Second Baby Nerves
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In my mind , I always wanted to have 2 children . Even through my pregnancy I said I’d do this again and my labour was pretty straight forward on the whole , not enough to put me off having another . However , I am 9 weeks into motherhood and I’m finding it hard . I’m so tired all the time and the crying really gets on me . When does it get easier ? Honestly, if I found out I was pregnant again I would cry . I look at people with two children and I take my hat off to them . I love my baby but wow I also love my sleep and sanity ! Haha
@Agata when does the newborn stage get easier ?? Currently in the thick of it !
My first is 14 months, and I'm due with #2 in a few weeks. I feel ready for the newborn but not ready to split my time from my daughter. She is still a baby and needs me too.
@Lianne hang in there! It gets better. I would say around 3 or 4 months it felt better for me and increasingly gets better especially once they sleep through the night it’s gonna all be much easier to have your time to sleep! I felt the same as you, 9 weeks is in the thick of it all to blur your thoughts. but I’m pregnant again and not as worried this time around cause I just need to remind myself to hang in there and it will eventually be easier and you figure out what works better to get through the sleep issues.
@Katie Are there any coping strategies that you’ve used that get you through the first few months?
Yeah I feel the same ! Nervous about splitting myself between two children, my eldest is 2 and she still needs me a lot. And I remember how intense the newborn stage was.