Just found out I'm 9 weeks pregnant - I'm so very happy......but my son is 17 weeks old. Oops. Just looking for hints, tips and advice on how to manage two under one.
Just found out I'm 9 weeks pregnant - I'm so very happy......but my son is 17 weeks old. Oops. Just looking for hints, tips and advice on how to manage two under one.
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My youngest 2 are 10 months apart. I fell pregnant when dd was 7 weeks! To be honest, when you have a newborn and another baby, it is hard. I rarely left the house. I would drop my oldest at school and come straight home and that's where we stayed. I did join a playgroup when my youngest was 6 weeks old. The other mums were fabulous, someone would always offer to watch one of the babies so I could spend time with the other. As hard as it was, it gets better and you come out the other side, going, hey look what I did! My girls are now turning 10 and 11 and are best friends. They are in the same grade at school and people are always interested when they find out how close in age they are. I would never have chosen that age gap, but it has turned out lovely. You've got this!
I think its going to be really hard. You could almost speak with parents of multiples and see how they cope maybe. But I think it will be very rewarding but hard work. Think of the positives aswell when you feel overwhelmed. I always wanted twins but I guess even having a year gap is handy. Best of luck
I think its going to be really hard. You could almost speak with parents of multiples and see how they cope maybe. But I think it will be very rewarding but hard work. Think of the positives aswell when you feel overwhelmed. I always wanted twins but I guess even having a year gap is handy. Best of luck
My brother and I are only 11momths apart so mum fell pregnant with my brother when I was 8weeks old, just like you. Mum and dad said it was challenging when we were young but as we got older it was great, we have always been super close, we look out for each other share groups of friends and are just like best friends as well as siblings. So while I'm sure there'll be hard days, just remember that as they get older it'll be such a joy to watch them grow together!