Anyone else pregnant with #2 with a 2-2.5 year gap?

[blueberry23]

Just wondering if we could start a thread for those of us expecting #2!

I'm wondering if I'll need a double buggy, whether my first DC will be sleeping through by then (!!) whether to buy a bigger car and generally how pregnancy is going to be with a toddler.

My DS is 20 months old :)

When are you due? My first is currently 2.5 and usually sleeps through. What do you drive? We won't get a new car as ours both have plenty of leg/ boot space thankfully.
My DC likes the buggy again, but went through a phase of refusing to go for walks in it. Probably won't get a double buggy, hoping to sling #2 and continue with the single buggy.
Finding this time around much more tiring, trying to nap when DC does but then housework piles up... last time was the "princess pregnancy"...

Hi @sleepymama3

I'm due in June! Early days at the moment.

We do a lot of walking.... so I think I'll use a sling lots and would rather not buy a double buggy but I have a feeling it would be used.... will maybe just see how it goes!

I am! DS just turned 2 and DC2 is due in late January. My tiny boy will be nearly 2y 4 months. He absolutely doesn't understand yet but we're trying.

I don't want a double buggy so going to get a baby carrier, swap to a newborn cocoon for our proper pram, add a ride on plate thing for toddler, and then buy a really lightweight and small folding pushchair for toddler when I'm using the baby carrier.

My 2 year old sleeps through which is great but I'm certainly missing the luxury of lockdown pregnancy without having a toddler to look after. So many naps.

Get a double buggy. I had a gap of 2.5 years so wasn't sure if I needed one, but it has been our best purchase. Place to contain both, allows you to get to places without blowing your brain of boredom examining the 7th stone/hole/ant etc. Allows you to get some exercise and headspace. Still use it now at 3.5 and 1.

I only found out a few days ago but DD is 18 months so will have a 27 month age gap.

DD is still breastfed, co sleeping and waking regularly at night so I'm not quite sure what I've done!

I'm pregnant with number 3! Only 16 months between my first two, and will be 23 months between these two.

You will definitely need a double buggy- don't think you can get away with just a carrier etc because it's just not practical.

Congratulations! Expecting no2 as well, though we’ll have around a 2yr 9m gap. We’re definitely not getting a double, DS has probably only used it a handful of times this year. He either walks or goes on his scooter or balance bike everywhere. I have just bought a secondhand buggy board to hopefully contain him in busier areas.

I found the first trimester much more exhausting this time around. Feeling good at 16 weeks now though. My biggest problem is keeping DS off my tummy. We haven’t told him yet. We will probably starting talking to him about it after the 20 week scan.

You'll need a double buggy I think.

Will have a 2.5 year age gap. Was going to just get a buggy board and use a sling for the newborn. We’ve got an out n about nipper and I don’t think we’d fit a double in the house! I’ll probably get the newborn bassinet part for the nipper too.
Nearly 18 weeks now and I think my milk is drying up, toddler still happy to feed but has seriously decreased in the last couple of months. Bedsharing too but planning to just have the new one in the next to me - maybe starting toddler in own bed until she wakes (if she does). Don’t want her to feel pushed out. I am wondering how split myself into 2 for boob at bedtime though 😂

We have a 2 year 7 month age gap. They are now 3 and 7 months old. We have never had a need for a double buggy, my daughter is more than happy to walk…. we did make sure she was out of the buggy a couple of months before so she didnt feel kicked out. My older one sleeps well but nights can be a bit random with two?! You find that you care less 2nd time round though. Good luck, we love our age gap- old enough to understand whats going on but still close enough. We potty trained before baby arrived and that was the best decision ever because I would not have the time or brain space now!!

hope all goes well x

I had a 2yr & 3month gap between my DS, didn't have a double buggy but did use a buggy board for about 4 months & scooter for DS1. We walked everywhere & my son was good at walking a fair distance, I'd ditched the buggy for him in advance & practiced walking him most places before ds2 arrived.

@MrNook I'm impressed you managed it tbf 😁.

No double buggy!!! They're so big and take up so much space. I'm determined to get away with not having one.

I'm due in February and will have a 2year 2month age gap.

I'm looking to get a tandem buggy that can also be converted to a single... My little one changes her mind between wanting to walk and wanting to be in the buggy, plus she likes to run, so I want the option of both in the pram if it's just me out with them!

She does sleep through, but wakes around 5.50 at the moment

I weaned my little one off of the buggy to make sure when baby comes it's not needed. Will get those stand up attachments though so he can stand along the pram if he gets too tired. I'm also going to attempt slings this time although with the way my sciatica is I don't hold out hope.

Mine still wakes 3/4 times a night just for reassurance really, I used my pregnancy to wean him out of my bed firstly, on to a cot-bed next to me holding my hand, eventually got him to sleep alone but close enough for me to just tell him I'm there if he gets scared. Now working on him getting used to dad being on his side of the bed so I can go on the other side with the Moses basket.

I also potty trained mine as I couldn't be doing that with a newborn. So glad I did and as hard as it was pregnant it was so worth it! Now due in a few weeks and feel a bit calmer about it all. Just worry now about 'play with me' constantly while trying to tend to a baby. Oh and I weaned from breastfeeding when I got pregnant anyway as that's when I intended to. Doing all of these steps slowly and in advance has made my LO not really realise or feel all the changes. He's just happily awaiting a sibling now.

Due April when the toddler will be exactly 2.5yrs!

Like a previous poster I'm going to use pushchair with toddler and a sling for newborn then hopefully find a buggy board that will fit 🤞 I'm another with no space for a double pushchair (the single barely gets through the door as it is).

My toddler intermittently sleeps through the night, this is only a very recent thing though in the last 6weeks! Toddler still breastfeeds at first morning waking, nap time and bed time (and more often when needing comfort or poorly) although I'm convinced I've dried up already.

I'm 16+3 now, exhausted a lot and feeling huge already. Just cracked open the old bag of maternity clothes! I hardly needed them last time as it was lockdown so spent practically the entire time in my dressing gown!

Anyone found any maternity clothing gems online or in the shops already?

How and when is everyone planning on telling their toddlers/explaining it to them? Haven't told mine yet feels too soon but I think the toddler has worked out something is not quite as usual!

@Margo34 I didn't tell mine till a bit later as I really couldn't deal with the headache of 'when is my baby coming' 🤣. It's what I hear now and I think geez if I'd said it early days I wouldn't get a break. I think I started prepping him around 24 weeks and would regularly explain the changes that might happen slowly over time etc.

I have a 2.5 yr gap between my two. I didn't get a double buggy.......way too cumbersome. DD was walking everywhere. We got a buggy board, but she only really got on it for fun (fun for her, not for me, that added weight was a killer, plus stubbed toes!)
I think 2-2.5 yr gap is very manageable. In my experience, the elder child can help fetch nappies and wipes etc, can help entertain the baby and generally makes things easier and more fun!
Congrats!!!