8 months pregnant + 11 month old! Soon to be Irish twins

Hello Mamas! I am STRUGGLING. I’m on the final stretches of pregnancy. My body is bearing down. I’m currently a ftm to our beautiful daughter Vivian Marie. She will be turning 1! (On April 25th.) about two more weeks left before her special day​:face_holding_back_tears: I got pregnant unexpectedly at 4 months PP! We are due again next month around May 15th! Needless to say. I am spiraling with all sorts of emotion right now. Mentally and physically feeling like a mess! We are about to have Irish twins, basically 1 year apart!! The mom guilt is kicking in, feeling especially that I didn’t have enough time with just me and our daughter before her whole world “changes” lately I have been feeling so weak and exhausted. My body is SO UNCOMFORTABLE :face_with_peeking_eye: this pregnancy was way easier than our first until it wasn’t anymore. It’s been very hard this time around. I’m so scared I can’t do it. My body never had time to recover. I’m so weak down there, worried I will struggle to push him out. Worried that this funk I have been in for months now will not go away. I need to get my motivation and confidence as a mama back. I’m hoping it’s just because I’m literally 8 months pregnant with an 11 month old and once our son is here my body will start to feel better and heal each day. If this is how I feel now I’m scared it’s only going to get worse when our son is born. My routine will completely change. How will my daughter feel? I don’t want to break her heart. Currently we don’t have family or friends or help right now. We are on our own. Has anyone gone through something similar with having your babies so close in age? Any advice for taking care of 2 under 2 or ..2 under 1(for the most part​:melting_face: any advice for me as a mama in general. Mentally and physically what helped you get through those hard first nights with your newborn baby after delivery and taking care of your toddler whom in my case just turned 1! Im so nervous! I really am trying to keep a positive mindset and do what I can. Feeling kind of helpless lately​:downcast_face_with_sweat::blue_heart:

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You’ve got this momma! Once the baby gets here you will find a strength you didnt know you had and when you see your two baby’s together it will be all worth it.