by Laura Falin posted in Mom Stories

When I was pregnant with my second baby, I went for a walk with a friend expecting her third. As we were talking, I got all teary-eyed (which I do. A lot. Even when I'm not pregnant) and I started telling her how guilty I felt about the new baby. Our son would have to share our attention now. He'd have to wait, sometimes, to tell us things he thought were important or show us something he was excited about. And I didn't even tell her my worst fear, because I didn't want to actually say it out loud -- "What if I didn't love one of them as well as the other""
My friend told me she'd had the same worries, and I discovered in the July 2016 Birth Club in the BabyCenter Community, that a lot of you do, too. We've spent a lot of time with our first babies. Many of you said they were your entire world, or your favorite person to be around, and now you're both trying to get ready for another tiny human to jump into this space with you.
My husband and I tried to do things to make sure our oldest felt special when his sister was born. He got a small present just for him when he came to visit her in the hospital. We set aside one-on-one time for him. He was really proud when we gave him jobs to help take care of his sister. And the two of them bonded and were adorable together (you know...until they got older and started bickering. Help. Me.)

I think this is one of those things moms just feel guilty about, no matter what we decid...