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Hi ladies!

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We just found out we are expecting #2. We are so excited and very scared. DD will be 15 months when this LO arrives. It took a year to concieve her and we knew that we would not wait to TTC again. While we knew it could happen, we honestly didn't think it would happen so quickly.

There are so many emotions right now I'm having a very hard time sorting my thoughts. I'm worried about either baby being missing out on things. I'm worried about giving my DD the same amount of attention. I feel guilty for not having the same feelings this time around. We are very happy & excited but there seems to be this nervous feeling of the unknown and I feel guilty for not just being over the moon.

I hope I'm not alone in these fears & really hope that over time they go away.

Was anyone else scared? Did it stop? Do you feel either of your children missed out on anything?

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Re: Hi ladies!

  • 2lyoncubs2lyoncubs

    Congratulations!

     I have two too, but just missed out on "two under two" as my son was two years 4 days old when my daughter was born LOL Thankfully they didn't end up with the same birthday.

     Your children will adjust just fine... no need to worry, especially in your fragile state. Enjoy every minute, goes by even faster the second time around.

    I'm curious to learn if you were breastfeeding? We would like to conceive baby #3 in the near future but I feel as though breastfeeding may be postponing ovulation. I may just have to wait it out until LO turns a year and weaned.

    Congrats again!

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  • rrcraz7rrcraz7 member

    Thank you!

    I was not breast feeding. I got my first PP period in June.

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  • kagl04kagl04 member
    My 2 are just shy of 14 months apart. I LOVE it! My DD is 15 months and my DS is almost 6 weeks. It's hard, but I can see the benefits already. DD loves her baby brother! She is so much more independent than she was even a month ago. She helps all the time with him, it's amazing!

    The feelings you are having are completely normal! I had every one of them all the way up to delivery. Once we found out the sex I felt a lot more connected to him. You are giving your DD an amazing thing and she really will be just fine! My DD doesn't even remember her life without her brother, and she hasn't had an ounce of jealousy. She doesn't know that mommy's attention has to be split now, she really thinks that's how it's always been! Wink Congrats! It's really an exciting thing...
    SAHM to the sweetest little girl and boy... I love my job!

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  • akbride25akbride25 member
    Congratulations! My first two were 18.5 months apart. I was nervous how it would go and how my son would accept a baby. It ended up going wonderfully. He took to her right away, and now they are best friends. I don't think either one is missing out because they get the added benefit of each other.
                                                                             
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  • rachoochoo2rachoochoo2 member
    Congrats and welcome! You are not alone! It took us two years STC to get our first and like you, we knew that we wouldn't wait to start again. We decided to NPP and see where that got us and much to my surprise we were pregnant again when DD was only 6 months old. I had a m/c but now we are pregnant again and will have 2 under 2. DD will be 19 months old when this one arrives. I still have days where this scares the crap out of me but ultimately I am very excited that I will have two little girls so close in age to grow up together. :) I do still struggle with feeling guilty about not be as excited about this pregnancy but from what I have read, this is normal. Sometimes I am really jealous of that first time mom excitement that I don't get to have anymore.
    Rachel, mama to Ava (6), Olivia (4), Nora (2), and baby#4 on the way.

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