Anxieties over second child
Has anyone ever experienced anxiety after finding out they’re pregnant with their second child? I’m 8 weeks & it was unplanned but I’m over the moon now the shock has wore off but I’m so nervous on how my first baby will take the news. A part of me knows she’ll be happy but she’s been my only baby for 7 years & ive brought her up just me and her for most of her life, as her dads not involved & my new babies dad is so I just feel a little emotional that she didn’t get that but my next child will. Am I just letting the hormones get the better of me 😭 tia x
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In the exact same boat! But I remarried when little one was around 6. With my new partner, she was buzzing to have him round, then the novelty wore off and she grieved the alone time we'd have. To tackle it, we made sure she'd have 1 to 1 time each week that she could control with me and kept a united front, "we're a family now and each one of us is important, including you" and she gradually adjusted. I imagine the same is going to happen with baby. I'm feeling intense anxiety having to give birth again 🫠
Hi, I worried about this a lot when pregnant with my second but now I'm expecting my third I'm nothing but excited as I've seen how amazing it is to give your first a sibling the relationship you witness is so special.
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