Am I the only one feeling this way?

I'm almost 15 weeks pregnant with #3 and my LO's are 10 months. When I think of the rest of the pregnancy or the new baby I have a mixture of emotions.. ranging anywhere from very excited to extremely terrified! I work 2.5 days per week and I'm just exhausted all of the time. No matter how hard my DH and I work our finances just seem to always be an extreme uphill battle. I think the other part of me is very scared about how I will actually handle having 3 under 2 emotionally. I know my girls will be fine with new LO, but I remember hitting an all-time low when my girls were around 4 months and we were so sleep deprived. I'm scared of PPD and having nowhere to turn because, like most moms, I carry the brunt of the load with our kids because my DH works a lot. I think part of my problem must be that I feel so isolated because of the winter weather. I need some exercise!!! Anyone else feeling this???

 

I am also pregnant with #3. My LO's will be 27 months when this one is born (I am 21 weeks now). And, yes, I am often having feelings of being completely overwhelmed and unsure of how all this is going to work once the new baby arrives. I feel like I have finally gotten to a point with the twins where I feel pretty comfortable going out regularly with them by myself and have been taking them lots of places each week just for a change of scenery. How am I possibly going to do this with 3?? It feels like either the twins will suffer because I won't be able to do as much with them or the new baby will suffer because she will be dragged everywhere and be feeding and napping "on the go". On top of that,my DH is deployed right now and won't be home until the new baby is almost 6 weeks old. :-( I have help from family right now, but sometimes that isn't always as much help as it is added stress. Ugh! And, when DH comes home we will be moving to his next assignment which will be several hrs away from family.

Anyway, I share all this with you so that you know you are not alone and, yes, I think these feelings are pretty normal. I also keep telling myself how, with the twins, I was always worried about how i was going to do it and handle it all and somehow it has all worked out. I imagine I am just going to have to take it day by day as I did for the 1st 12-18 months with the twins (and still do most days).

 

Okay...my age spread is bit larger than yours as my boys were 21 months old when baby came along. However, when I found out I was pregnant when the boys were 13 months old, I bawled like a baby. You know what my husband said, "We've done a great job with the boys, and we'll do a great job with baby." That sealed it for me. I knew no matter what that I could do it. Yes, it's hard and some times overwhelming but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Your feelings are totally normal, and I don't fault you one bit, but I know you'll hang in there and do a great job!

 

Oh, babyhopes... I have a big hug for you!! My twins were 17 months old when their little brother joined the family. I had all the EXACT same feelings you are having now and I was also working 2-3 days a week (now I only work one). I know how exhausting the days can be! Unfortunately, the exhaustion will likely get worse once your twins become mobile!!! But I am here to tell you that you CAN do this! The twins kept me so busy that my pregnancy flew by once the first trimester was over After Ryan was born, it was an emotional roller coaser for the first month or two but we have found our routine and you will find yours, too. We are your cheerleaders and if nothing else, know that there are others out there suffering with you :winking: Congratulations on your pregnancy!!!

 

Boy oh boy, am I glad I am not the only one! I am somewhere around 18 or 19 weeks pregnant (who actually has time to keep track with twin toddlers) and my twins will be 23 months old when the baby is due. I too cried when I found out I was pregnant. I was devastated and still am! I felt like I just "found my groove" with the kids, things were getting easier, I was starting to get out more on my own . . . all the same things as previously posted. And then I find out Im pregnant. I am a stay at home mom, and my husband works a lot. Most days he is gone before the kids wake up and he comes home after they are in bed. How in the world am I going to handle a baby?! Im sure I will manage, and it will all work out somehow . . .