Honest opinion on having 2 under 2?!

[Pinkpong1]

Hi, please no judging.

I had my son just over 6 months ago and found out on Wednesday that I am pregnant again. My son currently wakes up twice through the night sometimes more and I’m so scared I won’t be able to cope.

If he slept through I would be fine but there’s the risk he won’t and it’s putting me off.

please give me your stories of 2 under 2 the good and the bad as I don’t know what to expect and it’s make me incredibly anxious and scared!

Congratulations! My eldest was 7 months when I found out I was pregnant again but difference was he was a great sleeper. However his brother was a terrible sleeper so fingers crossed your second will be different!

not going to lie the first few months were a blur - all about survival - then gradually we got into a rhythm, as others have said double buggy was great though took a couple of brands to figure out what worked for us. Batch cooking, sleeping on the floor of their bedroom, whatever it takes to get through those first couple of years.

i never forget being out with them once and someone pointed at them and said ‘that’s worse than twins’. At the time I was offended but I get what they were saying - so close in age but at slightly different stages but not different enough to make things easier.

anyway, now they’re 4 and 5 and best of friends with completely different personalities but enjoy same level of toys etc so a lot is shared including same friends at school as only a year apart and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Ive done 2 under 2 then 3 under 3;I'm not sure how I did it but I did;you adapt and find what works for you;the one thing I can say is doing all the baby/toddler stuff in one go is easier;you get it all out of the way.

I had 2 under 1 (just) and it wasn't for me. I much prefer a bigger age gap. I found it far too stressful and feel like I missed out on a chunk of the early years. They also aren't really super close as everyone assumes.

Some people love small age gaps though! And breeze through it.