Mixed feelings!!!

[futuremum]

Hi girls!!!

I cannot believe my feelings!!! Being so close, i cannot wait to see my baby but at the same time I am so scared!!!

I never had any confidence in myself, it took me a year and a half to pass my driving test and am still afraid of driving, not that I am a bad driver but am not confident I could manage if anything unexpected would arrive so I only drive to work and supermarket and start panicking if i have to drive elsewhere. As a student I was so afraid of not being chosen to pick up apples and was scared when i started teaching not to be able to cope.

And now it is the baby. People start looking down at me when i say I am afraid of not being able to hold him properly etc... and I feel like they are going to judge me but i am genuine when I say I am scared!!!

I am sure after a week or two I will be fine, this is just my nature not to believe in myself and imagining the worse!!!!
It is weird to be such a wimp!!!!

So I am sure there will be loads of questions in the first year with baby section from me lol

 

[K X]

Hiya, I totally understand how you feel. I am excited but terrified at the same time. The most frightening part for me is labour-the thought of it makes me cry.

The emotions that you are feeling are normal, because apparently when you hold the baby for the first time a natural instinct comes over you, so you will be able to hold him etc, I have a fear of dropping mine!!

Seriously though, your nearly ready to have buba, and it must be such an emotional time and nerve wracking. You will be a fab mummy.

Just let me know how the labour goes-aargh!

Take care xxxxx

 

[Tiny Sue]

Hey futuremum

You will be absolutely fine and a brilliant Mum! I know that it is only natural for us to feel that people look at us strangely when we say some things - like my nurse looked oddly at me when I told her the other day that I would be ready for the baby to come in 8 weeks' time but in three weeks I didn't want one, it was too much to get my head around!

Then I made a huge fool of myself in Mothercare the other day. OH and I had gone in to get a few bits and pieces like a little snowsuit to bring baby home in the cold...and what happened? I looked at the tiny garments we were buying and burst into tears saying..."oh my God our actual baby will be here in a few weeks, wearing this!" The shop assistant was very understanding LOL because she said women are overcome a lot at the checkout, but she thought it was usually the prices!

You will be fine. Holding baby and feeding and changing and bathing are usually covered in the hospital and at ante natal classes if you are a first timer. I am, but I had younger brothers and sisters and did a lot of babysitting. It never really leaves you...but just to keep in practice I changed my neighbour's son the other day - hadn't forgotten anything!

*HUG*

Hang in there!
Sue