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My toddler was always the velcro baby/child. The adjustment to life with baby #2 has been rough. My husband has been tending to the toddler but he wants his mom, and even though I try to give quality 1:1 time each day, it seems that no amount will fill his cup and meltdowns are plentiful. And now that I've hit 6 wks postpartum and can pick him up, it's opened pandora's box of wanting ALL the attention again. Someone tell me it gets better 😭

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#1 was velcro-ish; I gave him tasks as my helper and had the baby give him a prized gift he really wanted

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It gets better. Sounds like your toddler has hit the terrible 2s, trying 3s or f’in 4s. You are not alone. Kids are hard work. You’ve got this!

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I wish I could blame terrible 2's, but he's been this way since birth. 😅😮‍💨

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I have a 2 yo, she doesn’t know the difference between her and I. They are very much stuck like Velcro. Get a sling for your new baby and create a schedule for your toddler and stick with it. When your toddler sleeps you and the baby should sleep too. Don’t worry about the house work or anything else that uses your energy. Most of all you’re doing a great job and you are not alone.

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Yes I try to sleep during toddlers nap time. My husband is still around to help with toddler but I worry about handling both solo when he goes back to work, purely due to my toddlers meltdowns about not getting me 100%.

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Mine are two years apart too. When my second was born my pediatrician told me that if both kids were crying for me at the same time, choose the toddler first because the newborn will never remember and the toddler will never forget. I also tried to make the baby “come alive” for the toddler and engage with him and make her more interesting by pretending she was talking to him, etc. Definitely spend quality time with him when you can and pass the baby to your husband so he gets you both.

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Can the toddler start day care or nanny time when your husband goes back to be able to enjoy some of your time more? It’s so hard you are doing great!

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