30 weeks and wondering what the @*£% I'm doing?

Does anyone else have 'oh ***' moments.  I don't know where the time is going, I can't believe I'm 30 weeks now.  It feels like everything is coming up so fast.  I don't know which is more frightening at the moment the reality of actually having to give birth which looks fooking horrendous or just the next 18 years plus after that.  I suppose reality is kind of setting in a bit more

32 weeks with 7 to go and I'm thinking that a lot at the moment and this is child no 2.  What was I thinking i've already done this once.

at least i've got a delivery date and my section booked.

Sparkling:

32 weeks with 7 to go and I'm thinking that a lot at the moment and this is child no 2.  What was I thinking i've already done this once.

at least i've got a delivery date and my section booked.

I know nothing about babies I've never even held one let alone been left in charge of one.  Forever!

In no time at all you'll be feeling about to burst and wishing the baby would hurry up and arrive as you are so fed up of being pregnant!

oh heck, i think every pregnant woman has these moments - you'd be more odd if you didn't!

It'll be fine, you just muddle through!

WSparklingS, this is #2 and I still panic! Life is about to change and it's entirely natural to worry, but after a week or two with baby, you won't be able to remember what life was like before!

And if you need help or advice, just ask on here!

I am 39 weeks and keep having this thought - if you see some of my recent posts about how to cope etc you will see that you are not alone.

I haven't really been stressing about the labour just what to do after that 

Yep, yep, yep!

TBH I wasn't worried about giving birth (buried head in a mist of lovely oblivious denial untl the time came), I was worried about the MW turning round and saying 'here you go, keep that alive' and plonking the baby on me.

I still think I am TTC and living my 'normal' life sometimes, then I get woken up at 3am by a small person that people keep telling me is mine

I had never been near a baby before having my own either. To begin with you will hold the baby like the slightest movement might break it, you will panic about getting a vest on over their head, you will take 20 minutes to put on a nappy and you will no doubt have massive guilt about feeding (whichever method you choose).

These things are all totally normal, pass very quickly (you'll be flinging the baby around confidently before you know it) and they actually add to the loveliness that is being a mum.

Try not to worry (although the rest of your life will now be dedicated to one worry or another) you WILL muddle through like the rest of us do, you WILL ask seemingly daft questions (but there is no such thing) on here, and you WILL realise that all the panic, and all the worry is worth every single second.

Promise.

Xx

Totally normal.  It will be fine, though.

May I introduce you to my old faithful friend from my 3rd tri days. He fared me and a fair few of the girls rather well.

Thank you all!

Mazzy I love it

oh mazzy! that has brought back memories of those evenings on the 3rd tri all burying our heads - who had the pic of all the legs in the air?!! we really had too much time on our hands back then

Yep, i feel exactly the same!

At the moment i seem to be wavering between moments of pure joy and moments of sheer fear

GF, I suspect it was me too with the legs in the air picture. Faaar too much time on my hands, clearly.