Life After Baby Number Two!
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- This week Kurt and Sarah just check back in as they are getting back into sharing weekly educational medical content while living life as new parents to two!
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Keywords: pregnancy update, the doctors bjorkman, first trimester pregnancy, second trimester pregnancy, third trimester pregnancy, fourth trimester, pregnancy vlog obgyn, postpartum, postpartum depression, birth video, new dad, new mom
“He is starting to suck a little bit less” had me LOLing hard! 😂 Y’all are doing so well, and I look forward to upcoming content! 🙌🏼
This is exactly how me and my husband feel about our 6 month old right now 😂
So. Relatable. 😂
The most honest baby update I've seen in my life and I absolutely appreciate it! Parenting is HARD and you guys are rocking it! Missed all your videos and looking forward to your future videos ❤
"Apparently it's developmentally appropriate to take 30 minutes naps!" - I felt that in my BONES, I said the exact same thing (with the exact same tone 😂) when my son was that age! I'm always reminding myself of what's developmentally appropriate so that I have realistic expectations for him and myself.
This is practically the catch phrase with anything we would ask the pediatrician about. So much so that when we get wondering we just say to each other we bet it's developmentally appropriate, lol.
My baby still takes 30 minutes nap unless I contact nap with her 😅 she’s 19 months lol
@@karen-lr8ki Awww! Mine stopped contact napping around 6 months (he's 18 months now) and I actually miss it so much, I never thought I would 😂
Ooooffff another victim of a 30-minute nap baby right here 🥴
Man my son is 7 months and every nap is like 40 min on the dot lol.
3 months into “3 under 2” ( super busy toddler and newborn twins). Struggling is an understatement! In a workd filled with “influencers” with their perfect makeup and home- really needed honest content like this of “you can love this phase and and it can suck at the same time!”
Thank u for keeping it real ❤
Omg... How do you do that?!
Aw, Sarah! It sounds like the past five months have truly been a challege. My heart goes out for y'all. I hope it gets easier for you soon! As my husband and I start planning for our second child, your videos continue to provide guidance and insight into our near future. We really appreciate your updates!
I feel you on the 30 minute nap issue! My girl only took 30 minute naps, no matter what I did. It did turn a corner at 6 months, and now at 8 months she’s taking 2, 1.5 hour naps. There is hope lol
I love how HONEST you are. Man, the newborn phase is not fun and I feel like it’s taboo to talk about, at least with the women I’m surrounded by. So thanks for being real. I did not enjoy that phase as much as I would’ve liked (also had postpartum anxiety) and it’s nice to hear someone else acknowledge those challenges.
My son did the 30 minute naps too! Soooo hard to deal with. I'm glad you survived! We're trying for our second now, and I'm sure all of your upcoming videos will help as we (hopefully) enter the next chapter. Your family is beautiful, and I really appreciate how you keep it real without sugarcoating. It's so validating. "He's starting to suck a little bit less," LOL I felt that.
I feel you so much Sarah on struggling mentally with "crying = failure", that is a struggle that I have too ❤️ a tough day with my kiddo will always leave me feeling like a failure of a mama. I'm due with #2 in December and #1 will be 17 months old, so I'm gearing up for the trenches for those first 6 months or so!
So good to see you guys again xx
We’d love to see you do a video on lip/tongue ties! We went through this with our newborn and would love to hear your experiences as well! Congrats!
We’re 3 months in to our first. Bilateral clubfoot, and tongue tie. Been feeling like, “All we’ve done is keep our baby alive, nothing else.” Which I recognize is super important. But if you guys are only just getting it together, we must be right on track!
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I’m 19 weeks and 5 days with my first baby. When I was going through fertility treatments I would watch your week by week pregnancy videos alllll the time. So happy to see you are both in the land of the living - looking forward to joining you on this crazy train in 20 (+/-) 3 weeks.
