Rachel Platten admits she's 'struggling a bit' as singer shares anxiety about welcoming second child

Singer Rachel Platten has been sharing her fears about the impending birth of her second child.

The pregnant 40-year-old, who’s expecting a sibling for two-year-old daughter Violet, asked fans to pray for her due to her anxiety. 

Platten explained on Instagram on Monday: ‘I am struggling a little bit, just so pregnant and overwhelmed and trying to support my family and scared to add another baby when this already seems like too much sometimes with my career. Oy.’

Asked for prayers: Singer Rachel Platten has been sharing her fears about the impending birth of her second child telling her Instagram followers she’s ‘struggling’ with anxiety as she posted a photo with her two-year-old daughter Violet on Monday

Platten. who’s been married to husband Kevin Lazan for 10 years, shared: ‘The mean thoughts are getting to me even though i KNOW they’re not true. I love to being able to GIVE love and light but, right now, I’m trying to be brave and ask for some.’

She concluded: ‘Ok thanks so much i love you. Just any words of love and wisdom you feel called to share, I’m trusting that’s what I’m meant to hear. Thank you.’

She posted the lengthy caption alongside a photo of herself with her toddler daughter.

The Fight Song hitmaker announced her second pregnancy on Instagram in April.

Sharing a selfie showing off her baby bump, she wrote: ‘Here’s the other half of what I’ve been creating this year. Baby #2 coming in hot. This was a hard secret to keep (sic)’.

Baby number 2: The Fight Song hitmaker announced her second pregnancy on Instagram in April, showing off her baby bump 

Couple: Platten has been married to Kevin Lazan for more than a decade (pictured in 2017) 

On the occasion of her 10th wedding anniversary, Platten had paid tribute to her husband, calling him ‘My best friend, my soulmate, my biggest champion, my solid ground, the absolute love of my life.’

She went on: ‘Kevin, you are the funniest person I’ve ever met, you are the the smartest, the sexiest, silliest, steadiest, kindest, loyalist, funnest. 

‘You are my secret weapon, my shoulder to cry on, my whole entire world. I love the life we’ve built. I love watching you be the most loving dad to violet. I love the lessons we’ve learned. I love the ups and i love the downs. 

‘I love who you were 15 years ago when we first met and i loved you 10 years ago when we said i do, and honestly i love you even more now. Ours is a true love story written in the stars. Thank you sweet husband for everything.’

Juggling family and work: In March, Platten discussed her feelings of mom guilt surrounding her career saying she feels ‘sad and guilty’

Rachel opened up earlier this year about her struggles with ‘mom guilt’, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic has made her realize how much time she usually spends away from her daughter. 

But the singer is learning to have more ‘grace’ for herself, as she said she wants to show her toddler ‘this example of being a boss’. 

She posted back in March: ‘I don’t know what it is – but the amount of time I’ve been home and not touring and available for Violet this year were GLORIOUS. 

‘But it’s such a stark contrast to how much I’m able to be there when my career gets busy and now, as it starts to pick up again and i see what life might look like soon, it just makes me feel sad and GUILTY. 

‘And then wise little violet picks up on my anxiety and clings and needs me MORE. And then comes more guilt because my career also needs me. 

‘And then there’s all those feelings of not-enough of me to go around mixed with the guilt and it’s honestly a f’ing brutal cocktail. Wahhh. 

‘I want to have grace for myself as i try to juggle it all. I wouldn’t talk to a friend this way and i am sick of how I’ve been talking to myself. (sic)’ 

Finding her way: ‘I want to have grace for myself as i try to juggle it all,’ she explained  back in March

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