Child number one versus number two - we can't deal
Having your first baby brings about excitement coupled with nervousness and sheer joy.
It was the news you had been waiting for, and it doesn't matter how many times you need to pee in those nine months because it's the beautiful cycle of life.
You do things to perfection; pregnancy reveals, gender reveals, baby showers, birth announcements.
Moreover, they're completed with innate joy and a bundle of energy you never thought possible.
And then number two comes into your life… but it doesn't go according to the first plan.
Laura Mazza of Mum On The Run, has two adorable little tots, and she's hit the nail on the head regarding her bundles of joy.
When her firstborn came into the world, Laura made sure to celebrate with abundance and she has revealed the ways in which her first born versus her second differed.
Announcing her pregnancy of her first-born, Laura had a skywriter with fireworks in the same colour of the baby's gender at just 13-weeks, and her group of friends were just as excited.
But when it came to her second pregnancy, word-of-mouth had to suffice at a mere six weeks, while Mum's mates replied 'oh, again?'.
And what about the hospital bag debacle, what do you pack?
"First child: Two suitcases, full of fifty bodysuits made of organic alpaca wool, essential oils, soft cashmere wraps, industrial strength breast pump. Second child: toothbrush… some nappies. First kids clothes," stated Laura.
With regards to photographs, Laura insists it's much of the same, you try your hardest to find the BEST newborn photographer you can, who has the most creative ideas out there, come your second, you one day remember it's about time you printed the snaps from your phone.
As for allowing someone hold your first born… wow fair play to the person who even asked: "First child: 'hmm have you been vaccinated? Can you now bathe in this hand sanitizer? Have you travelled in the last 5 years?… mm maybe I'll just hold him today', second child: 'can you take this baby? Just hold it for like five…45-minutes… I'll be right back. Just rock her if she cries'."
The list is endless, from trying out wholly organic, to handing out string cheese, to daily essential oil bathing, to no bathing at all – our perspectives change.
But it's not just because we were disillusioned when our first borns came into our lives, it's mainly because when number two comes along things get an awful lot busier around the house.
And you have the added bonus of knowing kid number one has gotten through life unhinged, you can surely relax a little more with number two, just don't expect any alone time!
"Babysitting; First kid: finest nanny from Sweden who specialises in fine arts and can speak 10 languages. Baths and reads literature from Shakespeare, sings baby to sleep while mum and dad enjoy alone time. Second child: pfft… alone time? What's that? Haven't left the house in 5 weeks."
Accurate to say the least? Hands up who can relate!