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Transition from one to two kids
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:01 am
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:01 am
Wife (no pics) is having our second child tomorrow. I did post about this months back but just wanted your advice again on the transition from one to two kids. Best advice and tips are appreciated! 
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Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:01 am to GeauxTigahs92
Get ready.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:02 am to GeauxTigahs92
One is one. Two is three.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:02 am to GeauxTigahs92
Make sure to still give the 1st plenty of attention and tell family members to do the same.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:02 am to GeauxTigahs92
Just deal with it and figure it like people have been doing for millennia. Don’t be soft. It’s not that big of a deal.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:03 am to GeauxTigahs92
how old is the first kid?
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:03 am to GeauxTigahs92
Congratulations on your new arrival.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:05 am to GeauxTigahs92
Your oldest will 100% practice wrestling moves on your youngest starting in about 4 years.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:05 am to GeauxTigahs92
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just wanted your advice again on the transition from one to two kids.
If you actually give a shite, you’re 85% of the way to being a good parent.
Deal with stuff as it comes, try to keep yourself from getting frustrated.
Everything else is just what comes with the deal.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:05 am to GeauxTigahs92
How far apart will they be? Does your wife work? Mine are 18 months apart and my wife and I both work. I found the transition from 1 to 2 harder than 0 to 1. My youngest turns 4 next week, and we're just starting to come out of the shite. It was real hairy when the youngest was 18 months to 3 years old.
My experience: It will get worse before it gets better, but it does get better. It might all go to hell in a hand basket in a few years, but we're in a good spot right now.
My experience: It will get worse before it gets better, but it does get better. It might all go to hell in a hand basket in a few years, but we're in a good spot right now.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:06 am to GeauxTigahs92
It felt like a lot more work to me with the second. But now that they are older they play and entertain each other. But it's mostly a lot more work.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:07 am to GeauxTigahs92
My first kid bit the second newborn kid when they were first introduced 
I thought having a second would be double problems, in some instances it was, but generally they interact with each other (fight and play) and you aren't as stuck with one needy child that wants you as a friend. So, I think when they get to an age they can interact its a positive. The negative is you have a newborn regardless of how many other kids you got.
I thought having a second would be double problems, in some instances it was, but generally they interact with each other (fight and play) and you aren't as stuck with one needy child that wants you as a friend. So, I think when they get to an age they can interact its a positive. The negative is you have a newborn regardless of how many other kids you got.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:07 am to GeauxTigahs92
Don't trans your kids bro
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:11 am to GeauxTigahs92
It’s really just rinse and repeat after your first. Yeah, it’s more work at first but as they get older, they entertain and interact with each other in a way that lightens the load (assuming they’re close in age).
Just keep doing what you’re doing. You got this and congrats!
Just keep doing what you’re doing. You got this and congrats!
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:12 am to GeauxTigahs92
Two was easy. The third one was when it got expensive.
Family of 5 - larger vehicles w 3 in car seats, wanting a 4 bedroom house, sometimes need two hotel rooms, etc.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:13 am to LSUfan4444
“One is one. Two is three.”
This is very accurate and maybe even understated…
I ended up actually having three. Buckle up my friend.. life is gonna be sparky… but great:)…..
No real advice.. go with the flow.. sleep when you can.. hopefully you can go to the bathroom by yourself without someone knocking on the door looking for you..
This is very accurate and maybe even understated…
I ended up actually having three. Buckle up my friend.. life is gonna be sparky… but great:)…..
No real advice.. go with the flow.. sleep when you can.. hopefully you can go to the bathroom by yourself without someone knocking on the door looking for you..
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:15 am to GeauxTigahs92
It’s way more work, way more fun, way more frustrating, and way more wonderful. Hope this helps.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:15 am to GeauxTigahs92
Whatever you think you've figured out as a parent with the first one, throw it out the window because the second one won't be anything like the first.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:16 am to GeauxTigahs92
There might be a week of adjustment for the older child depending on the age. My son was almost 3 when we had our second child and he didn't love sharing the attention for about a week.
We also made the mistake of having our inlaws (MIL, FIL, and SIL with her 3 year old son) stay at our house so they could be there for the delivery and I don't recommend that. It was already enough of an adjustment for everyone as it was and no one being able to get any time alone was an issue.
We also made the mistake of having our inlaws (MIL, FIL, and SIL with her 3 year old son) stay at our house so they could be there for the delivery and I don't recommend that. It was already enough of an adjustment for everyone as it was and no one being able to get any time alone was an issue.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:19 am to NfamousPanda
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Whatever you think you've figured out as a parent with the first one, throw it out the window because the second one won't be anything like the first.
My kids are 7 and 4 and I have to tell my wife all the time that the younger one isn't the older one. My older one can be bargained with. You can reason with him and say hey, why don't you do this for me because this positive outcome will be the result. My younger child is a terrorist when it comes to what she wants. You can't negotiate with a terrorist. With her you have to draw a hard line in the sand and you can't back down. My wife constantly tries to negotiate with her and it never works.
This post was edited on 12/3/24 at 9:20 am
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