Mixed feelings about this pregnancy

Hi All, please can you be kind and give me some reassurance. I just found out I’m pregnant with my second. It’s planned but it’s happened VERY fast. This is literally our first month of trying so I’m still in shock and not mentally prepared. I thought I would be happy but since I’ve found out, I’ve just been crying the whole time. I feel really guilty for my daughter. I love her so much and I can’t imagine not giving her 1000% of my love and attention to her ( I know what you are thinking, we put ourselves into this situation, got no one else to blame ). I feel like we’ve now had our life back. My daughter has such a good routine and sleeps perfectly throughout the night. I know the newborn baby, the lack of sleep stage won’t last forever but it still worries me. I don’t know what the bedtime routine will look like again, my husband works nights so he’s not here; How am I going to cope with a toddler and a baby on my own? Who should I put to sleep first? The only good thing is that my daughter will be at nursery for 3 full days a week when the baby comes. She will be 3 when the baby arrives. Please can someone who’s been through this give me some advice and reassurance. How do you get over this guilty feeling and worrying? I’m the only child in my family so I’ve never experienced any feelings of having a sibling (I think that’s also why I wanted a second, I don’t want my daughter to grow up alone). Thank you so much.
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Hey I have always believed that God will never give us things that are impossible to handle, may be hard but never impossible. You got this remember how life changed with your first and even with the sleepless nights she made you the happy mom you are now. It will all come naturally to you raising two angels. You are strong and God is with you and your little ones 🤍

My daughter was 3 when my son was born and I found out quite hard for the first 6 weeks (this was because she was at home for the 6 week holidays so I had 2 to contend with) I did find out a lot easier though when she went into nursery for her 30 free hours though! I could then spend quality Time with the baby and her when she finished nursery and baby was settled. We did bath time all together and night time all together. Get yourself into a good routine and it definitely will get easier! 3 years of a lovely age gap too. It will all be OK in the end xx

I haven’t been through this myself but I’m a great believe in “what will be will be” you will figure it out, your a mum, you will always do what’s best for both of them!

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