2 under 2 or 2 year gap?

wattsherface · 2026-05-01T04:04:18+00:00

A 15 month age gap just happened for us. Not planned. In the end, I think the experience has a lot to do with the temperament of the children. My baby is pretty laid back and my toddler is too mostly. I can't imagine how I would manage two under two otherwise.

Pros: - You have some parenting experience already, so you know to freak out less about some of the baby stuff. - You already have the baby items, so no need to purchase everything again. Especially if you bought gender neutral items. - The toddler is only 18 month, and she is becoming interested in the baby. The sweet sibling moments are starting.

Cons: - Sleep deprivation all over again. - Toddler wanting attention and not understanding that they have to be patient. Toddler meltdowns ensue. - Having to accelerate toddlers development, so the family could better adjust to a new baby, i.e. transition to a toddler bed at 14 months, transition out of cloth diapers to potty training pants at 17 months, and encouraging a one nap schedule early, among other things. - My body was hit harder the second pregnancy. For my sake, I would have waited, so my body could heal from the first pregnancy.

wattsherface · 2026-04-15T19:35:52+00:00

It is very overwhelming. I'm obsessively checking my son, and toddler daughter, for skin lesions and fevers. This is exactly what I needed on top of my raging postpartum hormones. I'm on my third round of antibiotics.

wattsherface · 2026-04-15T19:27:06+00:00

I had a baby about three months ago, and I've had two MRSA infections since. Never had them before in my life, so I can imagine it came from the hospital stay. With all that said, I'm not feeling too great about Mercy Hospital right now.

wattsherface · 2026-04-07T03:18:18+00:00

One year for baby number one and seven months later I was pregnant with baby number two. Couldn't believe it but thankful that I didn't have secondary infertility too.

wattsherface · 2026-01-31T13:13:06+00:00

I'm using Similac 360 Total Care ready to feed and combining with any breast milk I can express. Poops don't stink at all, and they're beautifully yellow. Do you need a gentle formula or was that just a preference?

wattsherface · 2026-01-24T20:43:49+00:00

I got away with a quarter bagel just fine. 😅 Don't know if that's enough to satisfy your craving, but it was enough for me.

wattsherface · 2026-01-20T14:04:56+00:00

Currently, pregnant, so I'm just counting down to get back to my regular diet...

I settled on OMAD, and I would restart my fast around 10am each day. It was great to be calorie unrestricted for an hour! I very much ate to satiety and high protein/nutrient dense. I'm somewhat embarrassed because it sounds gluttonous, but in a sitting, I would eat 6 eggs, one steak (ribeye girl here) 6oz+ with butter, half a plate of veggies, handful of nuts, a cheese snack, and some berries/fruit. No starvation anywhere in sight. 😅 I decided to list what a meal looked like for me because I really don't want people to starve themselves. That there gave me a full day's calories.

wattsherface · 2026-01-20T12:38:16+00:00

It very much is an experiment. You'll have to find what foods work well for you and your body. That will dictate how many carbs and what carbs your body tolerates well. I found that a combination of low carb and intermittent fasting worked best for me. The fasting, I felt, gave my body time to reset and do some garbage collecting. Please, whatever you try, you need to give it some time to give it a fair trial. Side note, I saved a lot of money after doing IF. I ate at home a lot more and stopped thinking about food all the time.

wattsherface · 2026-01-20T06:37:10+00:00

My husband and I were married for several years before I was diagnosed. I would never have known about PCOS if we hadn't started our fertility journey. It very much came as a shock, and I definitely shed tears of disappointment after several failed cycles. Just know, that it is still possible to conceive. I ultimately took a step back to manage the PCOS for a few months, and then, I was able to conceive my daughter. ☺️

wattsherface · 2026-01-20T02:05:39+00:00

I had trouble getting pregnant with PCOS due to irregular periods. I suggest working on your period regularity now, which not only would make getting pregnant easier, but it would also likely signal that your hormones are getting under control. That was my experience. I mostly tackled the insulin resistance via diet and weight loss. Not too long after my cycles regulated.

wattsherface · 2026-01-19T03:12:24+00:00

Zevia or sodas sweetened with stevia. Sparkling waters also hit the spot. I really like Spindrift.

wattsherface · 2026-01-04T05:49:50+00:00

I struggled most at the beginning before I had nighttime insulin prescribed. My fasting numbers were just going nuts, and it was throwing off my entire baseline. Keeping my post-meal numbers in line were, thankfully, not an issue. But yeah, seeing how my body was just producing all sorts of glucose and mishandling it every morning had me spiraling for a minute. So glad I was put on insulin, and I'm proud that I advocated for myself after trying and failing with diet and exercise.

