My husband told me last night that he doesn’t think he can handle a 2nd baby. I was heart broken.

He’s been a little overwhelmed lately, as I was asked to work from home this week by my principal, but our daughter doesn’t go back to daycare until next week. I’m a teacher, so I’ve been home for about a month and a half on summer break, as our school has been closed because of COVID. Normally, I take care of her most of the day and he just fills in when I need help. Don’t get me wrong, he likes to play with her, but, he gets easily overwhelmed when he needs to spend longer than an hour or so with her without me around. I’ve tried to send emails and do online training with her around, but it’s nearly impossible.

I guess I’m not looking for answers or advice, i just wanted to have a place to grieve and I know that someone here will understand me. I would never force him to do something he doesn’t think he can do, but I feel like I’ve lost something I’ve been holding on to. My daughter will be 1 at the end of August and I can’t imagine NOT doing this again, but I guess that it’s possible it won’t happen. 💔