I’m 25 weeks pregnant and binge watching your entire channel. I love your mix of science and the shared experience of being new parents. So grateful for your content and glad you’re planning a newborn series. I’m gonna need it 🙏🏼
I'm still going through post partum depression 10months in with my 1st and we have been talking about number 2...seeing this and how real it is and difficult for you also, I'm now convinced that we should wait until after she is 2yrs old.. thank you for being honest and authentic. Sending love to your beautiful family
My husband and I watched your videos in preparation for our first baby. Your experience with Bo is almost exactly the same as the one we had with our son! He really tested us for 4 full months, it was so tough. He is now 8 months and life is so much better. Hearing your experience has been validating and I’m glad things are improving for you guys too. All the best!
Sharing that even super intelligent motivated humans are finding this hard makes me feel so much better, thank you so much for sharing, I have been through this at the same time as you, I love keeping up with your progress x
THANK YOU for normalizing the half hour naps! Our 5 month old only regularly baps 20-30 mins and I definitely thought it wasn’t normal based on all the info out there! Glad to hear you’re all surviving and making it through!
Oh I know. I watched a million UA-cam videos on baby sleeping/naps telling me if I just did one thing it would change my daughter's sleep habits...I would follow religiously and she would wake up at the 19 minute mark. She would cry, and I would cry...lol. After six months of 19 minutes naps and 4-5 wakes at night, my brain broke. Dont miss those days, so glad to be on the other side of that. Good Luck!
My sleep consultant was always like aim for 1hr15 min naps! But our kid naps like 40-45 minutes everytime. Life was so much less stressful when I just accepted that some babies are just short nappers and to follow sleep cues rather than metrics..
My 21 month old and 5 month old are finally sleeping at the same time. We could not be happier!
As a mom of two under two (although on the other side with a 2.5 year old and a 9 month old) - you guys are awesome! I remember when my youngest was around 6 months and you finally start feeling like life doesn't suck anymore. It's getting a bit rough again as the toddler is becoming a threenager and both of them have separation anxiety so - woohoo. But I'm glad you guys found your stride as a family!
As a pediatric nurse - thanks for all you guys do, both from the OB and the cards front! I specialize in care coordination between MFM and medical specialities needing transfers into our children's hospital so I love all the BPD/pulm HTN and complex babies you care for! Go team!
Adore how honest you all are..We’re trying for baby two with an 11month old and it’s nice to hear the reality of it all and not hearing unrealistic expectations.
Sitting here with my newborn and three year old, so thankful you guys are keeping it real! Congratulations, it sounds like it has been real tough! You are doing an amazing job!
I had my second baby 4 months ago and I followed your pregnancy journey religiously. I completely relate to your challenges, and recognize how hard parenting 2 kids is. My little one takes 5-7 naps a day - all 30-40 mins long. His awake windows are barely 30 mins. You both are doing a wonderful job raising both kids. Hang in there and can’t wait to hear your experience on sleep training
My husband and I will have two under two in January. Your videos have always been informative and encouraging, but most of all greatly appreciated!! ❤
Bless you guys for honesty!! I love my 9 month old daughter with all my heart but I'll be honest, it wasn't until 6 months old that I actually starting enjoying her and embracing my role as a mom. It's helpful to hear that others struggle too and it's still worth it! I would love to have a big family but after realizing how rough the newborn stage can be, it's one at a time over here. XD
Prayers for even more regular day sleep for y'all in the future!
Been thinking about you guys lately! Glad you're hanging in there ❤️
I know this is a little older now but I fell you guys on the naps and the tongue tie. My daughter (now 14 mos) had awful tongue and lip tue with so many feeding issues, it was so traumatizing and still difficult to think about. My girl has always been a great sleeper and napper AT HoME but she goes to day care and has serious FOMO while there and has been a horrible napper there. So we would get an angry cranky baby. Her teachers would tell us how wonderful she was and I went through a period of serious sadness and guilt for having to leave her at day care and not being able to get to know this happy, amazing girl! That sucked. Thankfully we were on vacation last month and had a whole week of a very good routine and had her well rested and we got to see what they were talking about. Because we jad gotten her on a great schedule for that week, she also started sleeping better at fay care. Although the FOMO still rears its head at times.
