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Anyone else with 6 kids....

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eatmyshorts89 · 09/12/2019 16:56

So I found out two weeks ago that I'm pregnant with my 6th baby. I was on contraception so was gobsmacked when a ultrasound scan for abdominal pain they thought was a cyst was a early pregnancy. I'm 8 weeks, my youngest is 7months old and my eldest is 12.
I had a rough time with my last pregnancy I was hospitalised repeatedly for hyperemesis gravadrium and in the end for gestational diabetes I had to be induced cause of severe spd and he was born almost 10lbs. I got very depressed during the pregnancy, after he was born I had terrible health anxiety and was convinced I had cancer I was constantly down the doctors and in the end put on strong antidepressants.

I just started finally getting better, moved house went back to work and then this. I just don't know how I'm going to cope with 6 children I haven't stopped crying since I found out.
I don't think I could go through with an abortion, I'm not against them atal but i dont think I'd be able to cope with the guilt (I'm a ridiculously sensitive person and feel guilty about everything).

Has anybody else got 6 kids how is it? How do you cope? I just can't imagine how this is ever going to get any better

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