it is kinda funny how this works. . .

[norasmama]

I totally forgot what it was like having a newborn at home.

We had Nora about 3 years ago, and between then and now, I seemed to have had a case of amnisia! I remember sleepless nights, but not how tired you feel during the day. It is very different with two kids, too.  I feel torn alot of times. I have a newborn who needs me to survive, and who needs to be fed every 1-2 hours (and feeds for about 30 min or more). I also have an almost 3 year old who also needs me to survice, but also needs attention. I feel like I am slighting my oldest at times. I know it is going to take a little while to get use to all of this. .  .hopefully it will come sooner than later.

If any of you ladies have any advice on how to handle (or just keep my sanity) during this time, I'd love to hear it!

[katemn]

Jul. 13, 2008 at 10:27 AM I went through this when Chloe was born in September.  (Plus I knew I had only about five weeks until I had to go back to teaching full-time--ack)  I got some advice that I used frequently, and that was if you have to  make a choice between the older and the newborn, choose the older.  They know they are used to getting the attention and the newborn doesn't know any better.  I think it helped Andrew get over his jealously a little bit faster and stop throwing fits at bedtime...  We would also sit together as much as possible when I was nursing--now he's used to me nursing and doesn't want to always be right by me.   Have you read any of Vicki Iovine's books?  She dispenses good advice with a healthy dose of humor.   It was hard, but we had a routine because of my job, and we survived the year and now are having a great summer.  Andrew is such a great older brother now!   I wish you the best of luck, and you're going to be great.  Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.  Kate