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[quote=Anonymous]Hey OP. You're not alone and you're not a bad mother for  having those feelings. My kids are 22 months apart, both planned. When the younger one was first born, I had some very similar feelings for a while. Lots of "what the f*** have I done" kind of thoughts. Life had JUST gotten easier with my toddler and then boom, new baby!

Going through the fourth trimester while recovering physically and emotionally and also caring for another very young child was really hard. It's just relentless and can feel really miserable when they are both so young. The exhaustion is overwhelming and the lows can feel really low. Sleep deprivation is a form of torture and the postpartum hormones are no joke.

It does get better, though. I obviously can't speak for everyone, but for me things got much easier around 6 months. My second started sitting up, playing independently for a bit, and sleeping better. The kids started to interact with one another and laugh together. My husband and I planned fun things and resumed date nights. Life has gotten brighter again. I'm not saying things are magically easy, but I am pretty happy again. Don't lose hope.   [/quote]

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