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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 9yo from my first marriage and a 2yo from my second. My husband and I got together when 9yo was 3, married when she was 5, and had our younger daughter when older DD was 7. I think for me, the biggest issue was that we were totally done with baby stuff and going back was not always great in terms of sleep deprivation and constant attention requirements. For older DD1, we had to be very careful about making sure she didn’t feel neglected in favor of the baby’s needs. To an extent, all families deal with that issue when they add children, but in my experience, making sure that the older child doesn’t feel replaced was extra important. I also definitely felt the pregnancy and infant years more than I did with older DD - I was 37 when DD2 was born and I think physically it was just harder. [/quote]
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