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[quote=Anonymous]Older DC is 4 and the baby is 7 months. I love them both dearly but feel like sometimes I suck as a mom to two kids vs one. I am just so much more tired the second time around and don’t feel like I am as “into” it with the baby as I was the first time around. I have so much less patience, and I usually take out my frustration on the older one since of course the baby is just a baby.

I am not a huge fan of the baby stage, probably because both my kids were so hard- colic, reflux, poor sleepers, clingy, etc. The older one is so much better now and I love hanging out with her, but the baby is still very needy and takes up a ton of my time. The age gap is hard right now too so DH and I are always dividing and conquering and I end up with the baby 75% of the time since babies are not DH’s strong suit. It feel like I spend all day trying to feed the baby, get her to nap, try to entertain her and then repeat.

Does anyone else feel this way or am I alone here? I don’t for a second regret having #2 - she absolutely completes our family and is so sweet and loving. I just feel like I was a better parent to just one child at a time.[/quote]

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