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I'm freaking out

CityGirl07CityGirl07
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I'm in the middle of making dinner and I just freaked out and started crying. All of a sudden it hit me that we're actually having a baby. As much as I want this, I'm terrified. Our lives will never be the same. Of course, I am totally looking forward to the changes and know that our lives will be enriched by expanding our family...but I can't help but be really scared. Does anyone else have these moments where you're just nervous about what's to come, beyond pregnancy?

I know I am very lucky and I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining AT ALL. It's just strange. 

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  • joakley25joakley25 member
    Don't feel bad, I felt the same way when I found out. Great suprise but still very scary! I know how you feel! Good Luck! And congrats!
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  • earthycrunchymamaearthycrunchymama

    every single day! 

    I guess that doesn't make me abnormal? I was afraid to ask!  

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  • Mrsalt027Mrsalt027 member
    Don't worry, I think we will probably all have this freak out moment. I think its totally normal :) Have some ice cream and relax!!
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  • VandRickyVandRicky
    This is my third and I still freak out! It's normal!! but trust me, it's the most amazing thing you'll ever do but also the scariest!!
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  • FutureMrs.BradyFutureMrs.Brady
    Yep, normal! It is scary bringing a child into this world, somehow we manage. Like Mrsalt said eat some ice cream and relax.
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  • amiseripamiserip member

    I'm glad everyone else is freaking out too!  I freak out several times a day!!

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  • jesmckennajesmckenna member
    I completely understand how you're feeling. ?I have full blown panic attacks over the fact that I really have NO idea what is coming. ?Our lives are going to completely change in the matter of a day or two. ?Then I feel horrible for thinking that way because I feel unappreciative because so many women can't get pregnant, yet here I am feeling panicked that I am. ?The raging hormones don't help much, either.
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  • MrsAmyBMrsAmyB

    You may be freaking out now, but its the best thing in the world to be a mom :)

    Just today I walked out of my work and my DD and MIL were a few stores down.  I said "Megan!" and my DD turned around and screamed 'MOMMY! MOMMY! I LOVE YOU!" and ran all the way to me and nearly nocked me down with a hug.  I looked up and two cars driving by had smiling drivers in them :)  Its scary, but better than life without kids.

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  • CarolEvansCarolEvans

    imageVandRicky:
    This is my third and I still freak out! It's normal!! but trust me, it's the most amazing thing you'll ever do but also the scariest!!

    THIS!!!

    i'm freaking out and crying today too... but it's over the grief i'm getting from one of my chidlren already here, which then makes me freak out about adding ANOTHER to the bunch.  i just have to remind myself that generally speaking, it's mostly a really really good thing :)

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  • MrsPreKMrsPreK
    You're having a baby. It's not the end of the world. Relax.
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  • LovePink2850LovePink2850
    I was like that too in the beginning. I'm much better now. :)
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  • TeamReedTeamReed member

    I'm so glad you posted this -- I just had an "oh SH!T moment" and I called my friend and she said it was "normal"....but I didn't believe her. 

    PHEW...glad to know i"m not the only one.

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  • CityGirl07CityGirl07

    Thanks ladies, it's good to know I'm not alone. DH got home a few minutes and found me a crying mess cutting green beans :)

    I feel better thanks to you all and DH...it IS a very huge life change so no wonder we're all nervous! I told DH that I'm so afraid of our relationship changing and he was just so reassuring that things will only get better. 

    I have the guilty feeling too, especially because I got pregnant pretty quickly. 

    I'm off to finish cooking dinner. Thanks again everyone!

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  • sr342009sr342009
    You're not alone.
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  • micaelasmakeupmicaelasmakeup member
    I ws reaing the delivery part of a pg book yesterday and bawling like a baby i was so scared AND I'm planning on medicating!  But I aso cried yesterday when DH couldn't understand how I wanted the Christmas lights on the house.  So I'm not sure if it's true fear or hormones.





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  • EnnuiDCEnnuiDC
    I am terrified.
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  • CMSullivan326CMSullivan326 member
    I'm really nervous but I'm not scared. I don't even really think the fact that I'm going to be a mom has really hit me yet. I've seen the baby twice and I've heard the heartbeat, but even so, the reality of it still hasn't set in. People keep saying it will once I feel the baby move and once I REALLY start showing...idk..we'll see.
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  • adryt86adryt86 member

    Even though we really wanted to have a baby of our own even though my dr said we wouldnt, as soon as I saw the two lines on the test, i freaked out majorly. The only thing I could think for like a minute or two was how our lives didnt belong to us anymore and everything was about the baby. For the most part now that's ok and it doesnt freak me out but every once in a while, i get this panicky feeling. It is totally normal.

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