Once you finally thought you could clean up the nursery, surprise! Here comes baby #2. Congrats, you’re going to have two kids under the age of two! Well, that happened quicker than you thought, huh? So, will you need two of everything? Not to fear – our Bumpies on the Two Under 2 board tell you what products you’ll (really) need for baby #2.

“My boys are 19 months apart. We went with another crib. DS1 sleeps way too well in his and he can’t get out yet. Both of the beds came with rails, so we’ll switch them when they are ready.” -bethanyree*

“Double stroller we very much use now with both the kids.  It’s great since it is a tandem, it isn’t very wide. Also, it’s seats are completely removable which is great when the time comes that I only need one in the stroller. We also have a double jogger that is our rugged stroller, and used for morning runs with the kids.” -morgs8384

“My oldest will be 3 in August. She is still in a crib and refuses to potty train. At the rate we are going my youngest (20 months) will be potty trained before her. We also went with the cribs that convert into full sized beds, so it wasn’t a waste for us to buy 2. Also, we got 2 changing tables and never used the 2nd one. It was such a waste!” -kagl08

“My girls are 19 months apart. We did not get a second crib – we kept DD2 in a PNP in our room and left DD1 in the crib until 23 months, then switched her to a toddler bed. At that point DD2 was almost 6 months and we moved her from the PNP in our room to the crib. A double stroller was and sometimes still is very necessary for us. I used it a lot to shop, go to dr appts, of go for walks in the neighborhood when DD2 was very small.” -memali26

“We moved DD to her new big girl room with a twin bed after DS was born.  He was in our room for about 5months anyways.  We moved her about 2months after he was born (so it wasn’t too much change at once).  She was 20months at the time.  Overall the transition wasn’t bad except we did have to lay with her to fall asleep for the first few weeks.” -jf198400

“Mine are 16 months apart.  We had two cribs.  DD just wasn’t ready to be out of her crib and honestly, the last thing I wanted with a newborn baby was my 16 month old wandering the halls.  Keeping her contained was a huge plus.  We ended up taking down the rail when we decided she was ready and it had nothing to do with DS!” -sweetpea20

“I bought a second changing table before DD2 was born but it’s really not needed.  I used both but we could have gotten away with just one!” -Qmommy

“I suggest making things as easy on yourself as possible for the first few months/last trimester! I would get a second crib, if for nothing else, than to have a safe place to contain an active toddler, and only have one child to handle in the middle of the night. I got a second changing table because the boys are in two rooms and to save my back. Don’t make things harder/more stressful for yourself. Enjoy your last few months of your toddler getting your full attention!” -lew0509

*Some names have been changed.

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New to breastfeeding? There are so many rumors, tips and tricks about breastfeeding these days – so we went to our breastfeeding Bumpies on the Breastfeeding board!

“Take time for yourself. If you have hit the wall, it is okay to hand the baby off and take a shower or eat or refill your own water. Relax and don’t doubt yourself.” -Crash Into Me

“Growth spurts happen frequently. Dont think you’re not producing enough. Just keep nursing and you will get through it.” -EmpireMomof3

“Do what works for you. If your baby is growing and you are okay with the process that its taking to get baby the food it needs – then don’t let anyone guilt you into another process.  Find time each day for YOU – if thats a shower, a bath, 30 minutes TV show.  Find a way to hand the baby over (or lay down the baby to sleep in a safe spot) and take the time for you.” -opaque1997

“Don’t be surprised if you are engorged and in pain when your milk comes in after a few days (or it may take up to a week). To help get the milk flowing, apply hot compresses (like hot face cloths) before nursing, nurse baby on demand, and you can also use cold compresses (like cold gel packs or frozen peas) for 10 minutes every hour for 24 hours between nursing sessions to relieve swelling. The best advice I ever received was “‘don’t quit on a bad day!’” -MomIn2013

