Hi mamas,
I'm pregnant again, and will have a little baby in April 2027. I'm only 6w in so it's still very early days, but I'm a little freaked out. I'm quite hormonal and nervous. My symptoms are so different this time (lower back pain and exhaustion, but no nausea or boob pain - in fact I'm still leaking milk as I stopped breastfeeding 3months ago). I know it's impossible, but I feel like my daughter knows... She's been pointing at my belly, sometimes kissing it. And on the odd days she's very clingy and wants to be in my arms 24/7.
Any advice on how to navigate this journey with a one year old? And how to stay patient before reaching the 12 weeks mark? And any 2 under 2 mamas with advice?
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My first two had 15 months between them and my daughter 100% knew. She literally told me there was a baby in my belly. I’ve had two more pregnancies since and she’s always been the first to tell me, even before a pregnancy test picked it up. Honestly my second pregnancy went so much faster because I forgot I was pregnant half the time being so busy with my first. I think it’s also really important to remember that your going to have hard/stressed/tired days but that would have happened regardless of if your pregnant again so don’t add any extra guilt to yourself if things are going wrong. Make life as easy as possible, a bit more screen time is fine and if you’re only up for getting out for a small walk then that’s fine. Your daughter will be happy just being with you regardless.