I feel so down... DD1 has turned outrageous since DD2's arrival... what to do?

[Carmen2]

Now - remind me of this post when I have a meltdown with 3 under 3.. LOL[/QUOTE]

Wow, I admire your courage... 3 under 3! Hopefully, when DD2 turns older, she will be like your DD too... that way, I won't have 2 clingy children. Then, maybe a number 3 will happen! I assume you are close to your due date... all the best with your pregnancy, and remember to look after yourself, courageous mom of 3 to be!

[Arimeh]

Wow, I admire your courage... 3 under 3! Hopefully, when DD2 turns older, she will be like your DD too... that way, I won't have 2 clingy children. Then, maybe a number 3 will happen! I assume you are close to your due date... all the best with your pregnancy, and remember to look after yourself, courageous mom of 3 to be!

Nah I'm not close to my due date - DS will be 3 next January - and this baby is coming before xmas - so I won't have 3 under 3 for very long - but it still counts!!! ROFL

I found that things got A LOT better when DD was 12 weeks old... its just a matter of finding your feet. You are still getting to know your new bub - and thats hard enough without the toddler thrown into the mix.

[Carmen2]

Snacks, you are right. I think at the moment my hormones are really completely out of place! I can't keep up the number of times I find myself crying. DH is startled that I have turned into a crying machine. I was not the crying type, but now, things have changed obviously. Thank God this WILL go away otherwise it would completely drive DH up the walls seeing me cry for every single thing that upsets me.

Last night was a very pleasant night. I really needed that from DD1 just so I get reassured that I am still a good mom to her. She slept between DH and I... and she was so peaceful! I woke up this morning feeling much better. I am aware that DD2 is still a young bub whom I will need time to get to know. I honestly am not worried about DD2... I think I just needed the reassurance that things will bounced back to normal. It's funny how I don't feel so uptight about DD2, I remember I was really nervous when DD1 would cry as a baby. Since DD2's arrival, I have become a lot more chilled. At least, when DD2 cries while waiting for a nappy change I don't get all nervous when she cries. Gosh, back in the days when DD1 was crying, I was completely insane trying to stop her from crying as quick as I could.

I am glad that this is only temporary. While it's hard to imagine the challenges ahead of me, I am ever so pleased that BB has so many supportive people to hear me vent.

[Mak]

I had a bit of a meltdown around 3 weeks too - I think everything hit at once!
Amazingly DD2 is so relaxed and chilled out - I too was worried about her - BUT she idolises her bigger sister - DD1 makes her laugh and 'helps' with everything. It sounds like you are doing a great job!!!

xx