CP: Fears and worries

linzeek44 · August 2012

Because it's Friday at 4 and my productivity is gone...

[Poll]

MrsRidge2005 · August 2012

Honestly not very scared of labor/delivery, I am actually looking forward to that part which I know is probably weird but I want to meet my baby. I'm more afraid of those first few weeks and having a newborn and not getting sleep. It does some strange things to you for sure. My insomnia has reminded me somewhat what is was like with DD and it's not pretty.

carmendanielle · August 2012

Laboring and delivery doesn't scare me as much as the enormity of the responsibility I have to my LO. I know that DH and I are set and will be good parents, I'm just very nervous about it all.

BPer · August 2012

I'm nervous about labor and birthing, but really more the anticipation of it. I feel like once I go into labor, I'll be able to focus on that, rather than all of the 'what ifs' that go through my mind now.

In terms of bringing the baby home, I know I'll have a lot of help from my family, my ILs, etc., but I'm a bit concerned that someone will be here TOO often, and that I'll be driven crazy.

I voted both, but I think it's more anxiety/anticipation than fear...

dmfan897 · August 2012

Nothing related to delivery/bringing home the baby. It's pretty damn morbid but I'm mostly afraid that something will happen to the baby before I deliver.

And I totally knocked on wood after typing that out.

redneckmomma25 · August 2012

I put all of it scares me, but honestly, taking the baby home scares me more than delivery. I feel better knowing my mom and mother in law are so close. Also one of my good friends is an L&D nurse with to LO's of her own and she is right down the road. She is a SAHM (works 1 or 2 weekends a month) and has offered her assistance. But I am really scared of the first day we take her home.

Had a dream about it last night actually.

mich2640 · August 2012

I feel like I should be scared of L&D and bringing the baby home but I'm really not.

I'm the type of person who hates needles, freaks out over a simple blood test, etc. but the thought of giving birth doesn't scare me one bit. I just feel like my body will know what to do, and if there is an emergency, the doctors will know what to do.

I'm also not worried about taking her home. Babies eat, sleep and poop - how hard could it be? Of course, I know it's more complicated than that but I feel like we will figure it out.

TAGSL710 · August 2012

Before all this week's crap went down I was most terrified that I wouldn't be able to figure out breastfeeding...that's how confident I was in labor and delivery and parenting. Now I'm scared of both so SS for me!

hmp1 · August 2012

I think I am most terrified for when my parents leave and DH has to start traveling again. Juggling 2u2 with zero help for days at a time scares the shiit out of me.

ifwisheswerefishes · August 2012

TAGSL710:
Before all this week's crap went down I was most terrified that I wouldn't be able to figure out breastfeeding...that's how confident I was in labor and delivery and parenting. Now I'm scared of both so SS for me!

TAGS nailed it for me.

i'm really afraid that breastfeeding will just confound the ever-living shiiiit out of me and that i won't be able to do it, or that she won't get enough, or that i'll do something wrong.

but now with all these crazy updates, i'm actually getting super nervous about L&D. like tears nervous.

VineyardMel · August 2012

I'm most afraid of recovering from my c/s because I can't take anything stronger than ibuprofen. The reality of bringing her home and caring for her with almost no sleep and while recovering terrifies me. I'm also horrified at the thought that my nipples might crack from BF'ing.

KateD12 · August 2012

I'm slightly nervous about L&D but actually more curious about what our experience will be. Ultimately, I feel like while I have a measure of control over the decisions I make in L&D, a lot of it is out of my hands.

Now taking home baby and being a FTM... yikes! I am so glad I have a great support system, good advice, and a strong idea of the parent I'd like to be, but it still scares me at times to think about being all alone with a newborn!

RachelOC · August 2012

I am definitely not at all scared of delivery. I am sooo ready for it to be time, because I've had a horrid pregnancy so far. Since I know that delivery means no more puking and nausea, I say bring it on! But I am afraid of actually take care of a real live baby. I don't even know how to hold a baby really. hoping my mommy instincts kick in fast.

kelbel527 · August 2012

First time I was scared of labor and not at all scared of bringing DS home.

This time...totally not scared of labor (as long as I can avoid a c/s, I know what to expect). But I am scared of having 2 kiddos! Eek!

senorita04 · August 2012

Because of the age gap between my girls, I feel more nervous than I probably would have been had we had them closer together. I'm hoping that my instincts and experience is going to kick in when I need it, come time for labor.

Taking care of an infant again still kind of scares me. Again, it could be the nerves talking from the age gap that my girls have. But most of my fears are with caring for the baby along with DD1. My husband may not be around a lot in the very beginning because of work, and it's kind of scaring the crap of me.

L8kissie · August 2012

I wanted two. I'm afraid of l d and how I'm going to deal with two. Yikes!

jchasmc09 · August 2012

DH and I were talking about this the other day. Something for the baby came in the mail, I opened it, and started crying. I think I just felt really overwhelmed. We are so excited and yet every time I think about the enormity of the responsibility we are taking on I get kind of freaked out. I am scared of LD, but I know it's only a temporary thing, and we'll get through it. We are going to have a child forever. What if we screw something up? I mean, we have a dog, but we can always just leave home without him or crate him if necessary. A kid, not so much.

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