I’m curious to hear - if you have a 2 year or almost 2 year age gap, did you find having the chaos of a 2 year old while being heavily pregnant or having a newborn more difficult?
I’m currently heavily pregnant with an almost 2 year old and oof 😅 But please give it to me straight!
Simple but maybe complicated question - a very close family member shared with us that they’re in the process of adopting a baby (filed paperwork, going through the matching process) a month or two ago. We haven’t heard anything about it since. What’s the general rule for if/how to ask about the process/check in, and what would be the way to support them?
My husband and I (1 kid, 1 on the way) are very close with this family member and her spouse, but we’re all extremely private people. Like they would know first when I’m pregnant, but it’d be at 15-16 weeks or so.
Having been through many losses I would never ask someone about their TTC process and how it’s going, even if they have shared that they’re TTC with me. But I would absolutely at least casually check in with someone I’m close with who has shared pregnancy news with me.
As more seasoned parents we absolutely want to be there for them and see if there’s any way we can support them. I guess I’m wondering if the adoption process is more like pregnancy where it’s good to check in and see if the person needs support or more like ttc/maybe early pregnancy when things might not work out and questions around it might make people uncomfortable so you should wait until they bring it up if at all? 🤔
ETA - they have been childfree by choice for many years, so this is not coming after a long ttc journey!
Is it a bad idea to get a used bassinet from FB marketplace?
This is our last baby. We used an old handed down (from a trusted friend) arms reach bassinet for our first two but gave it away as we weren’t sure about another kid, plus it was falling apart anyway.
I’m a big proponent of fb marketplace for all sorts of baby gear like strollers, carriers, etc. and I’m not sure I want to spend a ton of money on a bassinet for last baby, but I’m wondering if it’s not a good idea to get a bassinet for safety and hygiene reasons? Or am I overthinking this?
Any thoughts/experiences would be much appreciated!
Sorry if there are other threads on this - I did a quick search and didn’t find as much on this as I hoped.
Has anyone done/is planning to do an arrangement where your partner goes back home with your first after birth, and comes back during the day when the kid is at school? Is this doable? Any tips or tricks?
Our toddler (will be almost exactly 2 on my due date) goes to daycare, we only have a date night babysitter who comes in very infrequently only after she’s gone to bed. No friends around, only family is my partner’s childless sibling who is constantly traveling for fun or business or just busy with social activities (not reliable to be around). My family lives abroad and I really don’t have a close relationship with them and they just don’t ever help (ask to be hosted/entertained/taken out when they visit).
So our only option seems to be that my husband stays with me at the hospital whenever our kid is at school, and goes back home other times. Is this a fine setup?