Starry
Sounds like there' a bit of planning once #2 comes out and getting used to the plans. Hope you have the best of plan that can offload u.
U asked abt bm being dried up once stop bf? I think even though stop bf, wd have milk if u really work on it. Now that we are expecting, i think the hormones are changing and i do notice that the breasts are preparing herself for the new bb. Unless it leaks, u wd have to put on the breast pads else i think not a concern.
Stroller/ pram
Last time i was naive, thought buy stroller only when bb was older. Big mistake, i bgt when bb was ard 6 or 7m, hated stroller until she turned 2 or 2.5. Now my investment in stroller has paid off and i dun feel so heartpain.
Lesson learnt, if u invest in good stroller, make sure the newborn takes them. This wd train them and when they are active like 6-12m, they may reject stroller and prefer carrying. It wd be a phase. Once the phase is over that is when they start walking, they wd prefer stroller as walking can be tiring for them esp if we go out for 2 to 3 hrs or when they are near nap/nite sleep or cranky. Carrying them wd be a killer so stroller wd be heavily used during the 1st few months of bb and when they started to walk past 12m till maybe 3.5yrs old.
I think stroller whether they are expensive or entry priced, does not matter as long as it fits ur needs. Kids do not choose. I think a good range shd be less than $400/ 500. Anything above that is luxury for kids but a hole for parents. Stroller can be the next big tix one -off item after breast pump, cotbed besides hospital bill. Many parents buy at least 2 stroller as bb grows. One heavy duty and the other light weight to serve diff purpose. I even read that some buy so may stroller to park at their mom' and inlaw' place besides their home and cars. Seems like strollers can become an accessory for moms.
I do not know if i will buy another stroller when #2 arrives, hoping no need as i have too many things at home. Hardly any storage place. Even car seat, i hope to get a entry level for my dd to make way for bb to take the current car seat. Even the car now seems cramped with car seat so when there are 2 car seats, seems congested inside the car
Caryn
Im currently overseas. What kind of advice do u need? Let me know if i can offer any assistance. U can pm me if u like.