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Freaking out...
OK - I have been freaking out ever since today's dr. appt.... This pregnancy has gone by so fast...
I'm not sure I'm ready. I want to cry.
Besides the fact that I am jam packing everything I can possibly do this last month work wise (which I know will be more and more difficult as I get closer to birth) our cars are still filthy and full of all the crap that we havent brought in yet from moving... I refuse to put our baby in there....
And the whole house still feels undone...
But - I'm just not ready for labor, for bringing home a baby, for all of that... I mean, a part of me is totally ready, but a huge part of me is thinking "what the hell are you doing???"
I'm just going thru that nervous new mother stuff...
I'm also so scared I'll have post partum depression....
I'm just scared about everything at this point 
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FranB
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Re: Freaking out...
I saw your other post about going to the Dr weekly now. When I got changed to going every 2 weeks I freaked too. You will be so good whent he baby comes. As far as the "What the hell are you doing" stuff - you will fall right in, like you have been doing it forever.
My friend told me that the scariest moment she had was leaving the hospital. She got into the car with her hubby and the baby and headed home. Then she realized noone was going to be there to show/tell her what to do!!?!?!!! She said as soon as she got home, she was fine. Instinct takes over and you just KNOW what to do...
People have been doing it forever and will keep doing it. We get thru. Trust your instict and go with the flow...
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:14 PM |
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It's so hard not to be anxious and worried- I wake up at 3 am worrying about so many things that I have no control over. I wish I had some advice, but you are definitely not alone.
As for PPD, DH and I already talked about it, what we should both look out for and what we'll do if it's really a problem. I don't think there is much else to do beyond that, other than making sure you have a good support network and people to help you. 
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:16 PM |
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Aw, don't freak....the cars will take a day to finish up, tackle each bunch of moving stuff one room at a time. If there is stuff that has no place right now, put it away, you'll deal with it when your hormones aren't crazy! Everything will be fine...
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:17 PM |
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DandN
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Hi Liza,
I think being scared is completely natural. I remember driving a friend of mine and his wife and new baby home from the hospital and the wife just broke down in tears when she got into their apartment - she had meant to clean it and get a little more organized and just felt a bit overwhelmed by all the changes.
I spoke with her a few days later and asked if she was doing better and she said that it's amazing how little you care about laundry/chores/etc. once the little one comes home - and everything does fall into place.
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:19 PM |
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Thanks ladies - I am just in shock how quickly 9 months can fly by.... Being pregnant has been somethign I have just been all this time, and the baby part was somewhere in the distance.... And now its the other way around - the pregnancy is almost done, and now is the time to prepare for baby....
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:28 PM |
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Re: Freaking out...
I don't have any advice, but I wanted to give you a
I'm sure you'll be a great Mom...it all just seems overwhelming now. Why don't you make a list of things you want to get done in the house before baby comes and divide it with your DH. Take one thing at a time and it will all be done before you know it.
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:28 PM |
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Posted by Rooster
I don't have any advice, but I wanted to give you a
I'm sure you'll be a great Mom...it all just seems overwhelming now. Why don't you make a list of things you want to get done in the house before baby comes and divide it with your DH. Take one thing at a time and it will all be done before you know it.
Thats a good idea....
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:35 PM |
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Re: Freaking out...
sorry you're stressing. i go through moments of panic and then calmness. remember you can do this, millions before you have and many that are probably not as strong and conscientious as you!!!
Message edited 2/26/2007 7:55:34 PM.
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:54 PM |
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Posted by halisa
sorry you're stressing. i go through moments of panic and then calmness. remember you can do this, millions before you have and many that are probably not as strong and conscientious as you!!!
Spoken from someone having twins  I have total admiration for all of you future twin mommies!!! 
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| Posted 2/26/07 7:57 PM |
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nmp070106
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Re: Freaking out...
dont' freak out i promise it will be ok!!!
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| Posted 2/26/07 8:00 PM |
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Whamtastic
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Posted by nmp070106
dont' freak out i promise it will be ok!!!
OK - I'll just drop the kid over at your place if things get out of hand! 
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| Posted 2/26/07 9:08 PM |
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MrsBlueSash
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Re: Freaking out...
BIG hugs! It will be OK. One day at a time. Somehow it always comes together.
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| Posted 2/26/07 9:16 PM |
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Re: Freaking out...
Liza... take it one day at the time.
1st: study for your exam since this is the 1st thing to come
2nd: Worst come worst, have the car seat and crib ready. That's all you need.
Then you can worry about the birth, etc....
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| Posted 2/26/07 10:09 PM |
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Re: Freaking out...
I have to tell you...your pregnancy flew! I remember just talking to you about morning sickness....LOL
Just think...soon enough you will be on parenting with some of us new moms glowing from ear to ear about your new baby. Dont worry everything will be fine!
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| Posted 2/26/07 10:21 PM |
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Re: Freaking out...
i can't say "I know what you're going through"... because i'm all the way on the other end! but i did want to send you
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| Posted 2/27/07 2:40 AM |
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nmp070106
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Re: Freaking out...
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by nmp070106
dont' freak out i promise it will be ok!!!
OK - I'll just drop the kid over at your place if things get out of hand!
u got it i'll be home all summer!!! i would love to play!! but if it is a boy can he play dress up with us???
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| Posted 2/27/07 7:24 AM |
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partyof6
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Re: Freaking out...
Posted by nmp070106
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by nmp070106
dont' freak out i promise it will be ok!!!
OK - I'll just drop the kid over at your place if things get out of hand!
u got it i'll be home all summer!!! i would love to play!! but if it is a boy can he play dress up with us???
Liza---drop he/she here...its the cool aid house--one more won't matter!
Nicole and I are beach bound---3 mins from the bay--my big backyard and a bbq---come on over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We will all freak together.
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| Posted 2/27/07 7:58 AM |
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Re: Freaking out...
3 weeks before due date, I had my first ever panic attack on the way to BRU..we had to pull over..I couldn't breathe.
On the way to the hospital, DH HYPERVENTILATED!
I think your feelings are completely normal, and will fade once you meet your little love. You will go through the motions..its such an exciting time. I think its a rollercoaster ride..everytime baby wakes, you get super excited to see them again, but you have no idea what you are in for each feeding
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1st: study for your exam since this is the 1st thing to come
A week from today, to be exact!
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OOH - thats a comforting thought - me in a bathing suit a few months after giving birth!
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| Posted 2/27/07 8:15 AM |
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nmp070106
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Re: Freaking out...
Posted by lipglossjunky73
OOH - thats a comforting thought - me in a bathing suit a few months after giving birth!
 o please you know u will look good!! we promise we won't look!!! hahahahha anyway the kool aid house is going to be exciting this summer!!
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Re: Freaking out...
I feel the same way, totally normal...I am sure once we get into the swing of things, develop routines, it will get easier....I am lucky that I have a good support system, I hope you do as well
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Re: Freaking out...
don't worry...it occured to me yesterday that we are going to have kidS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I nearly fainted.
It will get done. Hey, I'm having nesting issues as it is...want me to help? I need something to arrange and clean!
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