Same boat except just one 5 months old baby.... taking the developmentally appropriate 30 min naps... unless we swing him and extend his naps...he does sleep really well at night though...and sleep training went really easy for us....nap training still seems like a distant dream ... otherwise he's an adorable baby... smiling... making tons of sounds... rolling over at 4 months...and trying to crawl now... overall he's a happy baby... it's rewarding now that he's interacting so much...but ohh boy we struggled in the newborn phase...
I absolutely love how REAL you two are!!!!!❤ thank you for sharing these updates! I have a 1 & 3 year old, so we're pass the baby stage but it was nice to hear you all and reminisce those memories. It gets "easier" 😊
Wow! Felt this. 🥺 Take your time getting back to the community!
I just realized you got a job at the fertility clinic that got me pregnant with my now 7 month old from their newsletter! Your videos saved my life the first 3 months with a newborn! Thank you so much!
I had two under two (they are 20 months apart)… first months are hard but now my son is 1 and my daughter is 2 and 9 months… life is easier… kid’s starting actually playing together and they both become pretty independent and dependent 😅. I hope you guys enjoy they grow so fast but days sometimes feels incredibly long. Sending hugs with my two really sometimes needy and always loves toddlers.
My baby was the same!!! Cried all the time and I felt like a failure and super vigilant all of the time. Would only nap in the stroller so in the middle of summer post partum I was walking like 8 miles a day (against my will)
He’s a year old know and the light of my life. But the first 4-6 months were so rough!!! Love you guys!!!
Sending prayers for you and your family! Parenting is the hardest, but most rewarding job. ❤
Lovely to see your update. Thank you for validating what most parents must feel and go through! ❤
Thank you for your open honesty and vulnerability. We have a 2.5 yr old and now a 2 week old. I’m so thankful for my husband and the partnership we have. I don’t know how single parents cope, it’s bananas.
Thanks for your honesty. Parenting is challenging and humbling, and it’s so healthy and helpful to acknowledge that.
"he is starting to suck a little bit less" 😂 I LOVE THAT. Mom shame is a real thing, and people think you're supposed to love all the parts of parenthood, which is honestly not true at all. No one loves a screaming baby. No one loves sleep deprivation. No one loves having to keep going despite being drained. So it's refreshing to hear you be real and talk about how hard it is. Looking forward to it getting easier for you guys! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love your show just had my baby and your videos have helped so much! Congratulations on baby number two🎉🎉🎉🎉
Love you guys…so transparent and authentic
Loving this update! Glad to hear you’re surviving and how your littles are doing. I’m so grateful for all you share on pregnancy and parenting. It’s made a big difference before we even started trying for our first and navigating a miscarriage. Excited to try again and continue to watch your channel to see how your family is doing and all the practical information you’re posting . 💕
Love this, and appreciate your raw honesty. We need more of this. Keep rocking on, you’re amazing.
Omg we just came out of that 30 minute nap thing a month or so ago!!! It gets better!!! LOL@ “he is starting to suck a bit less” totally what my husband said about our baby boy at five months! You guys were so so helpful in so many ways when I was pregnant and in those first few months! Thanks for that and much much love to y’all!
Thank you guys for everything you’ve done. My little girl is 1 mo roughly behind your little man. She was rough for the first few months too and i completely relate to the emotions.
Just remember when it gets rough, set them down and walk away for a few minutes. You’re so much stronger than you realize. Sending good vibes to your family :)
Thank you for the very real update! It's so refreshing to hear parents who are really in the thick of things be open and honest about both the wonderful and not so wonderful moments of parenthood! Y'all are awesome! Good luck with the move and getting back into your routines as you are able. ❤❤❤
So happy you guys are back! I just had my first in April and I very much so relate to the struggle of survival. I cannot imagine two. Thank you guys for being honest because social media is full of unrealistic expectations, this is so refreshing to see.
