36 weeks and need a pep talk :(

[lockdownbabyx]

36 weeks tomorrow with my second. My first will be 15 months when his sister arrives and I'm struggling physically but also mentally with guilt. He's running around everywhere and is the happiest little soul. I'm feeling guilty as I'm not as mobile and playful with him as I want to be. Little tasks such as changing his nappy and bathing him are becoming a challenge for me 😔.
Also the realisation that I will soon have 2 under 18 months is starting to scare me.
On top of this, we are due to move house a week before im due 🤦🏻‍♀️ should have been November but it was delayed. Im no where near as organised for this baby as I was with my DS, I just do not feel ready in the slightest. Hospital bags are packed and childcare for birth is sorted, that's about it 🤦🏻‍♀️.

Honestly? You are never as organised with DC2 as you were with DC1 because you have more on your plate. We have a giant age gap between our 2 (5 years!) and to be honest we've found that harder than our friends who had much smaller age gaps did - your two will have similar interests for a while yet so entertaining them both will be easier. Moving house is stressful without being heavily pregnant so you have my sympathies there. I hope the move goes smoothly for you. It's all going to be fine though. If it makes you feel any better, DC2 is now 15mo and still doesn't have his own room

@Samanabanana thank you for your positive reply. I'm just panicking knowing I have so much to do still and very little time! I think it's the move that's making me more anxious, I would have loved to have been in and settled before she's here but there is a chance that won't be the case. My DS was 4 days early so I'm praying this one holds on a little longer 😅

You will be OK. Very common go have a wobble at this stage in my experience - fear of the unknown, unpredictability of labour, wondering how you will possibly love the second one just as much.

I had this a few weeks ago, cold sweats in the night and sheer panic. Now 39+3 with no. 3 and just trusting that all will be well.

And certainly that is a tough gap, the first year will be bonkers. Try to make friends with similar gaps so it's a level playing field ie chaos and you don't go nuts stuck at home with 2 babies all day.