Feeling disconnected, is it normal?

Hi mamas and mamas to be, I’m 37 weeks today and getting a planned c section on my 39th week ,in two weeks exactly. I watch reels and talk to family and friends who are excited for the baby but really I can’t imagine it happening! It’s like the pregnancy and the baby inside me is something and what will happen and come in two weeks is something else!! I don’t know how to explain it, I had a fairly good pregnancy apart from joint issues, which are chronic but since last week I’ve become emotional and less excited than I was! I am talking less to the baby and even the songs I used to play aren’t exciting anymore, I dont know what’s going on?! May be I’m too scared? Has anybody experienced this before?

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Im sure once you see your baby it will all kick in for you! In the meantime maybe chat to your partner and midwife about how you're feeling for some extra support x

I felt like this at the end of pregnancy before my planned c section. I think for me it was really just being uncomfortable and my hormones being out of control. I was waking up every hour to wee so I was constantly exhausted and I think also scared of what was going to happen in the c section. The second I saw my baby when they lifted her up to show me, that all went away and I was completely in love with her. There’s a lot going on and major abdominal surgery is scary, give yourself some grace 🩷

I tried to journal today and realized that I still wish to see the baby, I’m just too scared of my c section and specially that it’s going to be only me and my husband, my family and friends live in another country, I dont know how to distract myself from those fears , also @Nicole exactly i’m exhausted and not sleeping

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