tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025849116526867157.post6073204296065267590..comments2017-03-07T00:43:37.736-07:00Comments on The Beauty Within: Anxiety in PregnancyCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06619924777727844652noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025849116526867157.post-13907836871163894292012-10-24T14:53:39.024-06:002012-10-24T14:53:39.024-06:00I'm trying to become pregnant again after two ...I'm trying to become pregnant again after two miscarriages in a row (following 3 healthy pregnancies), and I'm terrified. I want to be pregnant, but if I am, then I'll be even more terrified. I don't know how to tell you to handle that part. I wish all the best for you and your precious baby. And I applaud you for being honest and open about your pain and your fear.<br /><br />I do know, from my experience with the three little ones I do have, that I firmly believe children gain much more than they lose by having a sibling or siblings. I grew up as an only child (my only brother was much older and not around) and had a great relationship with my parents, and still do. So there are wonderful things about that only-child status. But I'm so grateful my children have each other. They don't always get along, by any stretch of the imagination. But they also have moments of love and tenderness and affection, and they are very loyal to each other. I watch them playing together happily and think, "This is what I missed as an only child!"<br /><br />In the early stages, it's hard. And yes, each child has to give up some attention for the other. There will be times when it seems like someone is always crying--sometimes both of them, and maybe Mommy too! But I think even in those times, they are slowly learning something important--to wait for others, to take turns, to share, to see another person's needs, to be a family and a team and not just one person. <br /><br />Blessings!sarah khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237553773330365305noreply@blogger.com