Anyone feel

ReeseM

sort of detached from actually "having" a baby? I mean, the actual holding a newborn, taking care of it, etc. I think I am so focused on the labor part (which seems an eternity away btw) that I can't even fathom actually bringing a baby home.

Pregnancy is so weird. It's like, you're always looking to the next step and it's hard to see beyond that. I feel like labor is the next step, and after that is a big blur. 

corinneoestreich

I feel the exact same way. I am a "planner."  I like to know whats happening before it happens and Labor is truly the one thing I CANNOT plan. SO I totally understand, we look forward to each milestone of each week, and now we're just kind of waiting for Labor to start. I washed LO's clothes, I'm working on the nursery, but it still doesnt feel real yet. I have this feeling that I'm going to look at my son and be TOTALLY shocked that there ACTUALLY was a little baby growing inside of me, and only AFTER birth will I appreciate having been pregnant. Haha.

HockeyWife4Life

I can totally relate!  I felt the same way the first time around too.  It just really hasn't hit me that I am going to come home with a newborn sometime in the next month.  My life will never be the same!

ThirtyOneGifts Mom

I have felt this way my whole pregnancy!  I know the baby's coming, and we're happy about it, but it's hard to imagine having another little one running around.  My DD is 18 months and she is a handful all by herself so we really don't know what we're in for with 2 under 2 and a 9 year old.  Reality will hit and we'll find out soon enough

mjcbradley

Yeah I have felt this way. It wasn't until we took the tour of the hospital and I saw all the newborns in the nursery that I realized what was really happening. I have been so wrapped up in being pregnancy and the labor aspect of it that I forgot that I'm actually going to have a little girl out of all of it. It really helped me to see those cute little babies. It made me stop and think that it will all be worth it once I get to see my little girl. Everyone has been telling me that for months but it's so easy for someone else to say that.