[courtney]

YHVH has blessed us with with baby#2 coming the end of march!!! yay! Any tips on breastfeeding while pregnant or anything about having 2 under 2 would be welcomed.

[luvrbbs]

Congratulations! I can not speak to Bf while pregnant.
My first 2 are 21 months apart. It is hard to care for multiple children when they are still uncivil :P LOL. But now the older 2 are 6 and a few days shy of 8 and truely most days they are still uncivil.

My best advice is to make any changes you need to prepare for baby early so your son does not associate the change as because of the baby and then have "hard" feelings toward it. Also when your baby comes be sure to spend special time with your son every day. I would tell my daughter, "right now Mommy has to take care of the baby, but if you can do "xyz" for a few mins when the baby is done "x" you and I will have special time.

Special time is where you allow your child to pick what you do and you just do what they want- you should not be dictating the play or trying to change what they are asking you to do- that is super hard for me becuase I am very detail oriented and like to do things "the proper" way.

I also read somewhere that using the side door to compliment them is a good way to encourage good behaviors. So you might talk to the baby as if you do not think your son can hear you and compliment how he helped you by getting a clean diaper or about how proud you are of him for waiting patiently while you had to feed the baby -etc.

Best wishes for a happy and helathy pregnancy.

[Gentile]

Honestly, I think if you treat the older as "big brother/sister" they don't tend to have hard feelings. My first two are 21 months apart, the numbers 2 and 3 are 21 months apart, and numbers 3 and 4 are 20 mnonths apart. My girls don't tend to fight or argue, nor did I ever have trouble with sibling rivarly or anything. Our family is just that...*our* family...and I let them know that from WAY early on. Give him something to help with when baby gets here...like put him in charge of getting dipes for the new baby.

congrats on babe number two!

[courtney]

Thanks for the input girls! i Figured Isaac will be about a year and a half when new one arrives. :D

[yladimshelo]

courtney, on 23 July 2010 - 11:09 PM, said:

Thanks for the input girls! i Figured Isaac will be about a year and a half when new one arrives. :D

My 2nd and third are about that far apart and they are close friends ~ congrats on the new blessing!

[o0o0i0o]

CONGRATS!!!

[LisaS]

Congratulations. I am sure as your pregnancy progresses and you talk about a baby your son will see how excited you are and will feel the same. He will pick up on your cues.