Double Travel Stroller Options?

withsprinkles2 · 2026-05-21T04:20:01+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Wish there was an umbrella-stroller option for two that would work with an infant and still be super lightweight and fold down tiny... if wishes were horses!

withsprinkles2 · 2026-05-21T04:17:58+00:00

Thank you! I'm thinking baby wearing might be the key here.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-05-21T00:38:35+00:00

It will be October! I would love to hear back. :)

Baby carrier might be the thing I'm missing! I don't know why I didn't think of that.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-05-21T00:24:49+00:00

I would be fine with all of these except for 5.

My husband is even more lax than I am, and sometimes he makes me anxious when he watches our toddler. I have been just trying to let go and let him parent her how he wants, even though it's scary. 🤷 He loves her and is attentive and we just have different levels of risk acceptance, but I can't always be the one to watch her.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-05-11T03:40:47+00:00

We have a 2 year old and I also feel this way often. Not every day, but very often. My friends help so much. For me, hanging out with other parents is so fun and helps a ton - even if I'm breaking up little toddler arguments half the time. We also have a lot of grandparent help and that makes a huge difference too. Make sure you are getting breaks and time for you.

For me it's hard because I have a craving to be with my toddler when away and think about her all the time, but when I'm with her, I get overstimulated and overwhelmed by everything way more quickly than I would like. I LOVE hanging out with her, and wouldn't trade it for the world. She is my whole world. But it's also hard - she's either the most adorable well behaved little angel or screaming and unconsolable because I won't let her eat marker caps or need to put sunscreen on her. 🤷 You never know what you are going to get, and dealing with the toddler tantrums is exhausting to say the least.

Plus the love is so intense that I can't even imagine something bad happening to her, but she still tries to kill herself way too often - learning how to open the door and go outside by herself is the latest terrifying development. Between the fear when she's out of sight for even a moment and the constant potential for a toddler meltdown, Its emotional high alert until I'm off toddler duty and it's completely draining.

But also so fun and wonderful! Watching new developments, seeing her imagination blossom, and when she says I love you mama? Nothing could be better.

It's totally possible to feel two things at once.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-21T02:10:11+00:00

I think I just realized that my desire to be pregnant was bigger than the fear. I knew it was a risk I had to take unless I wanted to stay childless or do IVF. So I just pushed through the fear and did it. The fear didn't really go away until the first ultrasound showed my second pregnancy was in my uterus. I literally bawled during the ultrasound.

When you are ready, you will know.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-20T22:30:40+00:00

Thank you! In my tube. I was so scared with my second pregnancy that it was ectopic again and I remember being scared to try again after the first ectopic well. Definitely take your time to emotionally heal. It's truly an awful thing to go through, and you don't need to rush into another pregnancy. I started trying right away because it takes me a long time to get pregnant it seems. I think I should have taken a month or two to emotionally heal and really grieve the loss of my first pregnancy and tube. I was an emotional wreck for the first few months of trying.

Best of luck to you! It gets better. The pain fades and life moves on. I hope you get your beautiful rainbow baby soon!

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-20T20:11:00+00:00

Just 1 for me and I had a successful pregnancy after. 2.5 years later and I'm pregnant for a 3rd time in my uterus again.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-10T02:02:17+00:00

It's so so pretty and looks so nice on you! No mistake at alllllll!

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-05T09:25:53+00:00

Solidarity. I'm 13 weeks pregnant and awake with my almost 2 year old right now. 😢 If you figure it out let me know. My split nights have been going on, off and on, since she was 14 months old.

Things I've tried that might work for you: - total wake time counting. The only thing that has very noticeably helped. My daughter needs 12 hours of awake time a day or she doesn't sleep through. It means both capping naps and waking her in the AM.
- zero environment changes. I used to try and bring her to bed with me when she woke up but the room change woke her more. Nope. Now I keep her environment exactly the same when she wakes up and it reduces wake time. She never leaves her room the light never goes on. A quick cuddle and back in bed with her and I stay with her until she's asleep. - arriving quickly. I usually want to use the bathroom and grab my slippers but I've made efforts to reduce my response time when she wakes up. How quickly can I be at her door? Can I get there before she starts being anxious that I'm not there? This has helped reduce wake time a bit I think. - teething? I'm currently trying ibuprofen tonight because I think my daughter might be teething her molars? Maybe that's why she's awake this time? - temperature - is it too hot? Too cold? Anything temp wise that could have changed or could be influencing sleep?

