Becoming mother of a second child, as a parental transition phenomenon, poses a challenge to reflection in Nursing. This theoretical study intends to present a reflection on the being who being-in-the-world becomes mother of a second child. It is based on Heideggerian phenomenology and nursing thought. The text is organized around two axes: Heidegger's conceptual contributions and nursing thought. The Heideggerian ontological dimension, aligned with the humanistic presuppositions of Nursing,

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... tributes to unfold the meanings of life experiences and broaden possibilities of caring of the being who being-in-the-world... becomes mother of a second child. Concomitantly, the access to the experience of women who being-in-the-world become mother of a second child enables widening comprehension of this phenomenon, which will certainly impact nurses' being-present in their daily care.