Can anyone who had babies 14 months apart or around that give me any advice?

my son will be 14 months old when i have my 2nd baby.





is there any advice anyone can give me or tips when you have babies this close, i have no idea what to expect.





i don't even know what a 14 month old does as my son is my first baby.Can anyone who had babies 14 months apart or around that give me any advice?
My children are 15 months apart. In some ways it is hard to have them this close but in some ways it is better. The best advice I was given was to get them both napping at the same time.I tried to do that from the start and it really helped since I had some time when they were both asleep. One of the good things is that your older child is still napping so even if the baby isn't asleep at the same time you still get a bit of a break. Make sure your older child is sleeping through the night before the baby comes along (we did cry it out because I was so tired from the 2nd pregnancy I needed a good nights sleep!) You won't have to worry about jealousy since your oldest will be too young, he'll just accept it and soon forget he didn't always have a younger sibling!


Other than that you just have to get through it! The first year is hard then it gets easier all the time. Mine are 2 1/2 and 3 3/4 now and I think its great that they are that close! I have friends with a 3 year old just about to have a second and I don't envy them at all!


People asked me before my 2nd was born how we were going to cope (we don't have any family around) and my answer was that we'd have to cope because there wasn't another option!


Good luck!!!Can anyone who had babies 14 months apart or around that give me any advice?
i don't know that i can count this as advice, but my 2 middle kids are 14 mo's apart. For the most part, it wasn't that bad, going to the grocery store was an experience--but you'll get used to manuevering 2 shopping carts at the same time (one for kids, one for groceries). Invest in a good double stroller. I had a side-by-side umbrella stroller, which was good while they were still fairly small, but it made it difficult to get through some store aisles. I eventually bought a sit-and stand stroller which was great. When i brought home my new baby, my son would often try to get in the bassinet with her. And when she got older and was in the crib, i would often wake up in the mornings to find him in the crib with her. I think one of the main things to remember is that the 14 month old is still a 'baby' himself so try not to expect too much. Try to keep his routine as normal as possible and let him touch and kiss the baby. Everything should be fine.
he will be into everything when you are occupied with the baby...jk...he will want to help you as much as he can. include him as much as possible while you are pregant to help with the jealousy when the new baby arrives. When the new baby comes home, have him bring you diapers, wipes etc. anything to help out. Don't be surprised if your breast feeding the baby and he wants to also, just let him know that the milk is for the baby only. He will want to curl up with you and snuggle as soon as you sit down or will want your attention the minute you are busy with the baby. this will go on for a few weeks but once he learns that the baby isn't ';leaving'; he will improve. All is normal for his age and that age spread. As they get older, they will be close and yes, they will fight, but they will be close. Especially when he figures out what all he can teach the new baby and blame them. Then you have to watch out as they will gang up on you and try to drive you nuts. It can be stressful, but enjoy it as they grow up way to fast.
Well, I have twins and that's pretty close in age. :-D





My twins are going to be 14 months old and they're doing a lot of walking, playing with toys, exploring around, etc. My advice is to set up an area for your son that is completely safe and baby proof where he can play unattended if necessary while you tend to your baby either changing diapers, laying down for naps, etc. I have to do things independent of my twins at times and it really helps having a safe place for them to play which is gated off and with nothing at all that they can get injured on.





Another bit of advice I have is to see if your partner will take over nighttime parenting your son after your newborn is born. Your son might wake up at night again at that age for whatever reason and you don't need to be running in to him on top of dealing with a brand new baby! He might not either. Only one of my twins has had sleep disturbances lately.





I'm having another one when my twins will be 20 months old so I'm a bit worried about how that will work out.





My brother is 14 months younger than me and my mom said it wasn't all that stressful because I was pretty self-entertaining and heck, she breastfed my brother for a year so it must not have been all that hard!





Good luck!
Even though my children are 2 years apart, I found this site http://spiffybaby.com/resources/ which has very interesting and educational articles and advices about parenting.


Good luck