Getting emotional lately about minimal time left w/ just DS

~iLoVeHiM~

I used to have these feelings way back when and thus why we put off ttc until I felt ready. I am very much ready to have this baby girl and become a family of 4, very excited in fact!

However, I've found myself in the last few days being very emotional that it won't just be him anymore. I'm scared he is going to be sad, hurt and feel betrayed by me. Of course, I know that he will adjust and will grow to love his baby sister very much. I just worry that I won't be able to give him the attention he needs and for that matter, the time with him that I as well need.

It's crazy b/c I have been and still am over the moon about having this baby girl! But a piece of me still feels sad with the little time we have left as the 3 of us. I do know that those will soon be replaced with beautiful memories of just the 4 of us and before long I won't be able to remember it any other way.

I guess more than anything, I'm just venting my emotions!

AnnapolisLari

I sat in the glider with a sleeping ds and rocked him for about 45 minutes, sobbing the whole time. I came out and MH thought something was wrong with ds because I was such a mess.

It's a perfectly natural emotion.

kylara111

I think its common to feel that way.  I had the same sad, guilty feelings when I was pg with #2 especially those last few weeks.  We adjusted though and Zoe just loves her little sister and I can't imagine them not being together now.

belovedsoul

I feel exactly like you do!! It's like I wrote this post, thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Bellisimo

I went through that about midway through this pregnancy.  I was very emotional about the fact that MS was no longer a baby baby anymore and we would soon have a baby needing lots of attention.  It's an emotional time!  I think I spoiled MS during that time.  I still feel the same way, but I've come to accept it a little better and am not as sad about it.

PoundCake

I'm having a c-section in 3 weeks and have been feeling the same way about DD.  I feel bad that I'm about to turn her world upside down and make her share time with me and daddy.

 

Alibabs

I went through that with DS too...I found myself pulling him into my bed just to spend more time with him because when I tried to sit down with him and just hug him he'd want to be off playing somewhere else...I just got my hugs while he was sleeping .But I gave that up quick enough because I got way too mant kicks in my belly.

Its a perfectly normal emotion.

cbidt*sgirl

same exact thing here - i felt that way when ttc and now again as i am getting more and more pregnant.  i rocked ds back to sleep last night when he woke - he would have been fine with a quick hug - but i really wanted to soak up that feeling of having him limp in my arms, nestled against me in teh rocking chair and just have the time to be able to complete focus on holding him.  It was a great 20 minutes. 

goldenprincess

We are in the same situation as you are.  I feel so much guilt about not being able to geive DS my undivided attention soon.  I'm just praying that things go well and that he sort of understands that mommy has to help his baby sister a lot. 

I'm sure everyone goes through this emotion so hang in there and things will work themselves out.

shopgirl78

It may help you to know that (despite my post below) that I think N is the best gift that DD ever got.  

I think its a normal feeling.