Our little one just turned 4 months old. We have four children five and under. It does get easier as the children get older, it is a blast! As they get older the children start helping with the younger children which is so much fun. Our oldest is five then we have a 4-year-old, one that just turned three and are 4 month old. Our 4-month-old is sleeping through the night, rolling over from tummy to back. Smiling all the time and babbling a lot! Children are so worth it they are so much fun! And I promise it does get easier!!!
Thank you for sharing! Currently have a 4 month old and it’s nice to hear that everyone struggles but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Not that I didn’t expect it, but I love the honesty here. I have a 1 YT old and 7 weeks pregnant w/ my second child, so scared is an understatement lol. Watching videos like this where people are honest about experiences w/ their babies are so encouraging.
Thank you for keeping it real. Parenting is indeed challenging and you’ve made this ftm of a 6 month old feel so validated!
Hey Bjorkman's!!!! So glad to have found your channel. You were two of my favorites while you were in med school. Love that you have two cute kiddos! I do remember your saying while in med school Sarah about kids...hahahahaha.... I will refrain from typing it. Nice to hear family updates!
My son also did only 35-40 min naps until he was about 5 months old. Now he’s 17 months and will take the occasional glorious 3 hour nap 🙌. Thank you for your honesty about how hard it is. So many of us relate. I had PPD and haven’t had a good nights sleep since I was pregnant. We are doing our best and it’s enough!
I appreciate your candid honest feedback. I’m 3 months away from having two under two and I’ll remember it gets less sucky after 5 months! Thank you both and keep on keeping on. I look forward to you shooting out that inspo! 🫶🏼
Thank you for the update. It’s very honest. And I really appreciate it
Oh I feel you for short naps!!! My daughter (1rst kid) is now 10 months old and for the first 5 months, she was only taking 25 minutes naps... So frustrating when it takes longer to fall asleep than the lengh of the nap. Fortunately, it gets better. She's now taking 1-2h nap twice a day and her schedule is more predictible... But man it was rough the first few months! 😘
Knowing and waiting for that light at the end of the tunnel was what got me through . All the best to you both and your new venture . Looking forward to more of your vlogs . Take care
OMG this made me laugh because I appreciate that you all are professional Doctors and you STILL have moments where you are struggling too. I feel like people just gloss over that stuff. So thank you for being honest about it. I laughed when you said "like them most of the time". Today has been ROUGH so I needed this.
We love your videos! Our first will be here in the next couple months. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences!
I have 3 under 2 by myself. I’m a foster parent and just had my baby in February. It’s hard but so worth it.
Cried watching this. PPA is real!! Postpartum mental health is sooo important. I am a huge advocate for it since going thru it myself. Much love. Everything will be ok ❤
Ah, i love this update!
Our boys are 20mo apart (2 1/2 and 8mo currently) & just like Bo, our second was TOUGH 😅 love that kid, but man, the first six months tested us. Once he could crawl things got much better. Hang in there!! Y’all are awesome parents and doing such a good job ❤️
My son took 30-40min naps at that age and I tried EVERYTHING to try and 'fix it' and then randomly at 6-7mths he just started linking sleep cycles and it all started getting easier. I hope it changes soon for you guys your doing a good job :)
Love the transparency!!
Thank you for honest update! I hope it will get easier for you from now on 🌷
Loved the update! How precious your kiddos are ❤. It always nice to know you are not alone on the parenting struggle bus 😂😂
Thank you for being so REAL! I felt all of that ❤
Not sure if you’ll see this but please remember that this channel/UA-cam side gig serves you, not the other way around! If it’s too overwhelming to get through all that newborn content and edit it together, just skip it. We will be here to support whatever you put out whenever you’re ready!
