Ok so I'm freaking out and I need somewhere to put it all. This feels like a fairly unique set of problems but I know that's not necessarily the case.... it is a bit of a perfect storm though...
So I'm 39 weeks exactly today. My husband who is in the Royal Navy comes home from deployment late Saturday night, and we are moving house in just over 6 weeks. Although we've been together for 7 years and married for 4 we've never lived together full time and although I'm pretty sure we like each other I'm extremely nervous I'm going to lose him in the whole new baby/house move! On top of that I feel like we have massive amounts to do in a very short space of time (though my mother in law has been nothing short of an angel!) and as well as the usual end of deployment nerves (there is always a period of readjustment) I'm worried that coming home fro, deployment to a House move, possibly watching me give birth and a new baby might be too much. I don't know... maybe I'm underestimating him massively, he's a wonderful guy and as an officer in the RN, very capable. I'm also terrified about how I will react post baby and the pressure that will place on our fragile post deployment relationship , the thought of moving with a baby. Although I have things I could definely be doing this week I wish she'd turn up and give me a few days to get my head round things before he gets home!! I'm also freaking out about being financially dependent on him, especially since without boring with yo with the story of my total lack of career I have no idea what I will do for work post baby.....
I don't know if anyone has any pearls of wisdom for me but I am seriously stressed which is stressing me out further as I know that stress can delay the start of labour and the thought of being induced makes me feel physically sick and I really don't want to move with a three week old.....
Claire