That’s a scary title.
We always planned to have our first 2 kids close in age. But nothing could really prepare me mentally for the reality of it.
i was so excited finding out i was pregnant again! Felix was 10 months old. i didn’t know i was prgnant though until i was close to 3 months.
i had gone to my GP to do a blood test because all the pee sticks were coming back negative, and guess what? So did the blood test! i know right, weird! So, with all these negatives, I went and binged on homemade salami and all the soft cheese. (lol)
I did one more test, cause – this is going to sounds weird – my finger nails actually warp when i’m pregnant – and it was positive! YAY!
In this pregnancy, i pretty much felt like i had heartburn 24/7. No matter what i ate, I would just always feel gross. This settled at the end of the second trimester. Felix, my eldest was too little to really understand what was going on. It wasn’t until just before Julian was born and my belly was huge that he would rub and kiss my belly and say ‘Baby’. (so cute)
Getting around wasn’t too bad. Felix started walking when he was 8 months old, so he was pretty confident walking next to me while i was pregnant! Saving me from carrying him all the time.
Mentally, i felt great through my pregnancy, and it was summer so we were always at the beach or somewhere outdoorsy. The lead up to labour & the birth itself was good compared to the trauma i experienced with my first born. (read about my birth stories in another post)
But what happened after the birth, I never saw coming.
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My boys Felix & Julian xx
