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I found out I was pregnant for the second time<\/a> when my oldest son was one. We had just celebrated his birthday and I couldn’t figure out why I was so emotional when I put him to bed that night. Then, the next day when I tried on my favorite comfortable jeans, which were tight around the belly, I threw myself on my bed feeling more distraught than I ever had. It occurred to me I was due for my period. Or was I late?<\/p>

I gathered my son, put on my favorite leggings, and went to get a pregnancy test at the grocery store. It was positive and everything started making sense. However, the next nine months were a blur. My toddler was learning to walk, he was all over the place, we built a new house, and I waddled around trying to get things as settled as I could.<\/p>

There is one thing that stands out in my mind though: Instead of throwing me another baby shower<\/a>, my mother and sisters did a bunch of other things for me and my little family that was infinitely more helpful — like getting me a gift certificate to have a manicure and pedicure and making sure we had plenty of meals coming our way for the first month after my daughter was born.<\/p>

I’ve talked to a lot of moms who say they’d rather skip the baby shower for their second child. Instead of spending money and effort on a party that only lasts a few hours, consider these baby shower alternatives for second-time moms<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I found out I was pregnant for the second time when my oldest son was one. We had just celebrated his birthday and I couldn’t figure out why I was so emotional when I put him to bed that night. Then, the next day when I tried on my favorite comfortable jeans, which were tight 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