hi im pregnant again have a 10 month old baby girl already my new baby will be born when shes 17 months i am terrified i have no idea how to cope and mmy daughter doesnt sleep through the night anymore
i have felt insane a few times already and my second hasnt even been born i think its the exhaustion
but how did others cope in the first trimester and beyond

any advice how to keep a 10 month occupied through the day without having to keep picking her up and helping her walk would be good too she throws tantrums if i dont hold her hands and help her walk already adn i am so exhausted all the time

I'm really sorry I don't have advice but wanted to drop in with a and to say that my friend had her second baby when her first was 18 months old. She found the pregnancy tiring but it got easier after the exhaustion of first tri. Baby is 3 weeks old now and they're all doing well. You'll get there

i'm sure you'll be fine hun, yhou'll work it out somehow these things usually do, you'll just have to get organised in a diffeent way. even 3 yr old 5 yr olds etc are demanding in their own way
i must be mad i'm planning a back to back pregnancy lol

xx

wow your brave good luck hunny

You'll be fine and will cope

I'll have the same age gap as you and I cant wait!! xx

Fingers crossed I'll be with you soon!

I have 18 months age gap with my first and second and an 18 month age gap with my second and third. You deal with it because you have to!!! By the time you are heavily pregnant your child will be rather more advanced so it won't be totally impossible. If it was then nature wouldn't allow it to happen! My first born started pre-school at 2 so I only had the first 6 months to get through with the both of them full-time at home and those 6 months were filled with toddler groups, anything to keep the older one entertained whilst I could sit and have a tea or talk to other Mums. Remember that it gets easier with every month that passes. My children are terrible sleepers so I'm afraid the nights will not be great with both waking most nights..... although your first born should be sleeping better by the time the baby turns up.
Make sure your iron levels are ok whilst your pregnant as that is the biggest reason behind tiredness in pregnany.

Ah it was hard and tiring - My Caitlin was 15 half months when Megan arrived and she too had a spell of sleepless night it was really worrying for a week or two but pretty sure it was back teeth for her.

You cope because you have to but your OH has to be there to help also because it is a lil draining and it will exhaust you if that help isn't there sadly its both of you doing things through the clock.

Its actually not as bad as I thought when Megan arrived a bit 1 nappy 2 nappy 3 nappy 4 but you work your routine with both and one has to learn how to wait that extra few minutes.

I have also found that although Caitlin was a pretty good kid from the start that Megan is more relaxed than she was and she can more than often be put down and she is use to NOISE ...she also sleeps through the night 100% and has done from nearly the start I think her quality of sleep isn't perfect in the day with the gobby one that night she catches up with that ...GREAT :thumpup:

You learn not to tiptoe like you did your first in fact you have no choice.

Pregnancy wise at the end I was dying I swore I was BUT it was soon worth it Like I say the key is a supportive partner if he works all day and is tired he has to understand so have you and with bump you NEED that rest.

Easy meals when you need to and OH cooking helps too, online shopping is a life saver for me and the takeaways were even better haha

I have a 53 WEEK age gap with my two. The little one is only 2 weeks old and I haven't had to be left alone with both at the same time yet, but that comes on Monday and I are pretty nervous. I know we'll all be fine, but still...nervous! If I was all healed up I would feel better about it, but I'm not allowed to pick Charlotte up cause she weighs too much. Luckily during my first trimester she was still taking pretty good naps since she was only 3-6 months old and wasn't very active...mostly played in her exersaucer and jumperoo. When she was 10 months she was already walking on her own, so that was easy for me. Pretty much...well, as mean as it sounds you suck it up and do what you have to do and do what has to be done. That's all you CAN do. Ask for help when you need it and accept help when it's offered. You'll do just fine

I have 15 months between my boys then 2 yrs between the next 2 so I have 3 under 4yrs at the min. Like Wobbles said, you cope because you have to. Your body drives you to go on and deal with it. My 2 yr old still wakes up at around 5am most days which is when I am usually bfing my 4 month old so I have to get up and leave baby to go and sort out the 2 yr old which usually disturbs the 3 yr old as the boys are 2 & 3 and they share a room. So I am usually up around 6am! It is very frustrating but you just get used to it. And then eventually when they sleep through and go to bed at a greta time you will really appreciate it lol.

I was really worried about it but it isn't too bad. It is what you make it really. Just try and enjoy it hun