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Isabelle was 3 when Miranda was born and she had a bit of a hard time. She wasn't really jealous of the baby or trying to hurt her or anything like that, but she regressed a bit. She became more clingy to me and needed me to carry her around and cried a lot. Plus we had a lot of issues with her potty training (I started just a bit before the baby was born), which may or may not have something to do with it. She was also a bit rough with the baby at times.
I found it really tiring taking care of the newborn and catering to her every whim. My older 2 were already 4 when the sibling came along, so they were way more independent and they had already started school, so there was more peace at home.
I think 3 is just a hard age in general and if I were to do it again (which I am not) I would make sure there is either a smaller or bigger gap.
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