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When did you have your "panic oh my god I'm going to be someone's mum" day?

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YummyDollie · 04/02/2013 00:21

I'm 29+5 weeks pregnant, coming up 22 just finished my degree my boyfriends 21 and we are living at my mums house in the attic rooms (baby will have own nursery room basically so that when we move out she'll have her own room when she sleepsover at nanas when she's older) were living here till we have enough money saved up (hopefully September 2013) to comfortablyoe out and rent somewhere without living poor, we both work and have cars etc (well I'm in the middle of trying to sell my two seater convertible which I bought when I was unknowingly 4 weeks pregnant for something more "family based" damn you fate!) were super excited about baby girls arrival and are all ready stuff and clothes wise but (sorry for the large back story!) I had a "'moment" today in Asda, I was stood looking at the big baby event sale stuff when I suddenly broke down into tears at the prospect that in ten weeks time I was going to be somebody's mum and was going to be fully responsible for an actual human being that would be totally dependant on me and I didn't even know what baby rice was or what nappy numbers meant or if she even had enough of these strange sock type mittens to go on her hands (I know they're called scratch mitts but I was having a breakdown!) I'm just so frightened! I have a huge support system from my family, my partner and his family and don't know why i suddenly feel so alone and frightened! Oh and just to make things worse I'm not getting any sleep due to a wriggly bump, a nasty UTI that I'm on antibiotics for and now bloody agonising thrush because of said antibiotics I don't find pregnancy fun at all and seem to have had it rough from the day I conceived! Please tell me this panic is normal at this stage and any funny stories or realisations of mums whole been through this would be a great boost! Gosh I'd be lost without mumsnet at the moment its really getting me through this pregnancy! Smile

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YummyDollie · 04/02/2013 00:22

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babyradio · 04/02/2013 00:48

Doing shopping the other day I was having a quiet internal panic attack about the toddler sitting screeching in a trolley nearby thinking oh God I've got one of those in me right now when my friend thought it would be hilarious to say;

"THAT'LL BE YOU!" about said toddlers frazzled and embarrassed mum.

On the bright side it made my panic attack disappear because then I was silently imagining killing my friend in the middle of Sainsburys.

Don't worry, I panic allllllll the time and we'll both be absolutely fine! We get to teach this little person how to swim, how to ride a bike, how to tie their laces, it'll be fun :)

NatashaBee · 04/02/2013 00:49

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slightlysoupstainedbabygrows · 04/02/2013 01:05

Was about to post what NatashaBee said (DS a bit younger). I did eventually figure out nappy numbers (I did hate that massive aisle of stuff - it's so intimidating trying to figure out where in that bloody enormous sea of stuff are the few bits and pieces you actually need for the first few weeks).

It is perfectly normal to panic. When bringing DS home from hospital I still had the feeling that it seemed a bit wrong that this tiny person was being given into my care instead of a proper grownup Grin

AlisonL1981 · 04/02/2013 05:24

Yesterday actually! I was standing at work serving customers and realised, omg this is for life now! No going back!

WankbadgersBreakfast · 04/02/2013 05:51

The first time waiting for the antenatal clinic. It just hit me, "oh shit. I'm going to be nineteen, and I'm going to have a baby. A baby. This is it. CREP ratings and ofsted."
And then I lost it.

seeker · 04/02/2013 06:35

Dd was about 18 months old when this really hit me. Yes, really! We were at a playground, and she handed me her sticky, runny ice cream to hold while she went on the slide, and I realised that that was my life from now on, patiently holding things while she launched herself at life!

AmandaCooper · 04/02/2013 07:03

For us it was when our friends who had been pg at the same time as us but were three months ahead actually went and had a baby in November. We went round to see him and had a little hold and a cuddle as you do, then went home in a daze to spend the evening periodically going "fucking hell what have we done we're actually having a real baby!"

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