It’s different going through a first and second pregnancy. It’s all so new and exciting having a first child, and you meticulously follow all the instructions dished out by the baby manuals. Here’s what the books fail to tell you.
Maternity Clothes
1st Baby: You wear regular clothes for as long as possible. A baby bump is hot!
2nd Baby: Your maternity clothes are your regular clothes. Strangely, the baby bump didn’t come out together with the baby.
Food
1st Baby: You eat nutritious meals that are chock full of goodness for baby’s healthy development.
2nd Baby: A granola bar is as nutritious as it gets.
Babytalk
1st Baby: You sing and talk to your baby many times a day so they get used to Mom’s voice.
2nd Baby: Half the time, you forget they’re in there.
Sleep
1st Baby: You sleep like a baby 13 hours a day. Babies needs their beauty sleep, don’t they?
2nd Baby: Sleep? Hah!
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