Two under 18 months

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I've recently found out I'm expecting number two. From my calculations my DS will only be 15 months old when new baby is due.

Does anyone have any tips for two babies under 18m? I'm exhausted enough as it is with a terrible sleeper who is extremely clingy. He also has been standing himself up since the week he turned 6 months old so there's a LOT more running around on my part to protect him from falling, dangerous things etc, than I imagined there'd be while he's so young (not 8m yet).

I wouldn't change my babies for the world I know I'm so fortunate to have DS and be expecting another. But suddenly I find myself with a limited time to sleep train a baby who co-slept until 6m but then began waking every single hour through the night in his cot, needing me to get him back to sleep. I've resorted to co-sleeping again for my sanity but obviously this can't last.

I guess I'm just asking for any ray of hope from anyone is a comparable situation.. Any advice for both now and when new baby is here (I know, wait more than 6 months before number 3!! Lol)

I had two 18 months apart it was so hard the main hard parts was the double buggy situation, the jealousy from older sibling to the baby and the being organised.
However now they are 4 & just turned 3 they are best friends and very very close it's lovely to see and have.
If I could go back now and change things I wish I did more 1-1 time with them both each although we are all close together I feel like I missed some toddler moments with my DD because I had to focus more on the baby and night feeds etc.

Also take all the support you can get luckily my DD was a brilliant sleeper so I was ok in that respect but the night feeds killed me for ages . Parks and getting out was also a god send too as my DD had so much energy

Hi & congrats!
I'm also pregnant with number two - due in Jan- and there'll be a 16-month gap.

So while I'm also anxious about how it'll be with two under 18 months and feel that this pregnancy is much more exhausting than the last (down to less sleep mainly) - by the time you second LO arrives, your son will be walking quite steadily (especially if he's already pulling himself up now!) and it's still a while off, so he could drastically improve his sleeping pattern by then - my DC would wake up every 2 hours between 4 and 9 months (the 4-month sleep regression never stopped!) and then settled into much better sleeping.

Regarding the cosleeping - I think it's possible to cosleep with one on each side? Or if you have a partner, they might be able to cosleep with your son when you have the baby?

There are 13 months between my younger two. It’s hard work but totally worth it. The bond they have is amazing and they are such good little friends as well as siblings. I didn’t have any problems with jealousy, I breastfed both until the youngest was 20 months. My partner supported me in getting a bedtime routine established and that’s my biggest bit of advice. Try and have a nice bedtime routine and work hard and getting both to sleep through. I’ve never let them cry but have always been strict with how bedtime happens. My saving grace is that they were both and still are, in bed by 7pm. Enjoy 😊