and it's so useful, but I will have to get a second hand double buggy. I've also started napping at the same time which is so good for the extreme tiredness of first trimester.

Playpen sounds like a good idea to create a baby zone.

No nursery option for me due to cost, and my family don't live close by. (But I'm going to persuade both grandparents to come and stay a fair bit at the start so I get the chance for good babybonding)

Other than that...eek!

With the double/single-and-sling question, do you drive a lot?

If you do a lot of walking, you'll want the double. Maybe not immediately, but when the baby starts to get heavy, and the toddler is tired and whingy, then it's very useful. But if you mostly just drive, you could probably manage with single-and-sling(and buggy board).

I don't drive at all, and am still using my double on a daily basis with my 3.6 and 2.6 year olds. They walk a lot, and I'm often pushing an empty double, but when I don't bring it, it's almost guaranteed that I end up carrying one or the other at least part of the way because one is tired or has a tantrum.

You can get good deals on eBay for secondhand double prams. I've bought Phil&Teds with full doubles kit and accessories (rain cover, etc) for less than £100. Use a shop to find out which style you like, then start hunting on eBay early so you can be choosy.

I'm 10 weeks and my baby is 5&1/2 months old.

She will turn one and I'm due 16 days later however as I have had GD with previous pregnancies I'm likely to get it agin so I will be induced 2 weeks early :-O