Books and resources if you’re planning to have more kids
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This book by our podcast episode guest is a great guide to having more kids and even addresses the emotional concerns of adding children to your home.
Taking Charge of your fertility
This is a comprehensive resource for families needing to understand fertility to either concieve or avoid conception. It’s definitely your first stop in the journey of establishing your family and growing it over time.
This book recommended by our guest is a wonderful way to prepare your child(ren) for when baby is being born and what to expect during mom’s pregnancy and her childbirth experience.
Welcome With Love / Hello Baby (Homebirth)
With our second child, we had a homebirth and maybe you’re looking at a similar experience. In this instance, these are my favorite two books (This one and the one below) that help an older child know what to expect when baby will be born inside the house that they’re in too!
Because many times midwives come to your home or are a more intimate setting with family, this book is a great way to accimlate your child to the experience of the midwife being around and delivering the baby.
I’m a big brother! or I’m a Big Sister!
Our family enjoyed the I’m a big sister version to help our daughter understand the idea that not only was a baby coming, but also that she had an important roll in the baby that would soon be in our lives.
Daniel Tiger – Big Brother Daniel
I know so many families love Daniel Tiger especially because the show teaches so many great life lessons and in this instance it’s some of the most important lessons in order to learn to love, accept, and invite baby into their lives!
Online Childbirth Class
Interested in taking a comprehensive childbirth class at your own pace and in the convenience of your own home while still getting the support like in the Bradley Method? Check out my online childrbirth class option!
I personally use this app on my phone as a great way to track fertility and record information during pregnancies to take with me to appointments. And I recommend it to any and everyone!
Kara is an author and advocate for positive, grace-filled parenting. She is homeschooler to her 5 children living on a farm in New England. She believes in creative educational approaches to help kids dive deeper into a rich learning experience and has her degree in Secondary Education & Adolescent Childhood Development. She is passionate about connecting with and helping other parents on their journey to raise awesome kids!
40 something Mom
You should ask yourself not only if you can handle two children, but can you handle two children… one with special needs? We were not prepared for that and our older child has regressed tremendously due to the amount of energy we have had to expend on the 2nd child. We were not prepared financially for a special needs child, nor for having two children in daycare (we thought we were, but then one child needed special respite care which cost more money).. We were not prepared emotionally for the weight of so many needs coming at us at once.. Moreover, we simply do not have the energy for two toddlers. If you are an “older Mom” you really need to think this over, hard. Just because your first child was perfect doesn’t mean you should push your luck and have a second. And just because you have enough energy to raise one child, does NOT mean you will have enough energy for two. Two is a totally different dynamic. Oh and by the way, I hope you are not a control freak because your house will never be clean and tidy again! I asked myself “how hard can it be to raise 2 children when you are already raising one?” the answer is “Damn hard”.