EP89 | Surviving Transition – Going From One Child To Two

<p>In this episode, I share my experience of going from one baby to two (and three).&nbsp;</p> <p>I remember when I was pregnant with our second baby and I wondered if I could love another child as much as I loved our first. &nbsp;Or could I give our second one as much time as our first.&nbsp;</p> <p>Mother guilt at times consumed me and I worried about how to balance my time and love between two little ones.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also thought my firstborn would be losing out on time from me as well.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm going to answer some of the common questions and thoughts that mums going from one to two children may be thinking.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Here are some of the questions I go through in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Will I love my next baby as much as my first</li> <li>Am I being selfish? &nbsp;Will I have enough time?</li> <li>With the next baby along comes more confidence, multitasking skills kick in and you start to care less about things that felt so important with just one.</li> <li>Limit your expectations of who this new baby will be. &nbsp;Often the babies are completely different experiences</li> </ul> <p><strong>Consider your support circle :&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Postpartum doula</li> <li>Hire a cleaner</li> <li>Get your family, friends, and partner on board</li> </ul> <p><strong>Organise freezer meals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Start double batching meals (making two serves one for now and one for another time)</li> <li>Ask family/ friends to help cook meals, or send fresh ones when the baby is born</li> <li>Hire a food service to deliver fresh meals</li> </ul> <p><strong>Is it hard? &nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>This depends on many factors which I discuss:</em></p> <ul> <li>Support</li> <li>Age gaps</li> <li>Your temperament</li> <li>Your children's temperament</li> <li>Your birth (whether it was postive/ was traumatic or if you suffered physical birth injuries.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Enjoy this episode,&nbsp;</p> <p>Ashley x&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>More fro