Can anyone relate - anxiety about going into labour?
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@Jasmine yep everyone constantly telling me “baby will be here by the end of the week” and I just hate people putting that idea in my head because it’s so not true - nobody knows!!
Literally! Like they can come any time, leave me alone 😂🙈 I've done hypnobirthing classes and everything but now it's closer I am getting more anxiety about it. But I also feel like having a set date and a c section wouldn't help me either as I'd be anxious for the c section, I don't think I can win this one
100% with you on this! I’m so excited for the labour because I can’t wait to meet him, but the not knowing of when is stressing me out so much! My partner is sometimes 3 or so hours away during the day for work and the thought of him not being home when things kick off scares me so much!
yeah i actually totally feel this. i feel really anxious that i'll go into labour at a 'bad' time in the day for my daughter's routine - she's 2 on saturday and is still breastfed to sleep, and i know that unless i feed her, she will not go to sleep in her cot, so that is making me feel so anxious that my mum will have a really hard time with her if i go into labour before bedtime😅 i was also induced with my first, so everything feels a bit new this time. have cried a lot just from the overwhelm of it all😅
My husband is the one going crazy about this 😅 I mean, I want it out soon as well, but he's sooo impatient and he's annoyed that there aren't clear signs of when labour will start 🙈 The crazy thing is that I'm not even overdue yet, baby is due this Friday and I bet with two parents like us, it will be very organised and punctual 😂😂
I could have written this myself. I am getting so irritated not knowing! I keep getting sighs and symptoms and then nothing happens and it’s really playing with me because I too am a bit of a control freak! My midwife on Wednesday said ‘oooh these sound like positive signs’ and i really wish she hadn’t🤣
@Amy right?! I’m 2cm dilated so convinced myself that surely soon… but in reality it actually means nothing 🤦♀️ might just skip cervical exams as it seems to make it worse!
@keisha yes! I think knowing that my son has a routine and my labour could completely mess it up or come at a bad time for him makes it worse. Praying I go into labour after bedtime and have baby here by the morning 😂
I only have 1 car and I don’t live in the town of the hospital I’m going to so I’m just worried my bf will be at work😅
I feel you, I'm quote an anxious person and I'm 37 +1 today and everyone being like 'oooo any day now' isn't helping either. I'm very much a planner and I'm trying to give into the fact that I can't plan when baby will be here and just have to go with the flow 🙈