“ALWAYS go to the bathroom before you start a feeding even if you don’t have to because 5 mins in and you’ll have to go!  It’s ok if baby cries while you take 45 seconds to go to the bathroom.” -cltk12

“Your breasts are two separate entities – one may be faster, bigger, fuller, easier to latch, harder to latch, different size/shape/color nipples, etc.  Unless it’s extreme, in which case see a doctor,  it’s totally normal!  Baby might like one side more, or one position more, just keep offering both and different positions.” -EMO-mamma

“Know that if you have to supplement or baby does get a bottle in the hospital, IT ISNT THE END OF BFing.  Prior to having my LO, it was drilled into me how horrible bottles were and when she needed one at 24 hours old (jaundice and refusal of the tube at my breast), part of me thought it was the end of our BF relationship forever.  Thankfully I was stubborn/determined and we worked through it.” -theresat858

“Soothies gel pads are amazing especially when LO is cluster feeding.” -Meggy T.

“Check out if your insurance will cover a lactation consultant, and if so which ones, prior to delivery. Having the number on hand prior is really helpful.” -shell041783

“Don’t start pumping too early! It is tempting to pump when you are engorged, but you could create an oversupply problem. Try to let your body adjust to what baby is actually eating, and if you really need some relief, express some milk by hand.” -mandy522

“Learn how to nurse side lying! When newborns are up to eat every 1-2 hours those first 2 weeks this was an amazing position.” -PennyLane26

“If it hurts, you’re doing it wrong doesn’t count for the first six weeks. Don’t get down on yourself thinking you aren’t doing it right. See a LC, or several, until you feel comfortable that you are doing it right.” -Ordzbby

“Drink up. Water, lemonade, Gatorade, just do it!” -Brendamndz

“You call the shots when it comes to feeding.  Get your husband on board and have a plan ready- be prepared to adjust your plan as needed.” -ClaryPax

“You can’t overfeed a breastfed baby.  If they want to nurse every hour, for 45 minutes, let them.  That might be what your body needs to get the signal to make more milk.” -TJ1979

“Breastfeeding is hard.  Like really, really hard.  You will probably underestimate how tough it is going to be.  You will have days where you sob wondering how is this ever going to get better.  You will have nights that never seem to end.  And then one day the fog clears and BAM!  You and your baby are breastfeeding, happily and pain free!” -hpoff33

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Those first days in the hospital after my son was born are a bit of a blur. I was sore, sleep deprived and getting to know this new baby, who was mine, but still a complete stranger. I remember the nurses checking and double checking our hospital bracelets when I picked him up from the nursery after taking a shower, and thinking, “Oh, come on, I know that one’s mine. Sure, he’s new, but I’d recognize those piercing dark blue eyes anywhere.” (Now, his eyes are dark brown, but still intense.) But at the same time, I was kind of relieved they were checking because, honestly, my mind wasn’t exactly with-it, and, well, newborns look a lot alike. No one wants a mix up.

But, mix ups do occasionally happen — in fact, one did this week at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Apple Valley, Minnesota. New mom Tammy Van Dyke says her newborn son, Cody, was placed in the wrong bassinet and taken to another mother’s room, and that the other mother breastfed him, according to KARE 11 in Minneapolis.

Reportedly, the other mother told a nurse  ”I don’t think this is my baby,” and the nurse told her it was, and that she was just tired. After the feeding, the mother saw that the baby’s bracelet was not her child’s. Both women underwent tests for HIV and hepatitis after the incident.

Thursday, Abbott Northwestern Hospital released a statement that said:

“Yesterday morning at Abbott Northwestern Hospital an infant was taken from the newborn nursery to the wrong room and was briefly breastfed by a woman who is not this infant’s mother. While hospital procedures require staff to match codes on the infant’s and mother’s identification bands in order to prevent incidents like this, it appears these procedures were not followed in this case.”

Scary! It just goes to show, even in those first days, you do have mother’s intuition, but it’s worth it to do some double checking — trust your gut, and check the bracelet.

