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

Introduce solids sooner than I did.

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

Didnt do anything different with #1 and #2.

#3 - I held her more and "babied" her more, only bc I didnt go back to my old FT job.

It was a BIG mistake. HUGE.

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

For my 2nd I didnt "plan" on anything doing differently....but I did wind up doing things a bit different....just in that I was more relaxed about things and I think it made for a more relaxed child

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

I plan would be to take paci away earlier... 18 months instead of 2 years.

Use white noise machine if needed.

Crib from night 1.

We'll see how it goes...

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

Well this is my 3rd and I got an "F" when I tried to follow through with #2 but.......

I am going to "try" my best not to have to rock this baby to sleep like the other 2

I did alright I think in all other aspects for the most part but I am a major baby sleeping failure !

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

Posted by Bops

Well this is my 3rd and I got an "F" when I tried to follow through with #2 but.......

I am going to "try" my best not to have to rock this baby to sleep like the other 2

I did alright I think in all other aspects for the most part but I am a major baby sleeping failure !

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

Posted by cgdg61606

I plan would be to take paci away earlier... 18 months instead of 2 years.

Use white noise machine if needed.

Crib from night 1.

We'll see how it goes...

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

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

we did NOT rock to sleep! with my first we rocked her until almost a year my 2nd goes in the crib and goes to sleep without a peep (after first 4 months).

introduce table foods earlier. she had such food envy that we just started giving her our food and she loves it. she eats more table food than my 2.5 year old.

used the snap and go this time. dont know why i didn't the first time. i LOVE this stroller. my oldest just holds on to the side and walks.

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

Just wanted to say one thing I have found with co-sleeping. I co-slept a little with my first, and then fully co-slept with my second for months. In my arms, in our bed. For every nap. For every night. For a full three or four months. She nursed and rocked to sleep. When she was ready and we transition to the crib (which I did when she started rolling because co sleeping no longer felt safe) she did great. She is so much easier to put to sleep than my first. She did wake multiple times during the night to nurse until about nine or ten months but even then she would nurse and fall right back asleep. She now naps beautifully in her crib and sleeps thru the night in her crib unless she is sick or unless I forgot her nightlight. For us, I think co sleeping those early months gave her a sense of security and taught her to be a good sleeper. My older one still has trouble going to sleep and she slept in the arms reach co sleeper until five months. I don't think co sleeping automatically leads to a bad sleeper. Especially co sleeping early on.

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

Yes, I will do things a little differently with #2

1. I will not nurse/rock DC to sleep. Right now I'm a slave to this kid because he won't go to sleep for me any other way (I won't do CIO).

2. DC will go in the crib for naps, but co-sleep at night. DS is in our bed for naps and night-time, and it's hard to put laundry away while he's sleeping

3. Introduce a lovey from very early on, 6 months was too late for DS to get really attached.

4. Start pumping from day 1 to establish a really good supply. I had supply issues from the beginning because DS was in the NICU and I wasn't pumping every 3 hours like the LC told me to, I was in the NICU trying to get DS to latch bonding with him as much as possible. If DC#2 is in the NICU for same reasons (low glucose) I will NOT let the doctors & nurses bully me into supplementing with formula.

Everything else I will let the new baby lead the way, and do whatever necessary to fit his/her needs.