Older children.

I know it’s totally normal for children to change and struggle with the addition of a newborn but I’m struggling a bit to cope with the demand. My newborn is obviously taking priority for me and I’m recovering from a C-section too which means I’m not doing the usual activities. My fiance is stepping up & doing everything for our son (4years) giving him loads of attention but it still doesn’t feel enough. He’s having tantrums, being boisterous around our newborn & not wanting to go to bed etc… any tips welcome xx

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We are in the same boat.

We're the same, my 3.5 year old has started wetting himself, not listening and just being annoying!! My husband is back at work Wednesday this week and I'm 2 weeks post c section 😫

My baby is now 4 weeks, oldest is 3. The first 3 weeks were ROUGH... Tantrums, clinging to me, just being very oppositional. We decided by week 2 we needed to do something, so we held firm boundaries with consequences and dug deep to follow through, I think we'd been letting a lot slide because we understood he was going through an adjustment and we were sleep deprived. In the last week there's been a big improvement. It's also so hard recovering from a csect at the same time, I explained the surgery to him and would focus on doing quieter activities with him or reading a book and watching a show, we also went for a short walk round our block just us two when I felt able (explaining clear boundaries beforehand). It's tough though for everyone involved, but it's temporary

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