2 under 2 moms....a few questions!

TIA for your help!

1. When did your older DC "get" that you were pregnant and they were having a little bro or sis?

2. What did you do about sleeping arrangements? Will I need two cribs? What is the earliest you'd entertain the idea of a toddler bed for your older DC?

3. Did anyone get their almost 2 year old potty-trained before DC2 came along? I know that's still a bit young, but a lot of people were telling me to try and do it, so we thought we'd at least give it a shot. Now some people are telling us to wait. Any experience with that, or any advice?

Thanks again for the help.

Re: 2 under 2 moms....a few questions!

My older two are 18 months apart.
1. I don't think my older DD ever understood that she was having a new sister until she was here. Now she never remembers not having her sister around.
2. I did buy a second crib because DD #1 slept well in her crib so I didn't want to disrupt it.
3. My DD was nowhere near ready for potty training so it wasn't even a consideration for me...she actually did it herself once she went into preschool at 2 years 2 months...

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My girls are 2 weeks shy of 2 years apart.

1. DD1 "knew" there was a baby in my belly but had NO idea what that really meant until she was here. She adjusted very well after 1-2 overzealous taps on the head!

2. DD2 slept in our room for 4 months and we moved DD2 to a toddler bed during that time (when she was about 27 months old)...then the baby got her crib. It all worked out fine.

3. Hold off on potty training until they are ready. It will be SOOO much harder to force it on them if they are too young/not ready. DD1 was potty trained when DD2 was 6--7 months old and things were running much smoother in our house. DD1 was ready and it took less than a week. I wouldn't suggest doing it with a newborn around either bc it's constantly having to help them.

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My boys are 14 months apart.

1 - I don't think he ever got that there was a baby in my belly. It just happened :)

2 - We had 2 cribs. My older ds loved his crib and was a fabulous sleeper I wasn't going to mess with that. He was still a baby afterall.

3 - No potty training he was way too young

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1. DD1 didn't really "get" it until I was about 7 months pregnane (She was 18/19 months old at that point) and she still didn't totally understand. She knew that there was a baby in my belly, but I don't think she really knew what that meant.

DD2 is almost 19 months and doesn't get it AT ALL lol. She's in for a major shock come September.


2. We bought another crib. DD1 has been in our bed every night for almost a year now- since we switched to the toddler bed (we waited til she climbed out of the crib). It's horrible.

This time we will use DD1's crib for DC#3.

3. No. She was potty trained right before she turned 2, but we didn't start trying until she was about 22 months. (They are 20 months apart) She was easy to train because she saw my niece using the baby potty while she was training. I sit DD2 on the potty once in awhile, but she just looks at me like I'm nuts.

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My son was 2 yrs 4 months when DD was born...fm me with questions

1. When did your older DC "get" that you were pregnant and they were having a little bro or sis?

He got that he was going to have a baby sister and learned her name but didn't completely get it. He knew she was in my belly though. He tried to feed her milk through my belly button lol.

2. What did you do about sleeping arrangements? Will I need two cribs? What is the earliest you'd entertain the idea of a toddler bed for your older DC?

DS had a toddler bed shortly after 1 yr old bc he likes to climb. #2 for u could sleep in a bassinet if need be for months. We made my son a cool new room that was toy story months before baby came so he didnt think she was stealing his room.

3. Did anyone get their almost 2 year old potty-trained before DC2 came along? I know that's still a bit young, but a lot of people were telling me to try and do it, so we thought we'd at least give it a shot. Now some people are telling us to wait. Any experience with that, or any advice?

We did and he wasnt ready. I hear a lot of kids regress when baby comes. Every kid is different though.

GL

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2 under 2 moms....a few questions!

My DD's are 23 months apart.

1) DD1 didn't get it until the baby was here.

2) Not by choice, but because neither child will sleep unless being held, they both sleep in our bed. I don't think 2 is too young for a toddler bed. DD1's big girl room has a twin bed and she will nap in there but won't sleep in it at night. We are working on that!

3) Wanted to potty train, but it didn't happen. Will probably wait another few months (DD1 just turned 2 two weeks ago).

2 under 2 moms....a few questions!

My DD's are 21 months apart,
1. DD1 knew there was a baby in my belly, but didn't get that she was going to come out and stay with us until she was born.

2. I put DD1 in a bed at 19 months. She did great, it took two weeks to get her to sleep through the night without crying and going to bed in under 10 minutes. If I had to do it again, I probably would have just waited.

3. Absolutely no potty training

2 under 2 moms....a few questions!

My boys are 22 months apart. My older son knew there was a baby in my belly, and would hug and kiss my belly and say "hi baby" multiple times a day, but I'm not certain he ever fully understood what that meant until his brother came home.
As far as sleeping arrangements and potty training, my response would be the same for both. Don't do anything until your older one is ready, and don't relate it at all to the timing of the new baby coming. You would likely face a MUCH harder transition by moving to a bed too soon and by potty training too soon. We did both when our older son was ready, and both went smoothly.

