9month old and 5 weeks pregnant.

[tiffkatz22]

i have a wonderfull 9 month old boy took my husband and i 5 years of trying to concieve to get him :) and well i just took a couple of pregnancy tests 9/22 and 9/24. the first one was very faint the second really strong... so yeah another one on the way! wholy cow!  any tips on raising a 17th month old and a newborn? i think i am going to have my hands full and would love any and all advice

<3 loving life! :D

[mamaof4410]

Lots of PATIENCE. lol I watched my sister with my 10 month old nephew and my newborn neice. She got pregnant again when my nephew was a month old. And she had no patinece at all! Youl'l be fine. CONGRATS!!

[tiffkatz22]

thank you to all the posts i don't think i am as "scared" as i was. my 9 month old is such a perfict child he will probly love helping mommy and daddy take care of his brother or sister.  i go for a check up next week to know for sure that i am preggy i can't wait for another little bundle of joy to come into my life :)

[Ashelen]

My daughter is 21 months older than my son, and my son will be 19/20 months older than the baby that I'm pregnant with. (in other words my oldest will be 3 when this baby is born, and there's 1 in the middle lol)

It's super hard having them close together...it's exhausting, they WILL fight because they're so close and have a lot of the same interests and desires BUT...they also have a lot of the same interests! so they can play together.

I'm really glad that we did it this way because I've seen friends and family who have siblings that are farther and they have no way of relating to each other because the age gap is too big...but my kids really enjoy the same things and get along really well (most of the time) because they're really in very similar growth stages.

I think it's really funny that when my oldest is a senior, my middle one will be a junior, and my youngest a sophomore...that could either be really good or really bad depending on how they get along in high school LOL.

You'll do just fine..yes, I think it takes more energy because you're not just dealing with 1 toddler, you're dealing with 2...BUT...it's so worth it <3.

My daughter didn't really have any jealousy issues when my son was born...she was enchanted from the beginning. we did give her extra love and we bought her a baby doll that we told her was from her brother...I think as long as you pay attention to your child's needs and feelings, jealousy isn't usually a big deal..and you'll get used to multi-tasking super quickly.

[stacey10]

I have a number of children and most of them are close together and the best advice is to involve your eldest in every way so that they know that you have a bub in your tummy (past 12 wks), so that they learn to be careful of your tummy, let them feel baby move, when bub is born make a fuss of the older child as well and tell them what a great big brother they are and get them to help with getting nappies etc. get there snacks ready before you settle down to breastfeed because sure enough they will want something, but you do get handy as breastfeeding and multi-tasking, let him have as many hugs as he wants as well :) hope this helps

[Buniiebaybii]

It is alot of work. I  have 2 daughters that are 13 months apart. And the only trouble I have now is to get to get along with eachother. Everything is new there will be jealousy between them and lots of fights. You will handle it just fine its new to the older one just as much as its new to you. I was the same way with I found out I was pergo when my lil girl was only 3 months. You will know what to do. Trust yourself.

[Linzola1]

I am not sure lol I have a 4 month old and am 8 weeks pregnant!!!!