Silly feelings about number 2

Okay, I know this is silly but...

I always knew I'd love my child but it totally surprised me the depth of my love for her and how strong a bond I feel. And I am also constantly amazed at how I can wake up some days and feel like that love has grown even more over night (well, on her non-whingy days anyway ).

So now I'm well and truly pregnant with number 2 and there's a bit of my brain that is finding it hard to believe that I could possibly have room to have such incredible feelings for another child. That little part of me is wondering if I either won't bond with the next one as much as I have with my daughter or if I will feel less for my daughter because I'm sharing those feelings between 2 kids. I KNOW this is stupid. I had a friend tell me that the love for your kids multiplies, not divides and I do believe that but I still keep wondering about it.

Anyone else feel/felt like this?

I had those feelings too, but I can honestly say my heart just grew a whole lot bigger just over two weeks ago when DD2 arrived and I am so in love with both my darling girls. In saying that though my relationship has changed alot with DD1 in the past two weeks, which is really hard to get my head around. She's not my "baby" anymore, but she has grown up so much in such a short time. I had very a strong bond with DD1 which I do feel I have kind of lost, but I have gained an independant and secure little girl who is a wonderful big sister to our new baby.

I love them differently, but equally if that makes sense?

Felt like it with both my younger two...and the minute they were both born,they were all I was thinking of,my whole world for that time and I remember with Ty thinking that I actually "really loved him,straight away" and now,its cliche,but I love each of them in different ways,but just as much as each other,I don't love one more or less,I love Caitlyn cos shes my firstborn and we've been a team for so long,I love Ty cos hes my cuddly little boy,and I love Mila cos shes my baby.
A mum's heart doesn't have room for just one baby,it has room set aside for however many you decide to have.

As for the bond with your first,if anything when my daughter became a big sister,I found I loved her even MORE,cos of the new role she had.
And again when I had baby number 3,I felt even more love for my son because he was a big brother.

And in regards to your child not getting all your attention,that wont do them any harm,and kids adjust,and depending on your child's age,he wont remember a time when he was the only baby anyway,I know I don't remember a time before my brother came along