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When I was pregnant with our second child, the most common\u00a0declaration that my husband and I heard from other parents is that the biggest challenge of parenthood was going from one child to two.\u00a0 Even my sister-in-law who has\u00a0FOUR kids said that this statement resonated with her.\u00a0 So we were prepared for the “worst”. \u00a0However, so far our experience (albeit… we’re only 7 weeks in with our second child) has been quiet different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You see, both my husband and I feel and remember our experience with our oldest son to be absolutely CRAZY.\u00a0 We both\u00a0deem that having him was the biggest change in our lives; and going from one to two hasn\u2019t been all that bad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My first born son, Kyle, was very colic for the first 3 months of his life.\u00a0 So beyond not knowing what “to do” in general as a first time mom, I really couldn’t do much to help ease his pain but let time pass.\u00a0 I was in a lot of physical pain after labour and breastfeeding wasn’t as natural as everyone told me it would be.\u00a0 Oh ya, I also had the baby blues.\u00a0 Needless to say I wasn’t truly prepared for motherhood (is anyone really?).\u00a0 In my mind it was all lollipops and gumdrops, la, la, la.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I truly understood how it would change my lifestyle, and how bringing a third person into our family would change the dynamic between my husband and I.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The experience with Ryan, my second son, has been very different, almost the opposite.\u00a0 Ryan is not colic, he’s calm, and he eats and sleeps well.\u00a0 He also started smiling and laughing\u00a0“early” on (at 4 weeks), so I received love and emotional feedback almost immediately.\u00a0 Physically, I also felt fine right away, and so far, I haven’t\u00a0\u00a0felt any blues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Which brings me to the question I\u2019m constantly asking myself…. is it easier for us having our second child because Ryan is an easy baby? OR, is it because I’ve adjusted to motherhood?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Is it\u00a0a “it’s not me,… it’s you!” OR\u00a0“it’s not you…. it’s me!” case?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Would love to hear other experiences.\u00a0 If you have more than one child, what was your second like?\u00a0 Did you find it harder going from zero kids to one, or from one to two.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m certainly hoping I still feel that the experience of going from one to two was manageable in a few month.\u00a0 Both for my sake and for any other parents who are considering two kids and like me have heard only\u00a0the bad\u00a0stories!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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