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Gem
As my due date for DS#2 gets closer and closer, I can’t help but get more and more nervous. Yes, I’m nervous about going into labor and how DS#1 will adjust, but what’s been on my mind lately is bonding with DS#2—will I love him as much as I do DS#1? Will the love come just as “automatically” as it did with DS#1?
When DS#1 was born, I just couldn’t believe how much love I had for this precious little being…now with DS#2 on his way, I can’t help but worry that I won’t be able to bond with him as easily I did with DS#1. I can’t imagine loving DS#2 as much as I do DS#1.
But I've heard and read that you don’t have to give up some of the love you have for your first child to give it to the second. You don’t divide your love—it multiplies!
I’m sure once I see and get to hold DS#2 in my arms, the love will be instantaneous, and I will love both children with all my heart...but I guess it’s normal to have these apprehensions…right?
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6 comments:
You have every right to feel nervous right now. I would be!
And yes, believe me, you have enough love for both of them. :-)
Kailani
An Island Life
It is very norma1 to feel apprehensive about having enough love to give! And then once you have both boys sitting on your lap you'll wonder how you could have ever doubted it! :D
It's absolutely normal, but you'll be surprised how much you love your 2nd child immediately, and how your love for your 1st grows as well. See the relationship between siblings is amazing. Think of it this way - love is multiplied, not divided!
Congrats, btw. Hope your pregnancy has been healthy and happy :)
With one, but no others on the way yet, it has already been a topic of discussion. It isn't so much that I doubt that you can have so much love...it's just hard to imagine.
I was worried too about loving my second - but I fell in love with her instantly. I didn't have any of the "new Mom" worries that I'd had when I had my son, so I was more relaxed and it actually enabled me to bond with her immediately. I'm now expecting #3, and I'm worried about having enough room on my lap for all 3 babies (son will be 32 months, daughter 16 months) but I know I will have more than enough love :-) Your worries are normal, you'll be a great mom again!!
I only have one child and already I have these feelings. But I have been told that it is completely normal to feel this way. You would be surprised at how much love your heart can hold. Congrats on baby #2!
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