Pregnant with 3rd and panicking - impact on family

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Hi! First time poster and seeking reassurance.

I'm 9.5 weeks pregnant with my third. It was planned and I know I'm so lucky that it's worked out so far. But now I'm panicking. My other two will be 7 and 5 if/when this one comes along. I'm freaking out that we were just turning a corner with family life - able to go on bike rides, walks, canoe trips, visit more interesting museums, interesting and active holidays - and now i'm worried that all that has slipped from our grasp and that we'll have to settle into a quieter life at baby speed and my older two will miss out - and i'll be too tired and stretched to really plan anything or engage with it if we do do anything (I'm generally the planner and organiser - plus the only driver in our household).

I obviously knew all this when we went for it. And perhaps it's just all the hormones (I feel terrible). But it's really worrying me and keeping me from feeling happy about the pregnancy.

Has anyone with similar age gaps managed to still enjoy more active family things with the older two? Any tips for making it work? Does the littlest just come along and join in?!

TIA x

Mine are slightly older, they were 8 and 9 when DS arrived. I also have a 19yo.

DS is 6m old now, so I guess we are still in the easy stage of him just having to come along and watch/join in with whatever. They also do things independently of us now so go to the odd activity day in the holidays.

I definitely felt the anxiety too, DS was very much planned and waited for a long time.