2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

I probably have too many to list.

1. DC#2 will sleep in his crib from day 1
2. Absolutely no co-sleeping
3. Will implement CIO around month 3 or 4
4. No rocking to sleep (DS#1 was rocked or cuddled to sleep from birth and is still cuddled to sleep at 22 months!)
5. Limited use of pacifier

Re: 2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

Nothing really... I was fine with the way we did things with DD and DS. Also I think each baby is different, so i can't really say what I will or won't do until she is here.

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Mostly I just bought fewer or different newborn clothes. Most importantly I really learned that every baby is different. They have different needs, different likes andbdislikes. So, I had to adapt and adjust to my new baby

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I think DS turned out pretty good, so not much different in terms of behaviors. I will make different purchases. No RTF, he will be on powdered formula as soon as we get home. Target brand, no Similac. Same thing, half the price. Luvs diapers all the way, no expensive Pampers.

Message edited 1/25/2011 11:36:55 AM.

Re: 2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

The only thing I would say for my next DCs are that I wont pump as early. I will EBF longer. I pumped at 2-3 weeks and it messed up my supply and I had to supplement more than I wanted to. He also didnt want to BF anymore he only wanted the bottle. Everything else was good I think.

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I'll buy less clothing and that's about it.

I'll still keep him or her in bassinet at the start and have no issues with the co-sleeping.

I have a happy son, see no reason to make changes at this point

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I haev a 2nd one now this is what we did differently

DS 1 did not sleep through the night until we let him CIO at 22 months.

CIO at 6 months for naps
CIO at 6.5 months for night
give him new foods earlier since DS 1 is a terrible eater
started brushing teeth as soon as they popped out. my toddler still gives me trouble!

I excl. pumped for DS 1 and don't believe it had any benefit, so DS 2 went right to formula

DS 1 is very difficult, stubborn, and demanding. we fig with these changes it would be different, but DS 2 is exactly the same just sleeps and eats better

Message edited 1/25/2011 11:48:17 AM.

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Things I will be doing next time:

Not Co-sleeping - DD still ends up in our bed every single night at 3.5 years old.

BFing - but this time pumping more so DH can handle some feedings.

Making sure DH helps out more.

I'm sure there is a lot more - but those are the things that popped into my head first.

Message edited 1/25/2011 11:48:10 AM.

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Off the top of my head right now I can say that I will limit the pacifier, I am sure I will come up with others but that's top on my list!

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I had a whole list of things I would do differently, but sadly they have all gone out the door.

The big things so far are:

1) no co-sleeping. with DS still waking at night (sometimes 2-3x) and DD waking up also, the only way to get any sleep was to bring her in bed with me. I kick myself every time I do it, but I am just so freaking tired all the time and NEED to function at work the next day.

2) EBF - no matter how hard it is - it was just too time consuming and difficult with DS running around and needing attention. I stopped after 1 month.

I had great intentions, but they're kinda hard to implement when you are whirling around like the tazmanian devil just trying to get through the day.

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Just a few things
1) I wasn't a slave to Bfing this time. I rarely pumped and was fine with DS getting formula in addition to breast milk.
2) We pushed the paci this time after having a 4yr old thumbsucker.

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I try to use only straw sippy cups with DS #2. DS #1 has a lisp, and a speech pathologist told me that regular sippy cups could be to blame for it and straw ones are better to use.

Re: 2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

What does EBF mean?

Its not in chat lingo.

Thanks!

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Posted by getbabyinoven

What does EBF mean?

Its not in chat lingo.

Thanks!

Re: 2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

Posted by getbabyinoven

What does EBF mean?

Its not in chat lingo.

Thanks!

Re: 2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

limited paci.
Earlier potty training
May not BF

Re: 2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

i am not setting an alarm to wke my child up every 3 hours at night so they eat - i will let the next one wake me up - he would latch when he was hungry and when he was too tired i had to pump and give a bottle it was exhausting - i will follow the baby's wants and needs unless not gaining weight properly

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well, not too much. but honestly, they are so different in terms of temperament/personality, that I parent them based on what they need.

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I planned on

1) pumping earlier and creating a freezer supply so that I am not the sole provider.

Circumstances caused me to only pump, but
This has been HUGE. I am not as tired as I was with DD. I can go to sleep and have DH do a couple feedings.

2)no paci - same rule was for DD
havent needed it

3) no cosleeping/ in the crib earlier.
so far doing okay with this one.

4) not nursing them to sleep, teaching they to go to sleep on their own.
He goes down in the bassinet without a problem

So far, I am really lucky and hoping this continues.

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I was very strict with DD's schedule/routine.

I'm much more lax with DS, mostly because I'm always running around with DD, so he needs to kind of go with the flow.

He is very laid back and very happy all the time, like DD was at this age, but he is VERY different in terms of sleeping. He can/will sleep anywhere, but he also doesn't do much more than cat nap during the day. DD was a great napper from day 1, and he just wasn't.

Other than that, we didn't really do anything different this time around.

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Mason is pretty good and I was set on certain things with him.

He was in the bassinet till 3.5 months then went into his crib fine
never did co-sleeping so won't start

maybe limit the paci and look through the clothes pple got me more. I kept everything. He's a summer baby so pple got him cute, summery stuff in 6-9 months. For some reason I kept it not even thinking about it. By the time he was ready to fit in them it was winter and I wasn't putting him in t-shirts.
I put so many clothes away with the tags on

Re: 2nd time Moms, what did you/are you planning on doing differently with your 2nd child?

Nothing... Each child is so different as are their needs.