2 weeks till due date!! any advice welcome

mphill88

I'm a ftm and I'm 2 weeks away from my due date! I've had a pretty easy pregnancy with no morning sickness but did have to do weekly growth ultrasounds for about a month. Now that the time is almost here I'm extremely nervous about everything and it's all starting to become real. Any advice to help me relax a bit before my little girl gets here.

bkesler2011

I have two weeks as well:) ! Im a ftm too very nervous and excited

SweetnessG

I would love to have some advice for you being a mom for the 6th time, but sadly I don't. I don't think whether it's your first pregnancy or 6th, it's all incredibly nerve wracking and scary. I'm almost certain that this didn't help you, but just trying to say we are in the same boat! I have one week left until induction date, and I'm freaking out.

Good luck, ladies!

mphill88

I am literally a nervous wreck lol I guess it's just not hitting me that I'm actually about to give birth ! I'm beyond ready to meet her but am very nervous for labor and delivery!! I have a wonderful support system but they aren't the ones doing the pushing lol

virginiaunicorn11

I am reading about hypnobirthing and lots of positive birth stories to help me relax. I'm creating kind of a protective wall around the space in my brain that is preparing for labor, and not letting any fear or negativity in there. Who knows how it will all turn out, but it makes me feel empowered for now. Am a FTM, so my $0.02 may be worth less than that!

jessicarae0316

This is my 3rd, and the one piece of advice I can give is to go in to your labor and delivery with an open mind. It's ok to have a birth plan or to have an idea of how you would like things to go, but allow yourself some leniency in case things don't go exactly how you envisioned. I was convinced with my first that if I didn't have a natural birth I was a bad mom and less of a woman. I did go med free (and was too far dilated once they checked me to get one anyway), but with my 2nd I had an epidural and it was a much better experience. At the end of the day, both of my daughters are equally special and the fact that I had an epidural with one doesn't change a thing. With this one I don't know if I will have one, but I won't feel guilty if I do.

It's kind of like parenting in general...keep an open mind. The moment you say "I would never...." it's like the universe throws a situation your way that tests your will.

Sammy K

^^ I second this advice. Go with the flow because nothing is as unpredictable as labor.

magono20

I'm due in 2 weeks also!! Got checked to day and no action happening! My midwife said what will be will be!! No sense in stressing yourself out!! We will all have a baby one way or another!!

JESSICAFALLAH

I'm due in 15 days and also a FTM that's freaking out. Baby is still high up so I have to start jumping jacks I guess!!! We haven't finished the nursery and it seems no matter how many baby clothes I wash, the pile does not disappear!!!