Do you feel ready for birth?

With our first, NCT was probably the best thing we did to prepare! So you're onto a winner there. ☺️

I'm 34 weeks. I don't feel too bad but I don't feel really ready for the actual maternity leave and baby aspect haha. We have everything we need and bags packed. Start antenatal classes today, which feels really late but this was what the person running it said was normal! I've read a lot of books, so I'm curious if there's much new stuff in the class! Still got 4.5 weeks of work left.. which feels long but also nothing! I also had an exam a few weeks ago and now a job interview to get through.. so haven't had much time to really worry about being ready 🤣

This is my second and I still don’t feel ready 🫣

I’m on my second and don’t feel ready but I’m more relaxed about it, because weirdly you try and plan and buy loads of things and there will still be things you buy after birth, not realising what you needed or things you never use because you bought too much. In answer to your question, you never feel ready, but when baby is here you are more than ready.

I feel very ready for birth! Motherhood on the other hand … lol. That makes me nervous! But for the birth I’ve read a lot on hypnobirthing, I’ve taken a great antenatal class, had numerous friends give birth in the past few weeks and so I’m, dare I say, actually quite excited for the birthing part. I think you can only prepare so much though and at some point you just have to let go and enjoy the ride and know that at the end of it, you’ll have a baby in your arms and that’s what matters!

This is my first baby. Im 30wks and terrified 🫣 Ive got so much stuff yet, dont feel like I've got enough I think if I pack my hospital bags now I might feel a bit more relaxed and prepared? 😂

I'm 31 weeks and have got everything ready for baby boy but I feel terrified at the thought of giving birth

I’ve been weirdly relaxed about the whole thing. I’m such an uptight and organised person, but the biggest thing to happen to me and I’m so laid back about it. I kind of think that the baby has to come out one way or another, so no point getting worried about it. I’m SURE I’ll be shitting myself once she’s born and I have this tiny human that I have to look after, but I’m trying not to think too much about that. I think everyone has these thoughts at some point. I think you just wing it tbh 😆 xx

Some days I think yes I've got this! But others I get scared thinking I can't do this 😩 Think we just need to stay positive... And know that everything won't be perfect but we're all just trying our best 💟