So I'm dragging the babies into preschool

one on my front and one on my hip and another parent opens the door for me and says "oh, I've been there!". I ask if she has twins and she says "no, I've got two 14 months apart and I think that is even harder."

Are you kidding me????? :headbang: Unless that 14 month old was waking up and screaming for a bottle--which you had to hold for him--every 3 hours round the clock and then ejecting contents of said bottle right back onto you unless he was held upright for an hour after feeding, all while the infant also needed his bottle, well then, I seriously doubt it!

 

:gah: That is frustrating because even though I'm sure it is hard having two close in age, it can't be as hard as having two the same exact age!

 

Hey-Annabella is 19 months apart from the boys-that is just like having triplets!!!






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Some people will NEVER understand!

 

LOL, yeah mine are 18 months apart! I'm sure its EXACTLY like having triplets!! Hahahahahahaha~ :laughing:

 

I think it is hard, but in a different way. I have a friend who has kids very close together, and it has been hard managaing a toddler with a baby, not to mention trying to coordinate two very different schedules of feeding and naps. I don't think it's as hard a twins, but hard in a different way.

 

I would say they both have their challenges. My sister has two 14 months apart and I think it was much harder for her than it was for me with two the same age. (This isn't from her saying "It's like twins", it's my observation).

 

I can understand where she is coming from. I have a toddler and 4 month old twins. It's not easy taking care of an infant (or infants) while you have another one who is up and running. I consider my toddler alone is lot more hard work than my twins in some ways. She is very demanding and gets into everything (terrible 2) plus she is jealous of my taking care of her siblings.
It's just hard in a different way.

 

I have to agree with the people who said it is hard, maybe not hard in the same way but it still can be just as hard. I genuinely found doing some things with Eleanor and Ethan (who are 11 months apart) harder than doing them with the twins. Of course there were also a couple of things I found easier, and a lot depends on the temperaments of the children involved. On balance though I would say that it's as hard to have two very close in age as to have twins.

Also she made her comment on the basis of it being difficult to negotiate getting through doors with multiple small children. In that context parents with two children close in age really have "been there".