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To add a baby or not to add a baby, that is the question

Hello! Before I dive into the question stated above, first let me go over some background: The Husband and I only have one Baby Angel and she is 16 months old. She was born on St. Patrick's Day. The 9 months that I was pregnant with her were the WORST! (sorry God!) I know that being pregnant is a huge miracle, but if I may say so - I hated being pregnant! I had every horrible symptom under the sun from "morning sickness" that lasted all day, to body aches, to being sensitive to all scents (good & bad), to not being able to hold any food down until I was prescribed what The Husband then called the Miracle Pill, and then I would have to spit all the time! (Yes! I said spit). As the pregnancy progressed, some symptoms would be taken over by others. For example, my having to spit in a cup consistently, was replaced with fiery heartburns and I would have to take a bottle of Tums with me everywhere! When I could finally eat without having to take the Miracle Pill, I was then diagnosed with preeclampsia, which resulted in me having large swollen feet and ankles. After I had our Baby Angel, I felt like a normal human again...sort of. It wasn't until a couple of months later that I was diagnosed with postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety. Fast forward to our Baby Angel who is now 16 months old and I NOW have a semi good grasp on motherhood, I start having dreams and seeing signs that all point to having another baby! Heck! Even my mom had a dream that I was pregnant, which I know doesn't mean that I'm going to pregnant, but still it makes you wonder. Going back to the headlining question - do I want to add another baby? Do I want to go to the detrimental process that was my pregnancy & postpartum recovery? What about finances? We love to go out and explore our Floridian backyard as a family (Hey Mickey!) and that costs monies. That's not even mentioning additional diapers, childcare, adding another college fund and then there's my slight shopping addiction (girls' clothes are just SO cute!) As a Catholic, I technically shouldn't be planning this to a tee or even be thinking about it this much since the Man upstairs says that He has it all under control, but my inner Peter is always playing tug of war with God and it does make me sad. I do think about how much fun it would be to add another member to our sweet family but then I'm terrified of all the unknowns. *sigh* Your turn! How many angels are in your family? Are you "one and done"? or "two and through"? What made you take the leap to have another or to have multiples? Or if you decided to have only uno, what was your deciding factor? I hope to hear from you and thanks again for visiting me!







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