winter baby

i’m very grateful to be pregnant but i’m not excited to be due in january!

this will be my second baby, my first was also born in jan (2023) and i absolutely hated the whole timeline of my pregnancy with her. i always find january a very difficult month to get through (winter in general) and definitely thought it had a big impact on my postnatal experience.

im due two days after my daughters due date (one day before her birthday) and hate the fact they’ll have birthdays so close.

any positive outlooks or reassurance would be appreciated! i’m all for this baby, just struggling to be happy about the dates!

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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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Not sure if it’s too early to do the theory but have 2 girls so curious to any ideas. Thank you 💕

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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?! 🫩🥹

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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.

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