Overseas fan here. Really glad you'll be coming back soon, and I'm sorry to hear your past few months have been such a struggle. Please know that you have been an essential resource for me in preparing for my birth and baby. She's here now and during the day, she's also only napping 20-40 minutes at a time at three months old. I did read that it takes babies a few months to consolidate their sleep cycle, but it's very reassuring to hear you struggling with the same issue, since none of my mom friends have a baby with similar sleep patterns. I hope it keeps getting more fun and easier for you, and I'm really looking forward to your new content.
Thank you so much for being so honest... I'm a week away from my first hitting 4 months, and after a great month of getting her on a sleep schedule during the day and being awesome, she's getting quite a bit fussy again, of course lol. I watched all of your videos when I was pregnant, so it's so nice to see you both again! Good luck and thank you for all your help❤
I just saw the newsletter emailed out today... I did a double take and my mouth dropped open, "I follow them on UA-cam!" Welcome back to Michigan!
Thank you for being so honest. Wishing you all the best as you continue on this amazing, wild journey!
You guys are great! I’ve watched you since I was pregnant in 2021 with my daughter. I have appreciated all of the advice and input on all the various topics you cover. I love watching you and hearing about your parenting journey. I just found out I am due in January with another little girl so I will be following you all throughout this journey as well. Thank you for all that you share! Parenting is tough and you’re not alone. You guys are great, you’re doing a great job. And those two little ones are well loved and very lucky to have you both.
I have a son 8months old, postpartum is no joke. I’m still dealing with it. I been following you guys since day one of my pregnancy. Seeing you guys survive with your second baby is really refreshing. Parenting is really hard.. you can’t hate your baby but you are absolutely right babies teaching you a new way of life..
I hope I can feel as confident as you guys. My son is not a good sleeper and still struggling to get him to sleep for at-least 3 hours straight at night.
He wakes up least 8-9 time overnight
Any advice to improve sleep for a not so good sleeping 8 month baby?
You guys look great! It means so much that you share your raw feelings and say it just how it is. I also have 2 under 2 and it got SO much better when baby was able to sit up unassisted. My baby is so entertained watching my toddler play and do goofy things. Hang in there! Looking forward to more update videos. 😊
Thats why it’s so important to share vulnerabilities because we are all human and these struggles are all things that many of us have gone through so thank you for sharing! I’m frankly tired of the highlight reels, people showing only the best photos on social media, we need to be more real.
The second baby has kicked my butt! “He is starting to suck a little bit less” is so relatable to me! He also only tolerates me over my husband and it makes things difficult. Thanks for being so real. It makes things feel a little bit less isolating ❤
I‘m 39 weeks pregnant with my second. My first one is going to be 2 soon. Gotta say, I’m a bit scared after watching this update. 😂
Thank you!! You don´t have idea of how helpful you are, with all the information and the insights. Keep it up guys! It´s a pleasure to watch your videos.
My son is almost 11 months and hates napping, doesn’t do much more than 30 min usually. Sleeping at night varies but generally he does well. So I’ll take night sleeping more than naps during the day right now.
I love this update, thanks for keeping it real as always. My son also did 30 minutes naps until recently, he is 15 months old now and finally is able to take a 2 hour nap 🎉🎉🎉 so it does get better, we got this!!
No need to explain yoir absence!!!! I actually thought you guys were CHAMPS doing updates with Cecilia. I'm into month 13 with just one and have had to put so many things on hold. I know whenever you're ready you'll come back with so much first-hand knowledge to share with us.
4-5 months for us was hell for naps. Reading the free material from TCB helped a lot. Naps did begin to lengthen toward the 6 month mark and it is SO MUCH BETTER. ❤
Glad to see an update. Congrats to you all. You all are such a great resource and encouragement and I appreciate you sharing that it’s not easy. Glad you all took time for yourselves.
I am practice nurse and I shared your vlog with so many mothers/parents to be because it is real and also scientifically based....I am personally a future granny so I will continue to watch your content❤bless your family
I’m so glad you guys put this video out. We’re wanting to add a 2nd child to our family.. and with the first, already a challenge. But I’m so glad to see this and some of the struggle so we can be a little prepared with one toddler and a baby… I hope you guys do some videos of the transition and your experiences with how Cece interacts with her brother, good AND bad lol. Thank you so much for your videos!! They really have helped me through the first one and I’m sure the next one, God willing. Love you guys!
