Is it "easier" second time?

[Powelly]

Howdy! I'm the lucky Mum of DS, 16 months old, and I have started to get clucky for our much wanted baby no.2! We want to start trying early next year and whilst I'm excited about it, I also have this intense fear. We lost our first bub a couple of years ago 19 weeks into the pregnancy due to some severe neural tube defects. If the worst was to happen, I'm petrified I won't make it through another loss as it's taken this long to come to terms with the first loss. It was the hardest thing my hubby and I have ever gone through. We are blessed with our beautiful boy and we really want another bub. I just wish it didn't have to be such an intensely stressful experience :-(

For those who have gone down the journey of more kids, how did you feel and how do you find the strength to overcome your fears?