Its almost over

[CinderToriella]

So iv found pregnancy to be really h on my body and my emotions etc ,iv had a lot happen and its been hard, i would say iv had every pregnancy symptom that u can have.

It has not been fun- its been the hardest thing iv ever had to do.
BUT in saying that - its been the most beautiful loving wonderful experiances iv ever been through ,and the feeling of my baby inside my belly i just cant describe how it makes me feel.

I cant wait to meet my little girl, but for all the symptoms to go away lol, but im also starting to get really emotional about it all ending , she has become apart of me and i feel like even though she will be coming out and we can see her touch her etc, i feel like i will be losing apart of myself in her not being in my belly anymore-

I never thought i would feel like this as i am so ready for labour and motherhood but i just really feel a bit lost atm and i dont know how i will feel in myself once she is not in my belly anymore

Has anyone else felt like this? am i being silly - i really dont know why i am feeling like this

[sloane]

i don't think you're being silly - i can totally relate. i was soooo excited at the thought of finally holding my baby but at the same time i could have stayed PG for longer because the bond felt so special. once i was PG i never felt alone - i don't know if i can explain this properly but even when i went, say, shopping alone i still felt like i had company.

i think it's a time of mixed emotions - remember that you've been carrying the baby for a long time (i feel like DS has been around forever but yet i was PG for longer than he's been alive!) so you have a strong bond & there is also a bit of fear of the unknown, at the moment the baby is however you think of them (like when they kick at something & you think oh they must like/not like me doing that etc) but soon they'll be a little person 'on the outside' with their own emotions & personality. and boy do they have personality right from the start

[human bean]

shell I am so glad you have posted the way you are feeling - because I am feeling very similar! Only yesterday I said to a friend that I thought I must be crazy because I am pregnant with my first child, due fairly soon, eager and excited to meet our baby, but already feeling like I'll miss being pregnant and having bub in my belly sharing that closeness only we can share.

So no you're not the only one to feel this way thanks for making me realise that too!

[Jas]

No you are not the only one this is a common way to feel and it is ok, I think even as your baby is born you go through the same thing, you look forward to them growing up and reaching new milestones but then get sad that they won't be a baby anymore.

Organise some special things to do to celebrate your pregnancy, take lots of photos maybe even have a professional do some, make a belly cast, have a pregnancy massage, get some video footage etc etc have you had a baby shower? Do all these things, write a little bit down about your poregnancy. I have always wishes I kept a pregnancy journal and 2.5yrs after ds1 was born I have realised that I could go through and copy and paste all my posts in my baby buddies group with him and I made an amazing journal, so maybe do that to have a record of everything, write a note to your baby abour how much you have loved your pregnancy and remember that while pregnancy is an amazing unequaled experience you have so so many other amazing things to look forward to, 1st cuddles, looking in your babies eyes for the first time, first smiles etc etc etc

[Cassius2]

i totally agree with Jas on the pregnancy journal thing. i did a kind of scrapbook thing of photos, and scan photos and booking slips for hossy etc etc. i also took photos of the nursery and things we were given at the baby shower etc etc. i continued the book right up until her first birthday and in all honesty it is the most treasured item of that pg and baby time. it's nice to open it up and take a walk down memory lane...