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[quote=Anonymous]AH! Please ignore all the "it's not hard at all!" comments!! DCUM is so weird - some posts people jump on as this is IMPOSSIBLE unless I have a housekeeper and full-time nanny, others, people just say "buck up!" Weird.

I have an almost 3 year old and 6 month old baby. SAHM for the moment. Husband works a lot, including several 2-3 weeks away for work. It's HARD in the beginning, but much much easier now. The advice you got above is perfect. You do get really good at putting 2 kids to sleep at the same time- breastfeeding/rocking the newborn while reading stories. It can be hard for the older kid - there is an adjustment period for everyone - for us it was 2-3 months. The first weeks were fine, but then it all kind of settled in for the toddler that he had to share me as his mom, and it became hard. Now it's evened out again and is wonderful. Just realize it will be an adjustment, some days/weeks/months will be really hard, especially depending on the temperament of the infant - my baby ended being horribly colicky, so that just amplified all challenges.

Listen to the good advice here, and ignore those who are brushing off your concerns. 2 young children on your own all day everyday is extremely wearing. [/quote]

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