POLL - what is freaking you out the most about having your baby?

staugustinewedding · August 2014

Ashris13 said:

I chose breastfeeding. All of the unknowns about it make me nervous. Like, how will my supply be? How does pumping work (not the obvious answer of it pulls milk LOL)? How do you know when to feed off the breast vs pump the milk? How will pumping at work go for me? How/when do you switch up human nipple to bottle?

I'm sure some of these questions will be answered at the breastfeeding class I signed up for and a lot of it is learn as you go, but breastfeeding is by the far the most stressful thing on my mind.
This pretty much sums it up for me.

And 100% this.

tamarnina · August 2014

I am finally a special snowflake! It's my third kid, so the main thing I am worried about is juggling three kids and my job, which is increasingly demanding.

ShelleyElla22 · August 2014

lissydee said:
None of the above. My biggest worry is how I am going to manage 3 young kiddos (oldest won't even be 4 when this LO is born).

This exactly! Sometimes @lissydee‌ I think we are living the same life!

The thought of 3 boys in my already cramped house is giving me some anxiety...

Kehlepop · August 2014

I almost voted childbirth, but I realized that I'm most worried about starting labor in the middle of the night and it waking me up and me being disoriented and terrified until I figure out what's happening.

missnacholover · August 2014

I think for me it's going back to work/deciding to be a SAHM (finances will be a worry then), breastfeeding, and dealing with family politics.

JustJainey · August 2014

Voted speshule snoflayke because I'm most freaked about lack of time. I just don't know how everything that needs to be done is going to get done before LO arrives...There just isn't enough of me to go around.

lizgrace03 · August 2014

Count me in for childbirth, specifically if I tear or have to have an episiotomy. I hate icky medical things. TBH, I'm not worried about any of the other stuff. Maybe I should be. Talk to me in a year.

shindylahoe · August 2014

Going back to work is my #1. Never left a baby this young before.

MuchlyGen · August 2014

lissydee said:

None of the above. My biggest worry is how I am going to manage 3 young kiddos (oldest won't even be 4 when this LO is born).

Me tooooooo.

'Cept mine will be 5.5 and 3 when babe is born.

mrsodonnell12 · August 2014

lissydee said:
None of the above. My biggest worry is how I am going to manage 3 young kiddos (oldest won't even be 4 when this LO is born).

Yes!! All of this!

silverwings72 · August 2014

I voted money but mostly because I'm freaking out about child care. I don't want a stranger watching my baby!!! But we both need to work. I just don't know how we are going to swing this and DH doesn't even seem concerned. His lack of concern is also freaking me out.

highbornhunter · August 2014

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silverwings72 said:

I voted money but mostly because I'm freaking out about child care. I don't want a stranger watching my baby!!! But we both need to work. I just don't know how we are going to swing this and DH doesn't even seem concerned. His lack of concern is also freaking me out.

Same! And we found a day care I like and would feel comfortable with. It's just that what I make is right on the border of - Is it worth me still working? I am planning to go back now because I still want to have money of my own coming in, I want to keep adding to my 401K, my benefits are less expensive than it would be to add me to DH's. But I'm still freaking out about the decision. I feel like I'm choosing money over my baby and that I'm already a bad mom.

joshua+rebecca11 · August 2014

@clumsyatheart - I'm sorry, that's an awful dream to have!
@lesliegolem - I hope she's easier to deal with this time round!!
I said Speshul snowflake!
I am worried about after the baby is born...all that bleeding, how will much will the "baby blues" affect me, pooping, not getting enough sleep, will I be fat forever, how long is DH going to have to wait for sex and will it be horribly painful, losing bladder control...yeah it sounds like a blast.

dh2613 · August 2014

I voted childbirth. As a FTM that scares the crap out of me and not just the crap that comes out for some when they are in labor. You should have seen my face when my friend told me about that. I mostly worry about not being strong enough or brave enough to make it through it, even though I know our bodies were made for this and I am probably just freaking myself out way too much. I am a HUGE baby about all things pain, I just hope the love and happiness that I feel when I think of having this baby helps me. I really don't want to be a nightmare for a nurse working a 12 hour shift and dealing with crazy women in labor.

This was not on the list but my #2 worry is for sure having to go back to work. I can't even imagine how hard that will be.

brichar31 · August 2014

SS!

I'm burying my head in the sand about the labor, I know it hurts...bad...but I also know it ends and I can do it! Plus I have no choice, that baby has to come out so no sense worrying myself over something I can't control.

I'm like most of the STM's and worried about how DS will react to having a new baby around and not getting all of the attention he does now (I feel a bit guilty actually!)

MrsG1019 · August 2014

I choose all of the above -- but really it's the grandparents thing.. My parents have taken things to the extreme with trying to be bossy with me during my pregnancy.. And this weekend I witnessed them interacting with their goddaughter.... Who's mother was also present.. And ohhhmaaagaaadddd I wanted to crawl under a rock if that's any reflection of how they'll be with me/my child. The kids mom must of made her rules very clear a million times.. And even the little girl kept saying "but my mommy says I can't do/have/eat that" & there go my parents shoving it down her throat and completely ignoring the mom when she stepped in to stop them.. Seriously.. I still cringe.

venussapphire · August 2014

** I'm most freaked out about my 2 year olds response to to the new baby.

TeeJ526 · August 2014

None of the above for me. I worry about taking care of a baby, period. I sometimes feel like I won't know what to do once she's here.

kaimee27 · August 2014

Lilwatz said:

I voted childbirth, but if there had been a how-the-crap-do-I-take-care-of-a-baby-and-not-sleep-enough I would have selected that one. Childbirth is terrifying, but not incredibly long in the scheme of things. Newborn sleep deprivation and no time to take care of yourself can last a bit, so I hear...

I voted money, but this is high on my worry-list too. My sister has a 3 month old who still spits up a ton and doesn't sleep much. I'm soooo hoping this little girl likes her naps!

KTgator · August 2014

I said "money," but I'm also a bit of a SS, too bc it's really the going from a family of 3 to one of 4 that freaks me out (money being a main component in my fear). I'm worried about maternity leave-- I have 12 weeks unpaid with a portion of STD for 6 weeks. I'm worried bc we need to buy a new (to us, but used in general) car bc our little kia forte will not be able to have 2 rf car seats comfortably. I'm worried bc we also will have to find childcare for baby for when I return to work-- last time we had a very close family friend help us. Ahh where will all this money come from??? Luckily, we have pretty much all the baby stuff we need (yay for a 2nd girl), and boobs are free, but all the extra expenses of having a 2nd child are a little daunting

so72409 · August 2014

STM also freaking out about taking care of barely 2 yr old twins while recovering from RCS. Our twins spent 12 days in the NICU...and I'm freaked out about having a full term baby and coming home just a few days later; how backwards is that?! c/s recovery with nicu babes was easy...taking care of 3 kids while recovering?! Ahhhhh!!!!

Caraluvs · August 2014

Fun poll!

I was a special snowflake. This is my third. I feel like the hardest part is behind me now that the first trimester is over. Birth, breastfeeding...those are like the prize at the end for me. The only things I'm dreading are the lack of sleep and the post baby diet.

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