Anyone notice a huge difference that they would like to share.  I just assume it will be buisness as usual...but what do I know???...LOL

Truthfully it didn't make much difference.  Goodluck

For me, it was tougher going from 3 to 4 than from 2 to 3.  Going from 2 to 3 was a breeze because my ds2 was my youngest at the time and at 3 1/2 he was a big help.  Plus he has such a sweet, easy going personality- could play by himself, rarely in trouble, etc.  BUT going from 3 to 4 was tough because ds3 was 26 months, had hit the terrible twos, and required alot of my attention.  When dd was born, it was tough managing a very active toddler and a newborn.  My older 2 were at school which helped alot during the day. 

Looking at the ages of your kids, I'd say your ease is going to depend on your dd.  What's her temperment like?  How old will she be when the baby is born?

It was easy for me.  My DS4 just fitted right in and you barely noticed.  The hardest transition I remember having was from 1-2 children as my DS2 was a nightmare baby and whilst taking care of 1 child was easy because I had my whole day to devote to him and then my evening to myself, with two children suddenly in the space I didn't have DS1, I had DS2 after my attention...  It seemed like there was never a quiet moment!!!!

2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Have all been easy transitions to be honest, I hope it's the same for you!

For me I found 1-2, especially b/c they were close in age.  The youngest doesn't know any different and just follows.  Somehow we mum's cope, its the early days that are by far the toughest to get through!

jjn

Well, this should be very interesting then...LOL..

DD's temperment is really really BAD!  She is by far my most difficult child.  She is very needy and only wants me with her all day.  She gets pissed when I have to answer the phone because I can't give her my total attention.  I am trying to break her of this behavior before baby comes.  It really is tough with her though.  She does love babies though.  She is very gentle with them and kisses and hugs them....but she is also very jealous if the boys are spending too much time with me.  So I think I will be spending a lot of nights with Jack Daniels....

So for your baby shower you want some Jack Daniels?

I'm sure you will do great!! 

jojogirl:

DD's temperment is really really BAD!  She is by far my most difficult child.  She is very needy and only wants me with her all day.

Are you talking about your dd or mine?  Maybe they are long lost twins?  LOL

Didn't mean to scare you with my earlier post.  You'll do fine going from 3 to 4.  I should have clarified in my earlier post that even though going from 3 to 4 was tougher for me, it was nothing compared to having the 1st baby or going from 1 to 2.  You've done this before so you have experience on your side.  But, go ahead and stock up on Jack Daniels just in case.

I was wondering the same thing.  Since I've always heard if you can survive 3, any more than that shouldn't matter.  Then a friend of mine told me the other day that she heard sometimes the 4th is the hardest.  Whatever!  But from the responses so far it sounds like it all depends on the age gap and temperment of the youngest and the baby.  I remember going from 1 to 2 being hard, but I remember going from 2 to 3 being just awful (maybe because it's more fresh in my mind?).  This baby will be my biggest age gap by 9 months (29 compared to 20), so I think it'll be pretty easy compared to what I went through before. 

jojogirl:

Well, this should be very interesting then...LOL..

DD's temperment is really really BAD!  She is by far my most difficult child.  She is very needy and only wants me with her all day.

 LOL....i'm thinking you might want to stock up on Jack Daniels.... Just kidding

I would say that it also depends on the baby...if the baby wants your attention all the time and your dd wants your attention all the time then it might be time to buy Jack Daniel by the case

But if the baby is easy going then you will be laughing...

i was most scared going from 1 to 2...because my first was so difficult in the first 3 months, he would nurse for an hour then sleep for an hour and that would repeat itself all day and night long. But my 2nd was such an easy going baby. he nursed for 10 minutes and slept for 4 hours. At night he would nurse at midnight, 4am and 8am. So i was up only once in the middle of the night and only for 10 minutes and he went right back to sleep...and he was sleeping throught the night at 7 weeks old. So even thought i was terrified, it was my best 'actual' transition.

i was not at all worried about going to 3 or going to 4. But i would say the most difficult has been going from 3 to 4. dd is a very good baby but ds3 needs a lot of my time and attention. There is only 18 months between them.... if i sit down to nurse...he starts twirling around like a little tazmanian devil....'tornado'ing everything in his path...i could freakin tell you stories of all the mischief that little monkey gets into...i even have pictures...you may even remember me b*tching and whining about it... i couldn't even take him to a playgroup or a friends because he had huge seperation anxiety and would not let me leave his side for even a second...thankfully he is getting better

I didn't really notice any difference going from 3-4 or 4-5 for that matter...the worst was going from 2-3!!!!

My dd is a handful!  She has turned into Monster Marissa over the past 2 months or so.  She screams all day for my attention.  If dh or anyone else needs me for something she screams.  She wants me to sit in her playyard with her all day.  I don't get it.  My boys never exhibited such behavior.  She is very needy and very clingy.  I'm hoping by giving her a brother or sister, she will snap out of this and start being more indepedent again.  She is something else!  My brother was just over and she screamed for us both to sit with her.  She wants to be center of attention or something