Mum guilt

We found out we were having baby number 2 last week, it took us over a year to conceive our first so wanted to start trying on the earlier side for baby number 2, but conceived the first month this time🫣

Although we had agreed anytime from now would be an ok age gap (first will be 20 months), I can’t help but feel so guilty my first won’t have 100% of my attention. I don’t think it’s the age gap that’s why, I think any age I’d feel like this but I just didn’t expect to feel like this.

We’re so happy and feel so lucky we get to have a second and that our first will have a sibling, but just wondered if any one else had/has felt like this?

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Giving Birth Fears

this has been on my mind constantly since about 20 weeks, (I am exactly 25 weeks today) and I just cannot seem to get all the worries I have out of my head, I am literally to the absolute bones of me PETRIFIED of giving birth and I have no idea what to do about it? I sit there searching positive birthing stories most days to try and ease my mind but nothing is working? it doesn’t help that my pain tolerance is so so so bad like even getting my bloods done feels like the end of the world?! 🫩🥹

39 weeks finally!

39 weeks today, cmon babyyy🤞🏼

2nd baby

Have any of you just had there first baby and considering a second one ?
For the ones who had 2 or more how and when did you take the decision ?
I thought about having a sibling for my baby and try after her 6 months at least.

Pregnancy anxiety

Is anyone suffering from strong anxiety? Pre pregnancy I was an anxious person and I feel it’s just got worse during pregnancy! I know deep down that my baby is fine and that I trust my body but I cannot stop the “what it” questions. Does anyone have any tips to get through this as I know stress and worry isn’t good for the baby either. Thanks! x

Possible pre eclampsia/HELLP

Hi all, I have been quite unwell the last week and triage doctors are taking things quite seriously now and I'm getting a bit scared.

I started with mild on off headaches, nausea/loss of appetite, dizziness and been suffering with night sweats/shivers and horrendous heart burn over the weekend. Didn't feel baby much over 12 hours or so, so went in to get checked.

No high blood pressure or protein in urine, however I do have raised liver enzymes and declining platelets (even from my bloods 3 days ago).

I am due to move house 3 hours away in a weeks time and will be 35 weeks tomorrow.

Has anyone had similar symptoms and it been something else or any experience of the conditions and what were the outcomes. I am so anxious, don't even have my hospital bags packed 🫠

Pregnancy 🤞🏻

I’m going mad and just need someone to chat to. I can’t stop but overthinking this if I am pregnant. It’s too early to test but sense of smell has been so bad & sooo soo emotional was actually my partner that noticed & said but just don’t want to get my hopes up 😭