Moms near one ( or more ) and one on the road, how did you?
I won't lie, it's hard. I get pregnant the month my daughter turned 2 and am 31.5 weeks now.
The first few months were definitely rough, especially since my husband have to go back to Iraq and wasn't back home until I be 16 weeks along. So, during the morning sickness and worrying if the baby was okay, it was newly my daughter and I.
My husband really has to help with the housework right immediately, although just basically the picking up. Bending over to pick up little toddler toys really does a number on the back..LOL. Getting her surrounded by and out of the carseat hasn't been too bad, although if someone else is with us, they acquire the privilege of doing that. :) And my daughter just comes with me to the bathroom too. We also do a lot of the "floor" playing on the couch or recliner because it's easier to obtain up and down that way.
But, I really like the age gap my kids will enjoy. And my daughter seems to really enjoy Mama's expanding belly..LOL
I have a 19 month old and I'm 5 months pregnant and I can say its not fun. I love that my boys will grow up together so close within age, but I'm terrified of the next 2 years. I also have placenta previa and I'm not supposed to move up anything over 20 lbs (tell that to my 30 lb son). Every day is exhausting and I take a nap next to him most days. If this is something you really want, make sure you have a good support system contained by place and try to arrange for people to help you out a lot (especially surrounded by the first and third trimesters). Ask an aunt or uncle to come over and play for 2 hours, ask grandma to help with the laundry or dishes, have dad whip your daughter out for an afternoon, etc. My son is so active and I have very little assistance, so its very difficult, but you just have to manufacture sure to get enough rest (the old sleep when she sleeps comes pay for into play). good luck!
I've had a great deal of help from my mother in law. When I work, she take the baby and will drop her off a few hours after i get home so i can own some rest and get things done before she gets home because she's adjectives over the place and never wants to sit still for two minutes. my husband also does a lot of the work too. when she was first born he didn't want to spend too much time beside here because..well she couldn't do anything, but now that she's babbling and crawling and climbing on everything he's be doing a lot more with her. so i would just try to win someone to help like your family or a friend that you know is virtuous with babies. even if it's just to play with them while you verbs the house or do the laundry.
I wasn't too nauseous, but be exhausted, and had to be very careful to prop up my foot often from the 4th month on because of severe swelling. I relied on my mom and sister to watch my daughter when I needed extra help. And when my husband wasn't working he'd rob her out and let me rest. She wasn't 2 when I got pregnant, and followed me into the bathroom every time as well. I used that to my supremacy, and potty trained her. I would still get on the floor some, but a lot of times I took her outside to play. I do remember at the end of my pregnancy, though...when I be miserable...I played Cinderella back to back. She wasn't used to a lot of tv, and a short time ago laid on the sofa...and watched it twice. I felt a little guilty...but get over it real fast.
It's exhausting. But you just do it. I got pregnant when my daughter was 11 months prehistoric, and had my son when she was 19 months. It was rough. But soooo worth it. You of late take it one day at a time, take nap when she does (if you can), and let the house get a little messier than typical. :)
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