Your baby has already grown up, have you forgotten about all the fears and difficulties and are thinking about adding to the family? We offer you 7 reasons why you should have a second child.
1. You already know how to take care of the baby
You will definitely cope with the second toddler, because you have already learned all the intricacies of caring for a child. You spent many sleepless nights, learned how to properly feed and swaddle the baby, recognize his whims by just crying and potty training - all this has already been with you. Of course, all children are different, and the new baby will certainly present you with a couple of new surprises, but now they will not take you by surprise. You know how to raise a child, you have freed yourself from fear and will meet a new family member with a positive attitude.
2. You have a little helper
Even a baby who is only 1.5-2 years old is able to provide his mother with simple help. For example, he can entertain a screaming baby with a rattle, hold a bottle, serve a clean diaper. Sometimes older children even sit at home with babies. but do not abuse the child's help and turn him into a nanny.
3. The second child will receive the things of the firstborn
From the older baby, you probably have a lot of things. Perhaps the pacifiers and diapers were lost, but books of fairy tales, toys, clothes have survived. All this will be inherited by the second toddler, which will allow parents to significantly reduce costs. If the eldest child is still young himself, then the dowry for the baby is all the more secure.
4. Children will have more fun together
The less the difference between children, the easier they find a common language. When the baby begins to crawl, he and his older brother or sister will have their own games. You no longer have to explain to your child that now you cannot assemble a constructor with him, because you are busy with chores around the house. Even if the first-born is much older, at least sometimes he wants to tinker with the baby.
5. Pay less attention to your elders
This argument looks strange, but in fact it is a very important point. Any psychologist will confirm that people who grew up alone in a family have much more personality problems that have arisen due to increased attention from their parents. Someone has been living a different life for many years, trying to meet the expectations of dad and mom; someone runs away from home or gets hit hard, unable to withstand overprotection.
When your second baby is born, some of your attention will shift to him. An older child will have the opportunity to be alone with himself and make this or that decision, this is very valuable!
6. You will feel younger
After the birth of your second baby, it will seem to you that there were not all the previous years. You will again have a baby in your arms, with whom you will walk, who will knit booties and buy cute things. They say that every childbirth prolongs the youth of the female body, and this is readily believed.
7. You will do more.
When the second baby is born, you may even wonder why you were so tired with one baby (how can a young mother cope with her baby and household chores?). The reason is simple: the more children there are in the family, the more competently the mother builds her schedule in order to spend every minute with benefit... In addition, after giving birth, you will again go on legal parental leave and spend more time with loved ones.
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