Thinking about baby no2

I don’t know if this will make sense to anyone but one of the things holding me back from going for baby no2 is the thought that once it’s over, having babies for me will be done. There won’t be a third child.

At the moment I still cling onto hoping that I’ll be able to do pregnancy, birth and the newborn stages again with a second baby. But once that’s over, that’s it.

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I felt completely the same and still do occasionally but the feeling is getting easier to cope with. It really is about letting yourself grieve the closing chapter. I'm not here to say its easy or quick but it does get easier eventually.

Once my second arrived, I knew our family was complete but it was hard coming to the realisation that this chapter of my life had come to an end.
What helped was thinking of all the things to look forward to with both children and as a whole family.

Also just bear in mind that if you're feeling particularly emotional about it once you've just had your baby, a lot of that will be due to those delightful hormones so be kind to yourself ❤️

Here if you need to chat about this whenever.

Just don't let it stop you having that second and soak it all in, which I think you do more when you know its the last time xxxx

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