Excited about becoming a Mummy, but also very nervous...

[Dozeyland]

Hey,

I am 21yrs old, 38+2 and having hormonal days a lot recently. I am looking forward to meeting our baby, finding out if its a he/ or she, and what he/ or she looks like plus being a mum.

However, I feel so nervous about the thought of having a newborn - our newborn. i am good with kids, but when its your own/how you will be as a parent/ how it will affect you physically & mentally/ changes in relationship etc. we've spoke about all this and i probably talking crap. but i suppose i just hope i do a good job & not care what people want to judge me on?

x

Sounds very silly but where i still live with rent and older bro aswel as DP. rent & bro still kind of think of me as a kid (no in a direspective way) just hard to let go as it was always us 3. and im scared to show that i am an adult now, i dont to feel embarrassed being a new person, a mum and not just a daughter & younger sister.

ive been with dp for 4 yrs but having a baby, doesnt get much bigger than that eh? i just want people close to me to be ok with it. or i just dont need to care. afterall im an adult, going to be a mum, going to learn new things everyday. i dont want them to think im not coping! i want them to be proud, & for me not to be afraid to love & coo over our baby.

i think im going bonkers lol

I'm sure you will do a good job!

Having a new born is very hard work, I'm not going to lie to you. But we, most of us, get through it somehow and coming on here for support/advice is fantastic.

My daughter is the best thing that has ever happened to me, so you are right to be excited!

Don't worry you'll love it!

Havve a look round the threads to get an idea what to expect (maybe look at sleep, and breast/bottle feeding)...I frequently see posts from new mums worried that their lo wants to be held all the time...don't wrry this is normal! They just want to be with youu so a sabre tooth tiger can't run off with them! you can't spoil a newborn...don't even think about controled crying etc (if yu would) till they are at least three months)

But while doing it remember that the posts you are seeing are a small minority that are having one or two problems each....most of us are sat at home enjoying our lo because not everything (infact hadly anything) you read on here will happen to you...does that make sence? So don't panic! Just be aware of things like how often they need feeding, that they won't sleep through for years a while etc

Good luck!