Im a stay at home mom. I have such a close bond with my first born. I just found out Im pregnant with my second and Im so worried about how my toddler ( who is 15 months now and will be nearly 2 when this baby is born) will handle this.

I feel sad, I don’t want him to feel displaced or abandoned. Did anyone else have these worries? I’m more worried about my first borns feelings than I am about going through another pregnancy and labor.

i am a first time mom expecting a child in march. I will be a stay at home mom and i am looking for a stroller to support the baby from newborn up until they are a toddler. i am looking at the Micralite TORO Newborn System Stroller but the only issues is it cost 5.00 if it’s worth the price then i will pay but i am open to other (cheaper strollers) for newborns what did you guys use?

Any time I try to go anywhere with my two year old son, he runs away and I can’t get anything done. We try to go to the grocery store and he gets out of the cart and takes off running. I try buckling him in and he gets out, I put him in the back part and he gets out. He will just launch himself over the side and take off. If I try to grab him to hold his hand, he then throws himself on the ground. I have a harness and if I don’t let him go the way he wants, he throws himself on the ground and kicks and screams. He can get out of a the five point harness on my stroller in two seconds flat. If I try to tell him it hurts my feelings or I don’t like it, he doesn’t care. He is too busy throwing a tantrum to listen. I am getting sick of leaving cart after cart of groceries at stores and never being able to get anything done. I am a stay at home mom and if I have an errand to run, I have to do it after he goes to bed at night and I am just over it. I have tried timeouts, bribery, hugging him, swatting his bottom, talking to him to tell him I don’t appreciate it….NOTHING WORKS! Does anyone have any kind of advice on what to do so that I can get something done?
I have taken him to the store for "play time" sometimes for up to two hours. Every trip is not under a time constraint. But I would like to get what I came for on trips when I need things. We have gone right after breakfast, after nap time, with snacks etc. And I would never tell my child to "sit down and shut up." Perhaps that is the kind of parenting you do but I do not.

Hello all I am a new mom and I have a 7 month old. I was just wondering I have the travel system Graco infant carseat for now and it is good up until 22 pounds. My daughter now weighs 17 1/2 pounds so sometime in the near future I am going to need to get the next step up. The thing is I have no clue what I am supposed to look for or what its called or anything….so help? I usually buy things from ebay or craigslist because my husband is in the marine corps. and i am a stay at home mom and money needs to stretch for the three of us. Thanks so much for everyones answers!

My daughter is 20 months old and will only take naps at home in her toddler bed. I am a stay at home mom so she is used to being at home everyday, but it becomes an issue when we go visit family or stay in a hotel. I am at my parents house visiting today and she skipped her nap. I can tell she is sleepy, but she just won’t lay down and fall asleep…any ideas?