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XP: It still hasn't sunk in yet...

BarnStarBarnStar
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It's May. It's perfectly possible that I could be having a baby this month. But somehow, this fact is still extremely foreign to me. I guess, consciously, I understand that I'm pregnant - I have a big pg belly, I feel movement all the time, etc. But I have a tough time translating this belly into an actual BABY! And one that I'm actually going to be responsible for forever. I don't think it's going to fully sink in until after I deliver and I'm holding this beautiful baby girl.

This is normal, right? Please tell me some of you also felt this way this late in the game!

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Re: XP: It still hasn't sunk in yet...

  • MayBride2B2007MayBride2B2007 member
    it's been almost 3 months since i've had a baby and it still hasn't sunken in for me yet either.  perfectly normal!
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  • 847Christine847Christine
    I totally went through that!  In fact, I had my doubts about becoming a mom even while I was in labor!  The moment you 1st hold your LO though, is so amazing.  I can't wait for you to be over here w/your birthstory & pics of your baby!
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  • ngunn04ngunn04
    Oh yea, I think it is normal!  I look at my DS and still don't believe that he is mine.  I am waiting for the real parents to come home and take him away!
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  • mr+msmr+ms member

    Wow you are getting so close! We have an almost-6 month old and I still can't believe she's real. I really had a hard time connecting pregnancy and birth with BABY. Like I would look at the u/s screen and think really hard, yup that's a baby... growing ?inside of me. And something about it doesn't compute. I had a normal, unmedicated labor where I was totally lucid. While an amazing experience it felt more like I was in a movie than something really happening to me. I have no idea what would have made it more real. I couldn't have been living more in the moment than at that time, yet it was like an out of body experience. I think reproduction is such a bizarre yet awe-inspiring process that it's too much for my brain to comprehend.?

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  • BarnStarBarnStar
    imagemr+ms:

    I think reproduction is such a bizarre yet awe-inspiring process that it's too much for my brain to comprehend. 

    Exactly! Thanks ladies, I'm glad to see I'm not alone in this. But a little freaked out that this feeling will continue on after birth LOL

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  • CJinMDCJinMD
    totally normal - yay for you!!
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  • ncsubridencsubride member
    Totally normal do not worry.
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  • ~*Jamie*~~*Jamie*~
    Totally normal!!! As others mentioned, It still didn't even sink in while I was in labor! I was induced, so I knew when I would be delivering. I thought that I would be so nervous and not be able to sleep at all the night before...nope, I was perfectly fine. It's didn't feel like I was actually going to be having a baby! It didn't really feel real until I saw a real baby coming out! Best of luck to you! You're getting so close!
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  • moniquittamoniquitta

    imageMayBride2B2007:
    it's been almost 3 months since i've had a baby and it still hasn't sunken in for me yet either.  perfectly normal!

     I'm w/ May on this one.  I am still in awe anytime I look at Karina.

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  • ParisBride06ParisBride06
    I have a 2 month old and I still wonder where he came from, lol.
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  • kelly&martykelly&marty member

    Totally normal!

    Enjoy those last days with your inside baby. It's kind of nice at that stage. You have someone with you all the time, but you don't have to worry about how much they eat or sleep or how happy they are. You're just hanging out together. :)

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  • CamiejaeCamiejae

    First, I am so happy for you.

    Second, yes, that is so normal. Even when I was in the OR for my c-section and they were doing their work I wasn't convinced I would have an outside baby. Once I saw her it hit me. It really is an amazing experience. Congrats!

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  • bear2115bear2115 member
    If it isn't normal at least you're not alone! I definitely felt this way, even when I was in labor.  I had no idea what I was going to do with a baby and I think that's why I felt like the pregnancy and the actual baby were so detatched.  Luckily for me that went away as soon as they put her on my chest.  At that moment I couldn't remember life without her.  Good luck!
    Baby H #1 born in January '09 after a M/C January '08 Baby H #2 born in May '11 Baby H #3 due April 17th 2013
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