Having A Newborn Again

In 2016 we had our first baby, a little boy, H. I was 23 at the time and my now husband, 25 and we had absolutely no idea what we were doing. 

H wasn't a planned baby and when he was born we found out that he has Down's Syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome - You can find out more about Down's Syndrome here and Klinefelter Syndrome here - so we were pretty overwhelmed. He spent 18 days in NICU as he had some complications when born so when he came home he was already in an established routine which was pretty much the only way we survived. 

We always knew we wanted two children and so when I finally found out I was pregnant in March of 2023 we were beyond excited. F made her appearance in November and we were lucky enough to be able to bring her home just 24 hours after she was born, however this meant we had a newborn and a 7 year old to look after. 

F couldn't be more different to H, besides being a girl she is loud, clingy, chatty and needy. She loves to be cuddled and very rarely will let us put her down without screaming. It's been an adjustment to say the least! She also is not a fan of waiting for her food. 

Another thing we have struggled with is helping H. He has a lot of sensory issues and loud noises are one of his triggers so F's crying can often cause a meltdown for him too. 

I had to have an emergency C-Section with F meaning that I have been in a lot of pain and not being able to move too much.

We are 6 weeks in now and H adores his little sister, F is napping better and I'm pretty much fully recovered from my section. My husband is back to work and we are getting into a routine with the children finally. 

The whole point of this post is really to let you know that while the newborn stage is hard, it is just a stage and things will get better. I promise!