three hairbrushes? no socks? second baby book?

[lunavix]

What's it called? Wanted to look for it!

three socks, one shoe and no hairbrush

but don't take it too seriously or you'll never have another one

or even three socks,one shoe and no hairbrush !!

I bought this when I was expecting ds2. Read the first chapter and it scared the living daylights out of me. Never had time to read it once I had had ds2

it's pants IMO
I read it dilligently and then of course when number 2 comes along it all goes tits-up anyway

Worth it though of course

cool i want to try and source a copy to have a look Don't mind if it scares me, the 'best friends guide' scared the hell out of dh when we had ds

and it has been discussed on these threads before ...

Yes, not only is it Doom and Gloom and Doom again, it's not even intelligent Gloom - it's the same few ideas rehashed ten different ways to make ten not-so-different chapters - the ideas boiling down to: "Do Not Anticipate Things Being The Same. For Samantha (Age 29) It Was Awful. But Then Again Maybe For You It Won't Be. Who Knows."

It's bollocks.
Waste of time.
Nothing useful in it whatsoever.

To my surprise,found that having two was tonnes more fun than having one.

Don't bother. It's poo with a capital S.

Its pretty doom + gloom, having 2 kids is basically great IMO but with odd really rough bits-she makes it out to be dire all the time, endless sibling rivalry and hatred etc etc.

Someone posted on another thread, with each new baby you get more experienced, Its true.

A much better book which deals with having 2 kids is "How not to be a perfect mother". Much more realistic. Or even better, "The Big Rumpus", Ayun Halliday.

lunavix, you can have my copy for postage only if you like.

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Oh I thought it was quite entertaining. Read it for entertainment though not information! How Not to be a Perfect Parent was fab too and How Not to Raise the Perfect Child. Love Libby Purves.

ooh, has she written another one? Fantastic!

I bought this expecting a fun, light-hearted view but was sadly disappointed -too serious.

Was the Hairbrush book meant to be serious?? I thought it was meant to be funny!?

It scared me to death. I've hidden in the furthest recesses of the bookshelf in the hope I'll never see it and again. I've forced myself into deep denial about ever having read it, otherwise I'll change my mind about going for baby no 2 next year.

[quaking emoticon]

dont read it..lol I did when pg with dd and it scared life out of me.

Ah, I suppose I read it AFTER I had had number 2. Read it afterwards when No 2 is about 12 months or so. You may enjoy it then!

Thought it was a lighthearted laugh read

I read it thinking 'ffs, woman, stop going on about how you couldn't get out of the house and couldn't get them to nursery on time, et sodding cetera and just make a bit of an effort'. She struck me as someone who could be vague and inefficient purely because she didn't have to work to strict deadlines or get to an office.

Don't most people find a second child easier? I did, even with PND. I didn't have to contend with the utter terror and fear of the unknown I had with the first (OMG, his head will fall off if I hold him wrong!); I had already come to terms with sleep deprivation; and I had a sort of a routine, other friends with children, and a reason to get out of the house (by 8.30, with an older one to get to school!) Plus I was resigned to looking haggard and a stranger to make-up.

She just seemed to focus on the negatives in that book when my experience was that two are, in many ways, easier than one.

My mate read this and suffered terrible PND and in my head the two were related so I was terrified of buying it. She said it really scared her.

I've now 2 months in to having two and it's FINE, just chill and don't read anything and have a small sherry at 5pm each day.

I agree myrrhthrmoo (although I'm still v. new to the mum-of-two thing...)

Number 1 child entertains number 2 baby all the time - it's no trouble so far.