Now that I’ve let ya’ll know about my pregnancy, I’m a bit nervous and have thoughts running through my head. I’m struggling with the idea of am I going to love the baby, how am I going to keep my relationship with “Mini Me” and not ruin it, am I going to get enough sleep? I’ve also got my reservations with Breastfeeding. I had problems with “Mini Me” and she wasn’t gaining adequate weight when she was first born because I had a low milk supply. I REALLY wanna be able to breastfeed like a Mother should.
So how did your life change from one baby to two? Did your life become more chaotic? Did you plan ahead with preparing meals and freezing them? What was the moment like when your children met each other for the first time?
I’m getting all emotional thinking about these things, blaming it on the hormones!
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Comment or PingRebecca S
We are 3 months in to having 2. Our oldest is almost 5. We seem to be making it. The biggest thing is just getting into a routine. It helps that our oldest is old enough to help out. Even if that includes getting his own snack because the baby is having a bad day.
As far as loving the baby goes, I was scared of this too. I had my hopes set so high on having another boy so when I found out I was having a girl I freaked. I grew up as a tomboy, and I didnt know the first thing about little girls, dressing up, dolls, ect. I tell ya though the saying “It comes naturally is soooo true! Once I held her for the first time that was it. I loved her so much, and we haven’t had any problems. You never think you can love 2 as much as your first, but I promise you can.
Keep your other child involved in the pregnancy as much as you can. We took my son to all the ultrasounds and talked to him about everything (not too much detail). We even picked 3 names my husband and I both liked and then had him pick the one he liked best. That ended up being her name, I say prepare them, but depending on your child, all the preparedness may not work. I don’t say that to scare you, it’s just from my experience. My son was so use to being #1 for so long, that when the baby got here he wasn’t totally on the boat. Based off everything he was demonstrating I really thought he would be. I guess it’s when there was actually something tangible, he freaked. Here 3 months later he’s now starting to accept her and play with her. So each child is different.
Congrats! You’ll be fine. Just remember to ask for help when you need it! Sorry for the novel!
Melanie L
I am thinking the same thing you are. My husband even says he doesn’t know how he can love one like he loves our first. Our first will only be 19 months when our 2nd is born. It’s pretty hard to fathom loving another one like we love our first, but I think it will happen when we see him/her.
As far as the breastfeeding, I was also in the same boat you were with your first. The doctors said I didn’t produce enough and from there we supplemented. However, that’s a vicious cycle. If you start supplementing, it’s really hard to keep your milk supply up (especially if you have to work full time and your work won’t let you take adequate time to pump). I will be trying and succeeding with our second though. I’ve decided. I’ve put my mind to it. They say just to let the baby feed when they want and for how long they want (my doctors also said to only do 15 minutes per side). I will be praying about it and hoping it all goes well. I know we can do it! –by the way, since then have changed doctors, so that should help dramatically!
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