I have a 2.5 year old DS and twins born a week or so ago. I'm struggling with a lot of things right now (unsurprisingly) but the biggest of these is guilt at what expanding the family means for my DS. He's so far adapted quite well, but I have caught some looks of confusion and sadness in his face occasionally. I'm doing my best to make sure as much as possible is normal for him, but inevitably my time with him has been reduced. And this makes me so sad. I can't even say goodnight to him without wanting to cry because I've got to rush off and feed the babies, so DH gets to do bedtime. Please tell me I'm being stupid. I'm mourning the fact that my previous days with him (I work part-time) are probably over for the foreseeable future. I'm exhausted because of the demands of the babies and the recovery from the birth still, and I feel like I'm failing as a mother to DS. I also feel I'm failing as a mother to the babies because we're having feeding problems, but that's another post entirely. Please tell me these feelings are normal and they'll go away and my little family will be lovely. I worry that I could be sliding into so,e sort of depression, but hoping it's just hormones and sleep deprivation.
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