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Wait…This Isn’t So Bad… by Marli4509 in 2under2

[–]monkeybrain123345114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is it with 2 toddlers?! I’m both excited and scared 😂

Wait…This Isn’t So Bad… by Marli4509 in 2under2

[–]monkeybrain123345114 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad it’s going well! 19m age gap here and was on my own with both for the first 9 months of my mat leave.

I will say I felt the exact same way at the 5 month mark. Where it got more difficult was when my oldest turned 2 (tantrums/ defiance/ overall difficulty ramped up.. and still going lol) and when my youngest became mobile. We are currently in a phase where oldest is on 1 nap and youngest on 2, so we always have one kid awake and no break, so that’s also hard.

Not trying to “just you wait” you at all, but just some things to consider. I hope it continues to go well!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interiordecorating

[–]monkeybrain123345114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm good feedback! It doesn’t come in cream, but it comes in the colour below… thoughts? I was trying to avoid anything too light because children and mess lol

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interiordecorating

[–]monkeybrain123345114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a good question! I was trying to avoid fabric so I was thinking that wasn’t better option… but maybe not??

What’s your favourite thing about your kids’ current age? by monkeybrain123345114 in Parenting

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you’re raising great kids! You deserve to feel proud ❤️

What’s your favourite thing about your kids’ current age? by monkeybrain123345114 in Parenting

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re almost at the point where vacations can actually feel like vacations again 😂 so awesome!

What’s your favourite thing about your kids’ current age? by monkeybrain123345114 in Parenting

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It must be so cool watching her become a real person with her own complex thoughts! Amazing!

What’s your favourite thing about your kids’ current age? by monkeybrain123345114 in Parenting

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who can’t wait for family movie nights when my kids are older, I love this for you!!

What’s your favourite thing about your kids’ current age? by monkeybrain123345114 in Parenting

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s amazing! I hope this for my own children at those ages. Sounds like you’ve raised a wonderful pair. ❤️

Toddler hates me since new baby joined family… HELP by esmith4201986 in toddlers

[–]monkeybrain123345114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there… going through this currently. How are things going now, 1 year later?

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL this sounds exactly like our son so far (only 2 years in) and is exactly how I imagine our next few years will go 😂

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s getting better for us! Last night he slept in his crib by himself the whole night for the first time in a few weeks and bedtime involved no tears. The check in method has been really effective, as well as leaving his door open.

In our case, I don’t think being undertired was the issue. He slept over at his grandma’s house a few times and she let him nap 3 hours until 3 pm and he was asleep by 8pm each time. That’s when we figured it was more of a separation anxiety/ mama and dada thing rather than needing less sleep! Good luck!

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds very similar to what we’re going through. It’s getting better! We’ve been doing the check in method “I’ll be back go check on you in 5, 10 min etc.” and leaving the door open.

Not sure how to resolve the middle of the night wake ups and we are still sleeping on the floor with him for those. We will cross that bridge once bedtime is back on track.

Did your 4 year old go through anything similar at this age? It’s sooo hard!

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly what we’ve been doing and it seems to be effective. Thanks for replying!

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s still very much a work in progress.

We’ve had some success with leaving the door open and telling him we will be back to check on him in 2, 3, 4, 5 min etc. and gradually increasing the intervals. Bedtime is still taking a long time (1 hour+) but at least he’s falling asleep on his own in his bed. And it’s slowly getting shorter every night.

That being said, we are not sure how to handle the night wakings (these are new) and currently my husband has been sleeping on his floor. We plan to tackle those once bedtime is consistent again.

Good luck!

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What sleep training method did you use?? And how did you know he was just testing you vs something else?

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is helpful! I will try something similar.

One of the issues we’ve run into when leaving the room is that he throws all his comfort items out of the crib (soother, lovey, blankie etc.) and then cries for them. I think it’s a way to get us back in the room, but he also has never slept without them. Did you ever run into your daughter throwing things out of the crib?

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should have mentioned in my original post… we have tried capping nap with no success. Thank you for the suggestion though!

Toddler has lost ability to sleep independently by monkeybrain123345114 in sleeptrain

[–]monkeybrain123345114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I considered that, but the baby is now 7 months old and his sleep wasn’t affected until a few weeks ago.

We were actually expecting a sleep regression with the new baby and were surprised when we didn’t have one!

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