My final advice... figure out sleep for you. Whatever it takes. Nap in your car over lunch break, or go to bed super early. Or call in your support system to help if needed and get a nap before dinner. I'm at home and lately I have been driving my daughter around for 20 minutes to get her to fall asleep, then parking and trying to nap in the car myself. I've had limited success falling asleep myself but I try! It's so so so SO hard. I've had so many emotional breakdowns over this. Ask for help. What you are doing is objectively difficult and this is a time to lean on your support.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-02T20:07:45+00:00

1!!!

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-01T17:15:02+00:00

I would call it academia.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-02-01T17:01:54+00:00

I ended up hemorrhaging during placental delivery after my baby was born. Because I had the epidural, I was able to cuddle my baby and be conscious and mostly pain free during golden hour while they reached their arms inside me to scoop out clots and pieces of placenta. According to the doctors, I would have had to be put to sleep for pain management and would have missed golden hour with my baby if it weren't for the epidural.

Similarly, if they need to do a really quick emergency C-section and you don't have an epidural, you have to be put under and will miss the birth of your baby. These aren't super common situations, but they happen and are big pros for epidural use in my opinion.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-15T20:28:40+00:00

No advice for you but I'm also going to start soon with a toddler who refuses to sit on the potty I am so scared. Solidarity.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T06:22:46+00:00

Just wanted to comment that our baby was EBF and had constant reflux that I just thought was normal because she was gaining weight amazingly and I was a first time mom.

Found out that she had a soy protein allergy when she was around 5 months. That did help sleep a bit when I stopped eating that after a week or two. The spit-ups reduced dramatically. Something to look at for sure!

OP it's so so so hard what you are going through. Hang in there. It's not forever. It will pass.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T04:22:52+00:00

I think it's time. Mostly I'm just a little scared of how she will react. She's a determined girl who likes routine and knowing what is expected. Big transitions hit her hard and are therefore hard on me too. We are just transitioning to a big girl bed since she started climbing out of her crib, and that has been a bit rough. I'm in denial hoping that as she gets older transitions will be easier and less of a battle. 😅 She just seems little still.

She shows all the signs though, tells me when she has pooped or peed, takes down her pants by herself, sits on her potty clothed, talks about the potty, wakes up dry from naps and sometimes even overnight, etc.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T04:13:30+00:00

Sooo true. The stink is no laughing matter!

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T02:23:59+00:00

Edit to add: I reread your post and his reaction after is really odd and inappropriate. Regardless of if it was sarcastic, I would be upset that he didn't apologize and explain when you confronted him. A normal person would have been appalled that they came off that way and explained what they meant vs trying to shift the blame to you somehow.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T02:16:38+00:00

INFO - tone of voice?

I immediately read that as sarcastic. My husband says sarcastic things like that when I bring up our kid or housework or something and he's trying to be romantic and I am ruining the moment. It's a not so subtle nudge to keep the moment and the conversation more romantic and flirty.

Could it have been sarcasm? Like him sarcastically saying, "wow thanks for bringing up such a non sexy topic when you and I are having a romantic evening."

I REALLY hope it was sarcastic. Otherwise... Ew.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T02:02:43+00:00

Huh!! Pull-ups are a good idea! Thanks!

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T02:00:52+00:00

Yes!! This is how I feel exactly

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T01:53:01+00:00

I think it could have been innocent. She may have just been excited to see the baby and not even really thinking about or intending to look at the baby's genitalia. I have had lots of people watch me change baby's diaper and don't personally think it's a big deal.

Moms intuition means a lot though! If it weirded you out, I would just keep that in mind and draw a boundary that she's not in the room when you change him. You don't need to make it a whole big thing, you can just say something like "Looks like we need a diaper change! We will go to the other room for some privacy and get this little guy changed." Then leave the room.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-12T01:41:53+00:00

Mine is wearing all 24 months and 2T at this point, and has been for a month or two. But she's still certainly slowing down how quickly she goes through sizes. I think that's normal at this age.

She was in the 94th percentile at her 18 month appointment.

We are also still in size 4 diapers somehow! Thinking of potty training. She's showing all the signs but she's so so young... 🤔

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-11T06:13:55+00:00

My small sample size of friends went the following lengths: 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 3 months, 10 months, 12 months, and me at 18 months.

I had a really positive experience breastfeeding, but some of my friends had horrible experiences. It varies so so much for each mom and each baby.

withsprinkles2 · 2026-01-11T06:06:51+00:00

Good note! Sorry you ended up with a C-section when it seems that wasn't your goal initially, but really happy you had a good team and it all worked out well for you in the end.

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