Three and half years after having her son, Zaily was pregnant again. She was scared and worried about her how her son was going to feel, so throughout her pregnancy she prepared him to be a big brother. Though she was nervous, she was excited for her children to meet. When her daughter was born, Zaily felt like the happiest woman in the world. “As I held both of my children in my arms, I knew everything was going to be ok,” she says.

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Three and half years after having my son, I was pregnant again. All I could think was how is my son going to feel? I was scared and worried, thinking he would hate me for letting someone else take his place. How was I going to love them both? Throughout my whole pregnancy, I prepared my son to be a big brother. I said, “Mommy’s going to have another baby, you’re going to help me with her.” He felt my belly and felt the baby move. And then he looked at his belly and thought he was pregnant too.

For the rest of my pregnancy, he said he also was growing a baby inside him.  I thought, “Maybe this means he’s making sense of everything.” But still, I don’t know how he will react when the baby’s here. I was worried that he will be jealous of the baby or be rough with her I said to him, “You have to be gentle with the baby, she’s not a toy!”

When I went into labor, I felt excited for my children to meet. After she was born, I was the happiest woman in the world. My family brought my son to me, for him to meet his new sister. He opened the door, ran up to the bed, and said, “That’s my sister, she’s so pretty!” That’s when my mother’s instinct kicked in. As I held both of my children in my arms, I knew everything was going to be ok.