kuzmafoto/Shutterstock Raising one child is very different from raising two.
- When you have a second baby, things are a bit different than the first time around.
- You will less concerned about being the perfect parent.
- Time alone with your partner and friends is even more important.
Everything changes once you become a parent. Your sleep is cut in half, you eat standing up, and you may be unsure which day of the week it is - and that's just after you have your first child.
Just when you think you have this whole parenting gig figured out, the second baby comes along and life gets a lot more interesting.
If you're getting ready to have your second child, you might be wondering how your life is going to change, or if it's going to change at all. When I was pregnant with number two, friends and family members gave me tons of tips on what to expect when a second child joined the family.
While some of the advice was helpful, most of it made no difference at all - especially when I was knee-deep in parenting a toddler and breastfeeding a new baby.
Here are the 13 things I wish someone had told me before I had a second baby.