Rarely do I image a mother who is conflicted when I think about pregnancy. In actuality, I had relatively few conflicting emotions during my first pregnancy and felt mainly happy about both the pregnancy itself (even though it wasn’t without difficulties) and the prospect of growing our family. But now that I’m expecting baby number two, I’m experiencing a different set of emotions. I have conflicting emotions.
The second time around, I am more aware of the influence that a child has on life since I am more knowledgeable about the effort that goes into being a mother. Despite the fact that this pregnancy was planned, I’m nonetheless worried about the future changes to my family.
There is pressure—spoken, unspoken, imagined, obvious—that suggests any feeling, even if I know all of that is good and normal.is comparable with being unappreciative of pregnancy other than enthusiasm.
People frequently express concern about the risk of regretting not growing their family or the guilt of being “one and done” in their conversations. What happens, though, when you ultimately decide to have additional kids and the stress and overwhelm start to creep in? When you’re plagued by thoughts like, “Am I making a big mistake?” Or…
Is having two going to make my marriage even more strained considering we already feel so stressed out from having a child?
Where will I get the time or energy to take care of another child?
Can I ever concentrate at work again?
How will I fairly distribute my energy?
Why do I need to mend something that isn’t damaged? Finally, one of the kids feels manageable.
is comparable with being unappreciative of pregnancy other than enthusiasm.
People frequently express concern about the risk of regretting not growing their family or the guilt of being “one and done” in their conversations. What happens, though, when you ultimately decide to have additional kids and the stress and overwhelm start to creep in? When you’re plagued by thoughts like, “Am I making a big mistake?” Or…
Is having two going to make my marriage even more strained considering we already feel so stressed out from having a child?
Where will I get the time or energy to take care of another child?
Can I ever concentrate at work again?
How will I fairly distribute my energy?
Why do I need to mend something that isn’t damaged? Finally, one of the kids feels manageable.