Thank you for keeping it real! So many things you’ve said just made me feel better. My daughter had tongue tie as well and it was rough. Planning for a second child and feeling intimidated by it. Looking forward to more videos! It had helped me tremendously.
Thank you so much for sharing an honest update! Wishing you all peace, strength, and energy, and more restful days ahead! You guys are such wonderful parents!
Congrats! I started watching you guys when I was pregnant and now mine is 7months and you guys got the second one! Time goes by so fast!
I love seeing these updates 🥰 your kiddo as so so cute!
My little girl is 15 months currently, at 18 months we plan to start trying for #2. You helped me so much with my first, I’m so excited that as I start the journey to 2 I’ll have your channel as a guide yet again 🤩 you are an inspiration!
Our 6th baby turned 2 on June 5th and our 7th will be 5months on the 11th. she seems to cry all the time too :( in the beginning i figured it was just b/c the older kids kept bringing sicknesses home (first Winter baby) then i was curious if she had reflux.
i know it's tough now, but they are soooo precious to watch and enjoy them getting along as they get older.
Congrats on doing a great job! Those beautiful babies are lucky to have you as parents. Ive been watching you for all of my pregnancy, now i have a 2 week old boy! Learned alot from yall, so thank you 😊
I’ve been enjoying watching your videos! I am 36 weeks pregnant and got pregnant after an IUI at a fertility center near me. Well I got an email from the center that you’re starting with them!!! I couldn’t believe it when I saw your name! Congratulations on your new role, I hope you enjoy your new work home 🩷
I don’t usually leave comments so your last video I watched. I watch all of them and I remember thinking boy that’s gotta be hard well I’m 12 weeks pregnant with baby number 2; my first is 10 months old.
I’m grateful you guys keep it real, I know it’s about to be hell for a few months and it’s refreshing to hear it’s hard vs. all the you’re gonna be fine
Would love to see a video on your experience with feeding Bo since I’m going through something similar
U guys are just so sweet and so real...I am pregnant with my second.First is 2 years old.
So glad you guys are back!!!
I am currently pregnant with baby #2 and baby #1 is turning 9 months old..😅.I'm looking forward to ALL your new content!! #2under2club
"Findings new ways to be humbled", you're inspiring guys, keep rocking 🤜🤛💪 they will love watching these in a few years from now ❤
Do you feel that now you are parents to 2 little that you have a better understanding of parents who come to you as physicians?
Love how real this video is thank you for sharing
Congratulations to both of you. And o am so happy to see you back even with the difficulties of having 2 under 2.
I would love to watch a video of how do you balance work, training and parenthood. I know it's not easy, and I have my own struggle woth that. I want to go back to work and to medical training, but also I love my family and want a second baby.
Any suggestions or personal experiences would help. Thanks for your videos, and keep going!
I just had my second boy on May 1st…my oldest is 5 and I think it’s rough too!! He’s even been going to summer school since he’s starting kindergarten in August. IT. HAS. BEEN. A. CHALLENGE!! Our first son was an ANGEL!! So easy for everything!! Easy toddler and child, too. This little guy is so so tough. Like SO tough. Also only cries ALL of the time.
In a way your torture brought me comfort lol. Knowing all of what’s happening here currently is not just an us thing. 😂😂
Hopefully this will blow over soon. 😂😅
Good to have you guys back! Definitely feel you on the struggle bus of having two under two. It definitely gets better after the 6 month mark. And it’s so cool that your husband went into Peds cardiology. My 16 month old daughter has ASD but her hole is so small that the doctors are hoping the hole closes by itself or else they’ll have to do heart surgery on her. We’re hoping it closes by itself too. Praying for the best and hope you guys are well!