What do you think of the baby mix-up story? Was the mother at fault? Or the nurses or both?

Plus, more from The Bump:

Top 10 Breastfeeding Tips for New Moms

Tool: Breastfeeding Log

What Will My Newborn Look Like?

Photography is one of the things I’d love to be good at. Newborn photography is so precious and such a big thing right now. I love looking up “newborn photo props” on Etsy and seeing all the things people come up with. For some reason, my husband and I went the DIY route with newborn pictures. With two babies, it was definitely an adventure! Here are my tips — take it from someone who tried it herself with less than stellar results and learn something useful!

Baby’s age

They say it’s best when newborns are between five days and two weeks old. This is true. The reasons for this are that the babies tend to be very sleepy still, which works well, and they are also very ‘pliable.’ They will sleep right through your manipulations and not fight you on it. Our babies were a little over two weeks and there was always one awake. They also liked to fight us and each other.

Keep it simple

Focus on a few key poses and keep your expectations low! Many adorable newborn poses are actually Photoshopped — for example, the head in hands pose and some of the shots where babies hang from trees. Keep your baby safe and stick to what you can do yourself. Neutral backgrounds and minimal props will make things easiest (also during the editing phase). One “prop” I would recommend are the cheesecloth-type wraps used for swaddling, available in many different colors. We just used plain white Aden+Anais swaddle cloths, but it would’ve been nice to have some color in there.

Avoid naked shots

Unless you’re really proficient with photo editing software, you may want to avoid naked shots. Diapers leave wrinkly impressions on the skin, and leaving your baby (or in my case, babies!) naked can result in messes. It’s hard being mom, photographer and clean up crew all in one. I’d suggest leaving the diapers on and covering with some artful swathes of fabric.

Don’t go with the flow!

Plan out the poses you want to use, with some alternatives if your model is less than cooperative. Know exactly where you’d like to take the pictures, and even take some test shots beforehand, so you know what to expect. The area of the house I’d chosen had really poor light and cast a bunch of shadows. I wasted a lot of time by thinking I could wing it.

Keep the outtakes

With my twins we have so many outtakes, and it’s funny to look at them in sequence because they tell a story of my baby girl getting fed up and finally baby boy joining in the fuss. You’ll laugh at these later, so don’t worry about the photos that don’t turn out as you hoped.  That said, you’ll usually wind up with several shots that will work as mementos, even if you might not consider them canvas-worthy.

Did you take newborn photos? What advice do you have for other parents?

Everyone knows the bond between a mother and her baby is intense, a bond of pure love and necessity. Many times new papas can feel left out of the bonding experience, creating tension in the relationship and leading to feelings of inadequacy. You can’t make breast milk on demand, but there are other ways you can be involved with your bundle of joy. Papa glow extends Beyond dirty diapers and late night feedings when mama is catching up on zzz.

Here are 7 ways you can feel more involved and increase your paternal satisfaction — and glow like mama does.

Skin to skin -  The baby is happiest when connecting skin-to-skin with mama or papa. His temperature, heart, and breathing rates will be more consistent, and his blood sugar more stable. It also allows the baby to get familiar with your scent and your heartbeat becomes a soothing beat for the little one. Spend time bonding, lounge around in your boxers and let the baby rest on your chest while you’re watching TV (just be sure it’s not the playoffs — you don’t want to startle the baby!).

Play games - Make silly faces, play peek-a-boo, sing songs, for your baby. Set aside regular time for baby, whether it’s after work or in the morning. Appoint a special time that’s just for you and the little one, so as the baby grows, this special bonding time becomes part of the daily routine.

Glow time - Glow time is an important concept that I introduce through my book, Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to Your Fabulous Abundant Pregnancy. It’s all about taking personal time to lavish yourself and shine! While mama is taking some alone time to shine and do what she loves, you can have glow time with your baby. This could be a bath time ritual where you shut off phones and dim the lights and enjoy a nice soak with your baby, or baby massage using a nice jojoba oil or calendula baby cream to rub your little one with soothing hands- relaxing the baby and preparing for bedtime so you and mama can have some glow time of your own. Or hit the streets a nice walk outside or a mild hike with the baby in a carrier, babies love the stimulation of being outside in the comfort of your arms.

