Any tips for managing a newborn and toddler who still nurses/is in diapers?
The difference between my 1st and 2nd children is 3 1/2 years, which was perfect because #1 was already potty trained, weaned and in his own room/bed (we co sleep with our babies).
#2 is going to be 2 1/2 when #3 arrives. He is in the middle of potty training but we still have a long ways to go to with it.
We started putting him in his own bed in his brother’s room but this has caused him some anxiety and he has become clingy at bedtime. I have to lie with him and nurse him to sleep most of the time and when I try to get him to let go he wakes, cries, gets mad at me and calls for his dad who then has to lie with him until he’s tired enough to fall asleep (usually very late!). Sometimes we just end up letting him sleep with us so he doesn’t feel like we are forcing him into his bed (just encouraging him to make the decision for himself when he is ready).
He is still breastfeeding too, but it’s just occasional (before going to sleep, and sometimes when he is upset) and he isn’t possessive about it. I think he’ll be okay with the baby sharing (or may even give it up when she arrives), so I don’t plan to wean him right now (except perhaps from nighttime nursing if he becomes too dependent on it). I’m also hoping that him still nursing will mean less nipple pain when the newborn arrives (the pain was really bad with #2).
I know the gap between them isn’t THAT small, but to me he’s still my baby and I really would have preferred him to have one more year as “the baby” (esp. since my oldest was so independent and uncuddly, and #2 is super-affectionate).
I know a lot of you have children even closer in age than this, so what tips do you have to share, what worries did you have and how did it turn out? What would you do ahead of time if you had to do it again? and what concerns turned out to be no big deal after all?
I can’t believe with all the benefits of breastfeeding and it’s increased popularity that people still think that letting a 2 1/2 year old breast feed is considered “babying” him! I already said that breastfeeding him was not an issue with me. I weaned my oldest son at 2 and 3 months because with him it was an issue as he was too possesive about it (but not actually sucking for more than a few seconds each time). With my second son it is not an issue and I do not intend to wean him for the time being.
As for putting him into his own bed, we tried a more adamant approach to it in the begining, letting him cry without giving him attention but sitting in the room with him, and carrying him to bed every time he gets out of his bed (supernanny stuff). But somehow it backfired on us. Maybe we’ll try again more carefully this time, but for now he needs to know we’re there for him (not kicking him out), and until he is comfortable that we are not abandoning him, we a
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