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Having a rough week
I don't know what it is this week, but I have been really emotional and scared. I think it started Monday when we went to see a daycare (which was awful) and it fully hit me that we are bringing a baby into this world that we are 100% responsible for their health and well-being and happiness. And I realized how much I already love this baby and how over-protective I'm going to be!
Then the rest of the week I have just been really scared about the whole idea of becoming a mother. We decided to start our family, and I know I'm ready, but I am just so scared that I will not be a good mother, or that I won't know what I'm doing, especially when the baby is a newborn.
I guess I'm just hoping that all these feelings are normal. There have been a lot of changes lately with a brand new job and the pregnancy and I think my hormones are just getting the best of me.
Thanks for listening.
Re: Having a rough week
Totally normal, sweetie. I have a lot of the same feelings some days. I'm going to be finishing up my degree once baby gets here, so I am going to be a SAHM until my courses are finished and I'm afraid of handling being at home alone all day, or handling class and being a mom - we all go through it in different phases.
I am told it gets better (I can let you know once I get there), and I have hope for all of us new mommas. Just know that I am sending lots of *hugs* and if you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here for you, feeling many of the same things.
thank you so much for the reassurance. It's just crazy cause I've always wanted to be a mom but now that the time is here I am second guessing myself.
It is nice to know that I'm not alone though. We'll get through it together!
I went through the same thing-what you are feeling is completely normal. In fact, the day of my c/s (before they took me to the OR) I told DH that I changed my mind and we could go home and go back to "normal". I had a huge freak out moment where I didn't think I could really do it and thought of all of the things that would change in my life. In the end, once I saw DS, all of that disappeared and, although I have a scattered few moments of "what was I thinking" in the early morning hours when he's crying, he is the best thing that has ever happened to me and your baby will be the same for you. You will figure it all out and do what you need to do because you love your baby and that in itself is one of the most important parts!
*sorry so long!