Is this normal?

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I'm 4 months pregnant with my third after 2 years of ttc.

Our house is small and we had sort of thought of nearly giving up due to money worries and lack of space but I convinced dh we would make it world and it will be fine so we carried on trying.

I'm now getting little moments of panic thinking "uh oh" how are we going to manage? Our little boy is full on hard work and I feel how are we all going to cope.

Then I get a lovely feeling of I can't wait for us to be family of five and so excited, not sure if these are feelings of slight delusion!

Do you think this is kinda normal? Saw an article yesterday that said the most stressful amount of children is 3, and my heart dropped. Know I shouldn't really put to much into one article, as any amount of children brings it's own stresses.

From a being ready practically for baby we are sorted in that we have Moses basket, cot, pram, buggy, baby bath, high chair, car seat so don't need to worry about this stuff.

Have others had these worries?

I think it would be abnormal not to have these worries, whether you're on dc1 or dc3.

I would say it's a very norm feeling! I'm expecting #2 and keep getting in a panic! I've suffered with post natal depression with dd1 so keep stressing that I'll be the same again! I think you have to just take it as it comes and try not to be negative! Of course you will have bad days but the good ones make up for it! I'm one of 6 girls and my mum seemed to just get on with it and we all mucked in!! She's a bit mad having 6 lol!!
You'll be fine!! It's natural to worry!!!

I am also 4months PG with#3 and feel exactly the same. Very excited but having panic about money, space, time, can I really have 3 and still hold down my demanding job (I've got to or we can't pay the mortgage) etc etc

Much more worried than 1 or 2, but that's because I am more tired and busier I think.

But, it's a baby- you just get on and adapt don't you. It's what you did with the others. It's too late now, and in 5 months we are going to have delicious newborns :)

Thanks for replies, think I needed a little reassurance that these feelings were normal! I've also been unwell since Christmas Day and been finding my job difficult and demanding. Have just been signed off with ear and throat infection so think been feeling a bit sorry for myself as I've been unwell and so have 2 children and dh so been house of illness here just now!

Interestingly BeccaBrkr7 the article said the most relaxed mothers were those of 4 or more as they had stopped stressing about all the small stuff and let go a bit! Good advice to be more positive and hope things more positive for you this time round.

Snoggle glad it's not just me having these moments of panic. I have a friend at work who has been ttc for 2.5 yrs for first and 1st round of IVF has failed and I feel terrible having these feelings. Yor so right though, I need to focus on holding gorgeous newborn in 5 months. Think I may go and buy newborn a little outfit today to make me remember how nice this is going to be.