Random or silly things you're worried about...

[MrsRV]

Nearly 16 weeks with first little one and I sometimes laugh at myself for the things I start to worry about.... So here goes:-

1. I've convinced myself we're having a boy and worry that if we're told it's a girl I might feel disappointed and baby might feel it!!!

1. I worry about shouting, screaming and swearing in labour.

1. I worried once, for a milli-second, that I wouldn't find a nice changing bag to match our pram... We haven't even looked at prams yet!?!?!

1. I worry that I will sit in my pjs, with my fingers stuck in my ears rocking in the corner not knowing how to look after my baby.

Anyone else have anything to share???

Mrscog I'm 36 weeks and still yet to eat a single piece of oily fish as the thought of it still makes me feel sick. Instead I have milled linseed (flaxseed) on my cereal in the morning getting all my omega oils and no fish YAY.

TeacupTempest my sister just got me the cutest white fluffy snow suit from boots. It has tiny bear ears on the hood and paw prints on the feet. She is very much looking forward to turning her new niece/nephew into a tiny polar bear!

my worries are completely loosing it during labour and not keeping calm like I hope too.
Never having time to ride my horse ever again (even tho DH and mum have both assured me they will help me have to chance to)
Loosing myself totally and becoming naught more than a walking milk bar.
falling over with baby in the sling/ generally dropping the baby.

Those are some of the more rational ones- at 2 in the morning when I can't sleep I'm sure they get more and more ridiculous!

Waters breaking in public.
Hospital food. Am not a fan of host country's cuisine.
Being naked infront of strangers (am total prude).

MrsRV I spent the last weekend at the Grand Prix in the front row of the pit lane. That is loud!
Baby is fine. He wriggled a bit more and got himself some hiccups when the ars started, but all fine

My fears are:

• I will not like the baby and want a different one
• Dropping it
• Not knowing how to pick him up, change him, etc
• Waters breaking
• That the baby won't stop crying

I'm not ready for this baby at all :(

Oh I am so pleased that I am not a total wimpy freakout pathetic lump... For each one mentioned I am mentally ticking off my list in my head!! I think the only one so far I am NOT worried about is the pooing one! But tearing etc... seriously been having panics about that since I got broody at age 20... i'm 31 with 1st pg!

meanders off to attempt to get a grip

I did worry before my 12 week scan that I wouldn't be pg at all, just stuffed full of biscuits. And that all we would see would be a large collection of chocolate hobnobs, chocolate malted milks and cookies.
Now I spend my time worrying that I won't love the baby and my other DCs will bring it up while I sit on the sofa eating biscuits. I'm so worried about miscarrying again that I can't just enjoy the frigging pregnancy and am afraid to bond...idiot. Am worried I'll never want sex with DP (who is gorgeous) again. Worred about my weight - this is pregnancy #5 and I look like Mr Greedy - at 14 weeks?! Worried that I hate the new watch DP bought for my birthday (and I chose). Think pregnancy just brings out the worst in us!!

Massively worried about carrying a baby downstairs, had nightmares and everything Me and DH have even talked about him bringing baby down in morning before work so I don't have to do it, I'm that concerned I will fall...I've never fell down the stairs!!

1. The baby won't look like either of us and DH will think it's not his

2. I won't act like a 'normal' mother and the people at the hospital will think me too incompetent to take the baby home

3. I didn't do enough pelvic floor exercises and I'll never have proper sex, or an orgasm, again

Pregnant with DC2 but just like during the first pregnancy I worry about pooping myself during labour.

I also worry I might get to my 12 week scan next week to be told I was never pregnant in the first place!

Shellshock - that's sad. That does sound very anxious - I don't want to derail the thread, but have you mentioned to your midwife that you are feeling quite so worried? Are you feeling generally anxious?

After a day car shopping yesterday, I am worried that we will be unable to choose a car and have to bring the baby home from hospital in our sardine tin esque current car which has basically no safety features!

Not mentioned it LoveInAColdClimate as I'm not generally feeling anxious about how I'll cope with a baby - it's just one thing that I've fixated on and can just see happening if you know what I mean...I'm sure when the baby is here I'll be too busy with everything else to worry about something so daft!

Thanks for the concern though

On ridiculous, non-baby note- that I've not given my roses enough attention this year. Last year they were glorious; this year, owing to 12 weeks of feeling turd, a collapsed fence (long story) and crap weather, they were not. I feel guilty. I know this is stupid.

On ridiculous, baby- related note. That he will be ugly. That people will pull the face I pull when I'm trying not to show that I think their baby is ugly.

On a slightly more serious note. That I will not have sex for ages.

On everything else, I feel calm, which feels like a matter for worry in itself