I hope that you don't let that article change your mind . Believe me, the benefits of producing another beautiful child, WAY outweighs the early days of their arrival
Well said Trish!

I also think the 2-under-2 theory could be accurate - someone told me that long term memory starts at around 18-24mths, so the closer together in age perhaps the less of an issue it will be??? For the kids I mean... not necessarily for you.

For me, preparing for the arrival of my DS has been pretty uneventful - DD is simply too young to understand what is happening. I don't even really think she has noticed my expanding belly! My hope is that she will be so entranced by the little baby (as per Nai with DD1 and DD2 - btw beautifully said, Nai!) that she will hardly notice any changes with mummy!

Also - if you are still BF DD when the new bub arrives (but who knows if that will happen?) you might still be able to share that special time with DD. That's also my hope with my DD...