Officially in our final month.
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What I'm going to say may not be as helpful but in my mind it's clear to me that it's going to happen sooner or later, one way or another... and all that matters is that when I get to meet him, he is healthy and I'm also strong enough to be there for him as he'll need me 🙂↕️ whenever I feel him move, I imagine seeing him outside and how exciting it is that I'll be able to feel him in a very different way by the end of Jan 🙏🏻🩵
What has helped me is - surround yourself with positive ideas around birth (that it’s safe, your body was built to tolerate it, the pain is positive as it brings you closer to your baby) through e.g - watch/listen to positive birth stories, look up positive birth affirmations and read them to yourself each day, practice relaxing, and learn about how birth unfolds in our bodies - I have found all this very reassuring and helps me feel more in control xx
I’m honestly just excited. 5 weeks until my due date and I’m literally counting down the days til she’s here. Im really looking forward to giving birth and experiencing all the firsts
I keep switching from excitement to full blown panic! I think it's my hormones... I'm very emotional at the moment too! But like others have said, try and read/watch positive birth stories and hypnobirthing. I always find myself in a much better head space after doing more research!
I’ve not necessarily been on the hypnobirthing train (the affirmations are still a bit la dee da for me) but! I’m trying to focus on some useful things I’ve got from it (such as, ‘I can do anything for one minute’, which, I may come to find a laughable statement!) that will help me labour as long as possible at home so I can reduce any time hanging around the hospital. I just hope i don’t need inducing due to growth/low Papp a, as that will scupper things a bit!
I’ve been praying loads but I’m definitely more excited than anxious ☺️
I honestly have been so busy I haven't had much chance to think about it. Which I think has helped! However, always good to talk to someone about how you're feeling. It's perfectly normal and it might help to be able to discuss it.