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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Afraid I'll never love another baby as much...
...as I love Ben. ?I can't imagine loving another child as much. ?I know it sounds awful to say, but it's how I feel. ?We're def. not ready to TTC another yet, but we've been talking how we'd like to give Ben a sibling one day. ?The more I think about it, the worse I feel. ?It's like I feel I don't want to share my time with another one- I want to devote it to him for awhile. ?He's just completely stolen my heart and now the way he says "mama" is just the icing on the cake.
Moms of 2 out there- did you ever worry about not loving your 2nd baby as much as your 1st? ?Does the love just "come" naturally? ?Does/Has anyone else feel/ever felt this way prior to TTC #2?
Re: Afraid I'll never love another baby as much...
Not a mom of 2 but i think without a doubt the love will just come and by that time Ben will be in a different stage and understand about another baby coming. So I think the love will be the same as loving each baby is but different in a sense where you will appreciate the love of a toddler and his new discoveries in comparison to the new-ness love of a newborn....'
does that make any sense??
The love automatically multiplies....it's crazy! I thought the same thing as you at 1st too but as soon as my 2nd little guy popped out, it was that same kind of love you have for #1, it just comes over you all over again, it's truly an amazing feeling. Then the anticipation of having the 2 meet and then you see them looking and smiling at each other and interacting with each other....words can't describe it. You will be the happiest mama alive!
I think this is TOTALLY NORMAL. When I was first PG with Caroline, it was something I used to cry worrying about, actually, because Jakob and I are that closely bonded. That is STILL true, btw, for him and now for Caroline too. My heart must have grown somehow when I gave birth to her or something, because there is room in my heart to love her just as much as I love Jakob!!! The capacity that you have to love will amaze you.
Also, once your second child is born and starts to interact with Ben a bit (the way that Jakob and Caroline do now), you will quickly realize that you have given Ben a VERY precious gift! Having a little brother or sister will make his heart grow too!
Come see the way Jakob and Caroline look at eachother sometime, you'll know what I mean