2007-08-25 14:47:26 · 4 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
In pregnancy, I had morning sickness with my second and different aversions/cravings. I was more apprehensive at the end with the second ("what am I doing to my perfect family?!") and more apprehensive at the beginning with my first ("what have i dont to my body??"). I was more uncomfortable at the end with my first.
Emotionally, I was a lot more confident with the second. I knew what to expeect with labor and delivery. I knew how to change that diaper, I knew how to comfort her when she cried, I knew how to breastfeed and to tell that she was getting enough to eat. I didn't feel as threatened by others holding the baby (which really bothered me with my first) and I learned to accept all help that was offered!
2007-08-25 14:57:55 · answer #1 · answered by abzolut 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My pregnancy was a lot harder with my second. I had a lot of morning sickness with it, i was exhausted all the time. I knew i was having a boy from the moment that the HPT showed positive. I started having problems during the last 4 weeks of my pregnancy, the baby was not growing well etc. The doctor was doing non stress tests and ultrasounds twice week to keep tabs on him. I went 5 days over my due date when the doctor decided to induce my labor. Labor failed to progress and i ended up having a c section. My son weighed 7lbs 12oz much better than the 5lbs they said he was going to weigh. He was so tiny compared to my daughter who weighed 9lbs 1oz at birth.
Once we got home and semi settled, i found that i am enjoying his infancy a lot more than i did my daughters simply because i knew what i was doing this time around and was much more comfortable with him.
They say every pregnancy is different and that was very true in my case. Both my labor and delivery's were very different was well.
2007-08-25 22:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by llllll_amanda_lllllll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my first I wasn't scared or nervous about delivery or anything (naive i guess!) but was nervous about being a good mother and overeacted to everything! (i didn't think so at the time but looking back....!lol)
When I had my second I felt a lot more nervous at the end about the delivery because I had done it before and new it was going to be hard and hurt. They say its easier the 2nd time because you've done it before but it doesn't make it any easier in my opinion. But I was a much more relaxed parent when 2nd was born and didn't sweat the small stuff anymore. I knew what was important and what wasn't and was able to enjoy the baby a lot more and it made for a very happy well adjusted family of 4.
I felt much more in control 2nd time than I did 1st time. I also knew what to demand and ask of the doctors at the hospital which I wasn't confident to do the 1st time. i just went with whatever they said the 1st time around. 2nd time I called the shots!
Good luck
2007-08-25 22:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a tiny bit of sadness because they had different dads and his was in denial and I was alone so I probably acted more practical but I don't love them differently, I just had less time to marvel at his uniqueness
2007-08-25 23:45:42 · answer #4 · answered by Lin B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