Take charge - Mama may like things done a certain way and may even school you on how to handle certain tasks when it comes to baby like how to warm a bottle, change a diaper, comfort your baby, etc. But you will develop your own way of doing these things. Rather than let mama step in and “correct you” and show you repeatedly how to do it her way, just keep practicing and you will learn your own technique and shortcuts for newborn care. Communicating that you are fine with handling the baby and taking the initiative without having to be asked is always great too. It gives you more one-on-one time with the baby too.

Slay your checklists - Mama will have a list of things that need to get done and feel overwhelmed at the thought of trying to get through the list. Ask her to delegate some of those tasks to you so you can complete them. Men like to “fix” things and get things done, be productive, etc. When you are able to satisfy her needs and help reduce her stress load by checking off some of her to-do-list she will be thrilled- and when mama is happy everyone is happy. This also satisfies your desire to feel needed, believe me, she needs and wants you around, although she may be madly in love with a new man who’s 7 pounds 11 ounces and 20 inches long.

Keep it movin’ - Babies are used to movement because of moms’ hips moving when they were still in the womb. They feel soothed by movement and grow to have fun with it as well. Whether you’re doing baby bench presses with your infant, or daddy dance party getting your baby to giggle while you’re moving him around is great. Movement also helps increase the baby’s muscle tone, and trains the baby’s proprioceptors — his sense of self in relation to space.

Find papa posse - Find other cool papas who share a similar philosophy, have kids the same age or just provide a listening ear. You may just need to bond with other men who are going through what you are. Having a sense of community and knowing that you are not alone is key. Being a new father can be an isolating experience but certainly doesn’t have to be.

Whether you are a new papa or a veteran in the baby game, it’s always good to learn some new tips to sharpen your skills, build your confidence, and boost your bond with your baby.

Check out what’s buzzing around the internet this week:

Why high-end baby products have nothing to do with baby – Huffington Post Parents

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s twins celebrate their first birthday in Paris — PEOPLE

Universal heart screening recommended in all newborns — ABC News

How to name your baby without screwing it up — Jezebel

Celebs’ postpartum bodies – Lil Sugar

It’s widely known that parents should put sleeping babies on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS, but there are other causes of SIDS that are less recognized, but harmful, too. According to a new study in Pediatrics, SIDS-related deaths are down after the Back-to-Sleep program was initiated, but there are multiple SIDS risks other than stomach sleeping that parents should know about. The Back-to-Sleep program was announced on 1994 with the message that babies are safer if they sleep on their backs — it led to a 50% decline in SIDS-related deaths within 10 years. By 2000, the rate began to plateau and new research suggests the reason it hasn’t continued to decline is that parents don’t know about some other risk factors.

Other than sleeping on their stomach, bed-sharing and having babies sleep on adult mattresses and bedding are the biggest problems, the study suggests. In the study, researchers looked at 568 SIDS-related deaths in San Diego, California, who died between 1991 and 2008. And although the percentage of SIDS infants who were found sleeping on their stomachs had dropped, the amount of infants who were found bed-sharing had increased from 19.2% to 37.9% and the amount of babies who were sleeping alone on adult mattresses increased from 23.4% to 45.4%. The amount of babies in the study who had prematurity as a factor increased from 20% to 29% and those that had symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection decreased from 46.6% to 24.8%. Overall, 99% of the infants who died had at least one risk factor and 57% had at least two risk factors present.

If parents know about the other risk factors — and choose safer sleeping arrangements for baby because of them — the percentage of SIDS-related deaths could decline, researchers believe.

What do you think of these findings? What are you doing to prevent SIDS?