Congratulations Jade and welcome. I have to admit to being another who took a long time to firstly believe that I was actually pg, and then to relax and enjoy it. It didn't come easy, not for me or my DH and I still joke about how we didn't buy anything for baby until I was over 20 weeks pg, and we refused to pick up our baby furniture until I was 32 weeks on.

Then I had the baby and even then, for a woman who has had 3 children previously, I found myself to be an anxious, perfectionist mum and I put terrible stress on myself worrying about every cough and sniffle Charlie had. I would wake up and go to his room and hold my finger under his nose while he slept to make sure he was still breathing, I would watch for reactions to different foods, I would take him to the MCN every month to have him weighed.

He's almost 15 months now and I have to say I'm finally settling back and enjoying motherhood. As much as I regret not having been more casual and relaxed, and able to enjoy my pg and his first year more, I do think this comes with the territory of being a LTTTCer. After waiting for so long to finally have your baby, you're always worried that the happiness isn't going to stay. But it does stay. Took me a while to realise that it does, and you're worth the happiness you're feeling!