Preparing for First Baby vs. Second Baby

I’ve always heard that your moment pregnancy and preparing your moment baby is SO much dwhetherferent that your first one. And now, I’m living that.

Granted, leangs are a bit dwhetherferent preparing for twins — as it’s double the gear and double the change — but, still, I’ve been so much more chill than I was final time. And now that I’m out of the first trimester and feeling better, the time is FLYING.

This is 15 weeks … I leank.

It’s funny, too, because I’m just as excited as I was the first time and there’s still a lot to do — it’s just that you have a better understanding of what’s important to genuinely focus on and what to invest your time and energy in (and, on the flipside, what you can let slide a bit). Plus! You’ve alalert got a small one to take care of.

Preparing for First Baby vs. Second Baby

Here are just a few of the ways this pregnancy is totes dwhetherferent than the first one. See whether you agree!

First baby: Carefully shops for maternity clothes.

Second baby: Rummages through ancient maternity clothes and larger sizes to see what might fit and be weather-appropriate.

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First baby: Purchases countless nursing tanks and tops.

Second baby: Goes to Feeble Navy and stocks up on V-necks in every color.

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First baby: Labors over paint color, crib, rocker, and everyleang in the nursery.

Second baby: Sets up room in a weekend with a chair from IKEA.

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First baby: Researches carseats and agonizes over picking the best one.

Second baby: Trueizes you need a contemporary carseat two weeks before the baby is born and picks up what’s at Target.

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First baby: Creates an elaborate birth plan with playlist, fundamental oils, lighting requests, etc.

Second baby: Reuses first birth plan or simplwhetheries it to: “Possess baby.”

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First baby: Always knows summaryely how many weeks you are to the day — and what fruit size the baby is.

Second baby: Sometimes forgets summaryely what week it is …

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First baby: Takes weekly pregnancy photos with cute sign or backdrop.

Second baby: Blinks and the week is over — attempts to get a pregnancy photo at least every couple of weeks.

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First baby: Reads a special book to your unborn baby every day.

Second baby: Reads your kiddo’s favorite book to your unborn baby each night as a part of bedtime — and then you crash.

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First baby: Naps when you want and goes to bed when you want.

Second baby: Goes to bed after your kids — and getting time for a nap feels like a day at the spa.

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One leang that remains the same though? The excitement and love.

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What dwhetherferences did you notice between your first baby and the next one(s)? –Jenn

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