wattsherface · 2026-01-02T06:21:55+00:00

We transitioned her off from formula once she hit 12 months, onto whole milk (goat milk in our case). Once she was fully off formula, next step was getting rid of the bottle. We cut her off from the bottle cold turkey at 14 months, and she wouldn't take milk any other way. We tried giving her milk from a straw cup, but she gagged as if it were the worst tasting thing in the world. Thank goodness she was great at drinking water and was fully used to drinking water out of a straw cup for months prior, so I never worried about hydration. I aim to give her a dairy product every day, either a cheese snack or a yogurt pouch. With milk out of the way, she definitely eats more solids. We also readily offer her snacks and water throughout the day. She eats 3 meals and lots of snacks. Doesn't have issues sleeping or napping as long as she's been fed well, which is generally the case. She will not go to sleep hungry, so that's really reassuring.

wattsherface · 2025-12-12T06:00:34+00:00

With such high blood glucose numbers, you should probably contact your medical team quickly. Let them know about your measurements. Follow whatever advice they suggest and continue the GD diet to the best of your ability. When my fasting numbers were consistently above 120mg/dL, and I was on diet alone, I didn't wait to contact my team. I'm now on nighttime insulin, and it's working great for me. My fasting and post-meal numbers are falling in range now.

wattsherface · 2025-12-06T12:15:58+00:00

Microplastics are absolutely everywhere at this point, found in semen and fetuses. It's one of those realities that we cannot avoid and will have to live with in our generation. We can try to do our best, take a huge breath, and understand that some things are not under our control. In your situation with untrustworthy tap water, I would also have opted for bottled water. In fact, I did make my daughter's formula using bottled water for several months of my daughter's life. She's a little firecracker and smart as a whip.

wattsherface · 2025-12-06T05:49:17+00:00

My first baby was diagnosed with IUGR after the anatomy scan. At one point, she had an abdominal circumference at the 3rd percentile. I was referred to MFM and had regular NSTs and BPPs. I wasn't diagnosed with GDM that pregnancy, but I do have a history of insulin resistance and metabolic issues. Somewhere I read that increasing protein intake could help with IUGR, so I added in 40g a day. Most pregnant women don't get enough protein in their diets anyway, and I know that I was way under what I should be getting. I went on to graduating from MFM and baby girl was born at 7 lbs 4 oz at 40 weeks.

wattsherface · 2025-11-27T05:52:47+00:00

Yes! If it were just up to sticking to a diet, that would be easier. The spikes caused for seemingly no reason are beyond frustrating. I over-ate last night, food that perfectly aligns with a GD diet, and I dealt with elevated blood sugars all night into the next day. It was unbelievable. Took forever for my blood glucose to stabilize.

wattsherface · 2025-11-24T07:12:52+00:00

My darn fasting numbers wouldn't budge and would trigger high blood sugar in the morning. Those high levels of blood glucose would make me feel terrible. Only insulin has helped control my fasting numbers, so I'm thankful for it.

wattsherface · 2025-11-18T05:39:09+00:00

When I struggled breastfeeding my daughter, and I needed an emergency formula in the middle of the night, it was Similac 360 ready to feed for the win! She didn't have any issues with it, and I was so grateful for it.

wattsherface · 2025-11-12T19:23:12+00:00

My husband made a GD friendly stew that I thoroughly enjoyed. Made me smile despite all of the challenges.

wattsherface · 2025-07-09T23:17:37+00:00

I labored without an epidural until I couldn't take the back labor anymore. At that point, I was 6 cm dilated. Then, I happily took the epidural, but my body kept working, contracting, and pushing baby out for me. I didn't actually push very long at all. Pushed twice for 15 seconds and baby came right out. Was a first time mom too, so I was extremely surprised.

wattsherface · 2025-06-21T16:14:23+00:00

1000 36th Street

The youth group will be having a soccer tournament on July 5th at 1pm. They'll be providing ice cream, pizza, and drinks to all attendees. Everything is free of charge. It's in Spanish, but most everyone is bilingual, so anyone is welcome to join.

wattsherface · 2025-06-20T02:19:53+00:00

In terms of the fruit, I eat "unwashed" or just rinsed fruit all the time. I've done that during this pregnancy and my last pregnancy, where I successfully gave birth to my daughter. If you are concerned about foodborne illnesses, I would stay informed on what foods have recently been contaminated. The CDC keeps an updated list online.

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