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My boys are 10.5 months apart

1- my.oldest realized when I was about 7 months pregnant & then when I came home without his brother & without a big belly.

2) since mine were so close, we had 2 cribs. My oldest didn't go into his toddler bed until almost 2.5 but my.youngest went in prior to 2.

3) potty training was not an.option with an almost 1 yr old.

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My boys are 2 years and 1 week apart so technically I do not have 2 under 2 but here's my response:

1. When did your older DC "get" that you were pregnant and they were having a little bro or sis?
He never did.

2. What did you do about sleeping arrangements? Will I need two cribs? What is the earliest you'd entertain the idea of a toddler bed for your older DC?
DS#1 was in a twin size bed at 17 months because he kept climbing out of the crib in the middle of the night and falling on his head. The transition to the twin size bed was easier than I thought.

3. Did anyone get their almost 2 year old potty-trained before DC2 came along? I know that's still a bit young, but a lot of people were telling me to try and do it, so we thought we'd at least give it a shot. Now some people are telling us to wait. Any experience with that, or any advice?
I didn't even attempt potty training because it could take awhile and I didn't want to deal with accidents and a newborn.

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Thanks for all the responses. They are so helpful!

I'm glad it's normal for DD not to understand about the baby. I'm shocked at how many people are asking us when we told her, and how she reacted, LOL.

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1. He knew there was a baby in my belly, not sure he really got it till we brought him home.

2. We moved DS#1 up to a full-sized bed. It was fine. He was 18 months old. For what it's worth, DS #2 was only in a crib until about 22 months, as he started to jump out.

3. He had been using the potty since around 18 months old, but wasn't consistently potty trained until around 3 years old.

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I had 3 under 26 months

1. When did your older DC "get" that you were pregnant and they were having a little bro or sis?

they knew there was a baby in my belly. But they did not really get it until DS was here.

2. What did you do about sleeping arrangements? Will I need two cribs? What is the earliest you'd entertain the idea of a toddler bed for your older DC

I have 3 cribs. I bought an inexpensive one for DS #2 and plan to do some furniture swapping when the twins go into full/queen beds.

3. Did anyone get their almost 2 year old potty-trained before DC2 came along? I know that's still a bit young, but a lot of people were telling me to try and do it, so we thought we'd at least give it a shot. Now some people are telling us to wait. Any experience with that, or any advice?

DD was ready to be potty trained. She was waking up dry and going on the potty alot. I didn't push it though because I knew I wouldn't be able to keep up on it when the baby was born. DS is now 3 months old and she is fully potty trained.

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My guys are 15 months apart

1. When did your older DC "get" that you were pregnant and they were having a little bro or sis?

Yea he had no CLUE! I mean he would point ot my belly and say baby but that was it.....

2. What did you do about sleeping arrangements? Will I need two cribs? What is the earliest you'd entertain the idea of a toddler bed for your older DC?
I did two cribs, since my oldest one wasn't climbing out we kept his crib. Actually DS#1 is now 2.5 and we just put him in a toddler bed now. His crib converts to one.

3. Did anyone get their almost 2 year old potty-trained before DC2 came along? I know that's still a bit young, but a lot of people were telling me to try and do it, so we thought we'd at least give it a shot. Now some people are telling us to wait. Any experience with that, or any advice?

This I cannot say DS#1 was 15 months old and he was not even close to being ready...we are actually starting potty training this week with him.



I loved having my boys so close together. It has been so great!
Good luck!

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My girls are 20 months apart

1. When did your older DC "get" that you were pregnant and they were having a little bro or sis? I'm not sure she really got it. She pointed to my belly and would say baby but I don't think she understood a baby was going to be born and be her sister. We read a lot of books and talked about it but I still don't think she got it.

2. What did you do about sleeping arrangements? We didn't get a second crib. My youngest slept in our room for the first 6 months. Than I got my oldest dd a toddler bed and the baby went into the crib.

3. Did anyone get their almost 2 year old potty-trained before DC2 came along? No I didn't even attempt to train my dd. She wasn't ready and I knew that. Plus I didn't want so many changes at once for her.

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Posted by Pomegranate5

TIA for your help!

1. When did your older DC "get" that you were pregnant and they were having a little bro or sis?

2. What did you do about sleeping arrangements? Will I need two cribs? What is the earliest you'd entertain the idea of a toddler bed for your older DC?

3. Did anyone get their almost 2 year old potty-trained before DC2 came along? I know that's still a bit young, but a lot of people were telling me to try and do it, so we thought we'd at least give it a shot. Now some people are telling us to wait. Any experience with that, or any advice?

Thanks again for the help.