Home > Advice > Baby > First Baby Vs… Every Other Kid After That Post author By The Mum Club Post date 3 May 2021 First Baby Vs… Every Other Kid After That The Mum Club3 May 2021 You can’t jump in the same river twice, and that’s never more true than in pregnancy. The romance, the glow, the putting-your-feet-up-at-the-end-of-the-day. Yup, you don’t get that back after the first (it was romantic, right?). And that’s not the only thing that changes; here’s how… The Announcement First Child Each individual reveal carefully rehearsed and fully documented, with especially purchased ‘You’re going to be a Grandma/Grandad/Auntie/Niece/Cousin/Next Door Neighbour’ cards containing scan photograph and handwritten note. Then, the whole lot filmed and edited into an emotional video montage (to the soundtrack of that sad song from Twilight) and uploaded to a box fresh Instagram channel with baby’s newly secured handle. Second Child After stalking you on Insta, your best mate texts you ‘pregnant or fat?’ to which you reply: ‘oh, yeah. Due in June’. The Nursery First Child Gender neutral jungle theme, featuring hand-painted orangutans on wallpaper sourced painstakingly from Paris. Matching cot, changing table and wardrobe, packed with tiny, twice-ironed outfits, each with coordinated shoes and accessories. All completed and ready at three months to go. Second Child You scream at your husband to ‘get the Snuz Pod out of the loft’ as you mop up your waters from the kitchen floor. The Hospital Bag First Child TENS machine, lavender oil, make-up, three matching ‘coming mome’ outfits, baby shoes, oil diffuser, hair straighteners and kindle. Second Child A onesie for them and the pyjamas you were wearing when you went into labour. The Labour First Child £200 in hypnobirthing birthing classes, 12-step birth plan featuring fully-considered ‘pain ladder’ featuring precisely zero drugs. Second Child You train your husband to bark ‘EPIDURAL’ at every medical professional he sees. The Name First Child After filling two purpose-bought notebooks with potentials, you settle on two middle names only, and mark the decision with a hand-embroidered blanket for the nursery. Second Child Six weeks into calling them ‘baby girl’ you let your older kid pick out a name from the less obnoxious characters in Peppa Pig, on the night before you’re due to register the birth. The Nappies First Child You change them the second the line changes blue, including four times a night for a reliably dry bum. Second Child You remember to change them when they waddle past with junk like Kim Kardashian. Bathing First Child Every. Single, Night. Followed by a massage with organic coconut oil (until they’re six months old, when you can choose something in a nice bottle from Space NK). Second Child Twice a week. Swimming pools and rainwater count. Sterilising First Child Everything. All the time. Constantly. Second Child *Googles ‘does spit clean stuff’* Weaning First Child Seasonal produce, puréed in state-of-the-art baby food maker. Annabel Karmel eat your (organic) heart out. Second Child If it doesn’t come in a jar or a pouch the kid doesn’t believe it’s food. Screen Time First Child Never. Montessori-approved wooden toys chiselled by Hungarian monks, thanks. Second Child Has his own Netflix account. Tags 3minuteread, coffeebreakcatchup The Mum Club3 May 2021 ← How To Help Your Child During A Tantrum → 9 Skills Motherhood Can Add To Your CV
