Comments on: Should We or Shouldn’t We? The 2nd Baby Debate

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 08:25:38 +0000

I don’t know if it is the same for you, but in my case, baby one was very difficult. She too never slept more than 2 hours at a time day or night for the first year of her life often not sleeping at all. But when baby 2 came along, I realized that a lot of the difficulty came from my own inexperience. There was so much I learned with the first one that I was able to apply to the second which made it all so much easier.

Baby 2 was the total opposite of her sister she was super docile, always content, and would take a long 6 hour nap in the middle of the day and still sleep decently at night.

7 years later I’m now pregnant with number 3 and I hope I remember all the tips and tricks I learned with the other two to help this one sleep well.

Best of luck with your decision. xx

By: The Pinterested Parent

The Pinterested Parent — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:57:59 +0000

In reply to sarahlucillewood. Thank you Sarah. Congratulations to you in a second little one. I think we have resigned ourselves to the fact that our daughter will be our only. After months of trying, a few health scares and my age, I think it is not in the cards. Our daughter is more than we need. I really wanted her to be able to have a sibling, but this is what God intended.

By: sarahlucillewood

sarahlucillewood — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:59:30 +0000

It is wonderful that you are giving it careful consideration. Our second baby is four months old right now and it is pretty wild doing the infant thing again. It is wild and so different from the first time! Their personalities are so different and our responses have changed so much. So, I can’t say we can ever know what to expect. You sound like amazing parents!

By: The Pinterested Parent

The Pinterested Parent — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:16:57 +0000

In reply to MommaNut. Thank you. Yeah, our daughter was a monster. Lol! She is a pretty good toddler although God knows she has her days. They are worth it though.

By: MommaNut

MommaNut — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:59:47 +0000

Great post! My son was also terrible as an infant, and we are just getting to the good part now! I also had ligament pain! I’m with you!

By: The Pinterested Parent

The Pinterested Parent — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:45:56 +0000

In reply to Avantika Sinha. Congratulations to you. That is exciting. I did not like being pregnant either and I imagine it is a million times worse with a child already. Good luck to you. I look forward to reading more about your family.

By: Avantika Sinha

Avantika Sinha — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 07:56:53 +0000

We weighed and finally decided to have the second one…which is on its way. For now, I’m cursing the decision every day but I know that in a few years I’ll be very glad I did this. I think the pros do outweigh the cons in the long run (hopefully!)

Thank you for stopping by my blog..following yours!

By: The Pinterested Parent

The Pinterested Parent — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 14:20:10 +0000

In reply to catherinemryan. Thank you. I only have one sibling, but cannot imagine life without her. I want that for my little girl as well.

By: catherinemryan

catherinemryan — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 02:07:25 +0000

Deciding to expand your family or not is an enormous consideration. My husband and I hope to have another baby, but now that we have our daughter, I’m definitely conflicted because I worry about her having a hard time adjusting. I grew up as one of four, though, so I can’t imagine her being an only child. At any rate, you’ll make the right choice for your family I’m sure!

By: kjmbailey

kjmbailey — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:38:43 +0000

In my experience I’ve learnt that you’ll never be completely sure and sometimes have to take a leap of faith. Sometimes its not about being ready but ready enough. I’m pregnant with my second and had a similar argument to yours!