{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiftk.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fsecond-child-5zjLpXWK","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Don't panic! Going from one kid to two","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5244e8dc-6968-4b85-8237-b52d9ddbebf9/460ce14e-d5a7-4841-a074-510b95dda8e0/diftk-podcast-artwork-gold.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"This week Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland have a chat in response to a question from Detective Rene Dukes aka Anonymous. 'S/he' says:\n\n“Hello Frankie & Steve,\n\nYou've had an episode for freelancers starting a family, now here's a question about throwing another child into the mix (not literally throwing of course).\n\nI remember speaking to a friend of mine a while ago just after their second baby was born. I naively asked them \"so I guess the second one must be easier right?\" and they replied \"yes, sort of, but the problem is now there's two of them\". \n\nMy partner and I are thinking about having another child. Our daughter is three years old, and goes to nursery three days a week. Aside from that, my other half and I juggle childcare between us and our respective work (my other half is employed, I am self-employed). \n\nWe do want to (are going to) have another child, and NOTHING you could say could convince us otherwise (although, please don't test that). But I am feeling a bit worried that our precarious juggle of work, family life, and grown-up relationship will become even more precarious and complicated once we willingly welcome another kid into our lives.\n\nIn short, I feel as clueless as I did before our first child was born — please tell me it'll all be ok???\""}