Mom's of 2+

dianah36

I'm curious, when you were pregnant with your 2+ LO were you as excited/happy as you were with your first?

gimmietimmies

I definately was for T, but E & K had me scared for a while, mostly trying to run through my head how the heck we were going to manage four kids! By the first ultrasound, I resolved my fears, and got really excited. Then we decided that four was good and dh got snipped. A year ago (almost exactly) S was conceived. Both of us went through a lot of emotion over this, expecially wondering how that happened, since he was given the thumbs up.

Turns out that he is the 1 in 700 that it self corrects and heals. While the urologist found this amusing, dh didn't! He is now resnipped, stitched, cauterized, etc.

I had a lot of negative emotions this time until we both realized she was meant to be here (she went through a lot just to be in our lives). I wouldn't change having her, and yes, just as happy and excited as our first!

dkays

Yes, I think I was in some ways more excited and happy while pg with 2 & 3 just because I knew what to expect. I wish I could say the same about my pg with T. It was such an unexpected surprise and I had no idea how I was going to handle everything. Now, I can not imagine not having Miss T. Guess we needed her to complete our family.

Sassystace

Yes, I'd say I was equally excited with my second pg. I was more tired out though with a toddler to take care of.

ntyravgmom

Definately! Maybe even more excited and scared for different reasons.

ateytelb

Being preg. with Jason felt like having my 1st b/c the oldest one was 17 at that point. When I got preg. with Erin I was just as excited but definitely more tired b/c Jason is a lot of work.

LyndaCarter

Differently happy and excited, but still very much so. I knew what was coming and the cuddly newborn love is what I really, really wanted to enjoy for as much as possible when she arrived.

Ditto PPs with the tired too so I had less time to get dream and imagine.

JillAly

I wanted the second baby so badly but I wouldn't say I was as excited about the pregnancy phase.  Everything was new and exciting the first time.  The second time I knew what would happen and I knew what could go wrong.  I had a horrible end of my first pregnancy and was grateful to be alive (I had HELLP).  I was much more fearful of things going wrong the second time and that did keep me from being as joyful ---until the minute they put her in my arms.  I was so relieved we were both healthy and I haven't stopped smiling since.

Pesky

Yes and no.  I was definitely excited and happy, especially knowing now what was to come after watching DD.  But it was hard to just sit back and bask in the glory of the pg like with DD because I was busy caring for her.  I also had some physical issues with DS (PTL contractions so terb for a while) and his movements were more like trying to burst out of the womb than the gentle rolls of DD so I can't say I wasn't eager to kick the little rat out.

rsd12

I was very excited about my 2nd & 3rd babies - just as excited about having my 1st - & I found everything to be so much easier once they were here.  I can't say I was looking forward to pregnancy again, but I love love love the end result ; ) For me it was a bit different since I never fully enjoyed a pregnancy, only the births of my boys. We had complications with our first, & then worried with our 2nd & 3rd until we got confirmation (half way thru) that everything was going to be fine.

SFAug07

I am at least as excited now, as it was so much harder to conceive this baby and I had almost given up hope it would happen. It also helps to know what to expect - I was very afraid of labor and now I am not, I was scared about the newborn phase and now I know I can survive it. And I am so looking forward to the phase when baby #2 is out of the newborn phase and we can really enjoy having two kids!