Second child anxiety?!

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It’s hitting me now that I’m going to have another baby in 35 days or less... Did I space it out enough between children? Did I give my daughter enough in the 2 1/2 years she was an only child? Will I be able to love my son as much as I love her?! We wanted another for so long and now I’m freaking out! Is this normal? I cannot be the only one who has felt like this.

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I’m pregnant with my 3rd baby and I can tell you that your heart just grows! Your little one will adjust and you’ll love these two little humans so much! It’s so hard to explain until your new baby is here, but you’ll know what I’m talking about. It changes the dynamic for sure, but in a good way! Your first born will figure it out, and you’ll still have enough love and time to give to them!

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I feel you. My son is 20 months and I worry about loving this baby as much as I love him. I worry one of them will feel neglected and like I do more for the other. I worry my older will feel replaced.

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I feel the same! Our daughter turned two in August and I feel like I keep questioning if I can ever love another as much. And i feel guilty for making a decision to change her whole life without her even knowing. But I have people reminding me how much siblings are a blessing and how even though you think you couldn’t love the next as much you do.

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I feel the same! It sounds crazy but I’m worried my daughter will resent me for having another child 😔 she’s SO excited to be a big sister and I know she’s not actuallygoing to hate me but I’m just worried she’ll feel left out or like mommy and daddy love the baby more and I would never forgive myself if I made her feel that way

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Feel the same. I feel so bad for my all most 2 year old. She will be 2 on oct 26th. And she is very attached to me. Idk how she's going to feel, act when her sister is born and comes home. She already crys and gets mad when I hold another kid other then her. Idk I just hope I can still give her the attention she needs and comfort. I have so much anxiety and sadness and I'm worried and scared. Just so many emotions.

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I think the older your first gets he harder it is. My daughter is 4 and she is super excited most days to be a big sister soon, but then there are the days that she tells me I don’t need a baby because she can be my baby. It truly breaks my heart. She’s an only child and grandchild so it’s a big adjustment coming her way in 4 weeks or less.

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It's nice knowing I'm not alone. My son just turned two and it's already breaking my heart that anytime now his whole life is going to be changed and flipped upside-down. 
Sometimes he'll love on my stomach and sometimes he'll tell me he doesn't want a baby sister. I'm so worried he isn't going to feel as loved anymore or he'll feel left out.

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Definitely feel the same and my son is 6 years old! He’s such a mamas boy and I don’t want him to feel any less love or attention once his brother comes!

Second child anxiety?!

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