Scared

[Harmoneybear]

Hi all, my boyfriend who is older than me has talked to me about having a baby and we are looking to conceive over the next couple of months.

I do want children but never been maternal, haven’t held my friends children etc.

The thought of having a baby makes me feel so scared and anxious. Is this normal? I can’t talk to anyone about this as we are not telling people we are trying. I am petrified and feel very anxious. Tia xx

Are you sure it's what you want @Harmoneybear ? It needs to be something that you both want, not just him, and I'm not sure that's the case by the tone of your message.

Have you spoken to your partner?
How old are you?
Maybe you can wait a bit until you feel more comfortable?

If you are set on having one, don't worry about friends with babies their are loads of ways to meet new mums.

But I would say you should want a baby before you have one, seems obvious but maybe it's not sometimes!

Don't do anything you don't want to do- babies are a pretty big commitment! X