I don't know why but I have had massively increased anxiety attacks the last couple of days. DH and I are as ready as we can be for Little Man to join us. I'm not nervous about becoming a Mom as I know there are plenty of things I'm going to be learning/adapting to in the first few weeks. I really can't pinpoint it and it's making the anxiety worse.
Anyone else "enjoying" this too? If it matters, I'm 39 weeks 3 days. That have anything to do with it??
Re: Anyone else with increased anxiety?
Yes, feeling the same way here and going out of my mind at work thinking "Is today the day?" "When will it happen? " "Has my body progressed anymore?" Will we need to schedule an induction after 41 weeks (that word freaks me out!)
Fear of the unknown....
We are so close!
This time my anxiety has been horrible. I haven't had such awful panic attacks since I was dealing with PTSD.
Then again it doesn't help that in the past 2 weeks I found out MHMR completely lost my autistic son's case file so he no longer has a caseworker and we have to reapply AND our lovely governor passed an act that's going into effect now saying that families with disabled kids in our state who make over a certain amount of money have to pay up to 5% of their income in copays in addition to paying for our private insurance just so we get the services our kids need, oh, and the person who was lined up to watch my kids when I was in the hospital, my MIL, called to let me know now she can't do it now, so yeah, constant ongoing panic attacks. At least I got the kid care thing sorted out.
This! I'm especially concerned that DH will be stuck at a job across town and miss the birth (very unlikely and irrational, yet on my mind constantly).
I just pray he's healthy, and surgery goes smoothly. It's all I can ask for!