Late pregnancy, do u ever just sit and think.. Omg.. What thoughts go thro your mind

[ExhaustedAndHormonal]

So today I've just been sat here nice Cuppa and thought, yeah so Baby due any day now. All prepared.
Then my mind went wandering and I was like omg this time next year there will be a TODDLER who will explore everything(- starts looking around at things safety wise of what would have to be moved - etc.)

Then mind wonders again, I wonder what little friends she'll have? Will they stay n close like DS and his mates since reception class.

It's weird as obviously we know we are having a baby / child etc. But I seem to of been stuck in the ' near future' and everything 'baby'
Or is it just me that has these weird thoughts?

The of course there's the.. I can't wait till go into labour to meet her, then the oh but I don't want to it will hurt lmao.. Crazy pregnancy brain,

@ExhaustedAndHormonal I love this post, so right for me at this moment. Only 39 weeks so haven't hit my due date yet but I am also laser focused on all things baby and birthing. Though my attention span is fairly short and my mind wanders to the oddest places too.

When were/are you due?

Due 7th..

I'm due March the 7th too and think It will be March before I meet her, though every twinge is a sign of course

Yes dead normal! I have 4dc and I felt like this with all of them. I would imagine having 2/3/4 kids and them at different ages.
I kind of tried to force myself to think like that as I struggled to get my head round my bump turning into a living being. I never really believed I was actually going to have a baby. In fact when I pulled up at the hospital for an induction with dc3 I cried and refused to get out of the car because when I came out again I would have a BABY. Dh was "holy what the hell did you think happens when you come for an induction?"
" but I'm not reaaaaaadddy!!!" Accompanied by much snot and many tears.
They are 12,7,4 and 3 now and I can't believe how quickly the time has gone.

My due dates this week and I just will every single twinge to be the start of something. But then I'm just the same as you... Omg in the next couple of weeks i WILL be giving birth and there WILL be a baby. I think because since July my whole life has been about being 'pregnant' rather than actually 'having a baby' suddenly it's like oh shit.
The one thing i find really weird to get my head around is that in 2 weeks i wont be pregnant. Like i can eat and drink what i want, i can go shopping for normal clothes. My friend was on about a new cocktail bar opening in summer and I've been so used to thinking 'great something else i cant enjoy' but then suddenly get the realisation that I won't be pregnant!
It's a very odd feeling. Not long to go now ladies!

I try not to think too much!!! It is a bit of a head f*ck though. DH and I lay in bed last night and I panicked slightly that we'll never have that lovely alone time we currently have together.

But it won't be worse. Just different. We're both excited and ready. It's still a mega head f*ck!!!

I'm 31 weeks so a little behind you ladies, but just started maternity leave and realising how much there is to do. This pregnancy has really dragged and now all of a sudden I feel like I'm running out of time and getting too big and sore to do the stuff id planned.

I went to boots yesterday for maternity pads and I nearly cried in the aisle cos the shelf was empty. Plus all the other maternity stuff was on the bottom shelf, wtf?

This time last week I was still working and all happy and excited at the long stretch ahead to get everything done. Now I'm having a huge wobble.

36 weeks today, so potentially baby could appear at anytime. I have a 4 year old and a 11 year old and don't think I have got my head around having a third dc. I lost a little boy at 20 weeks gestation, three years ago, so have been really cautious not to have baby stuff lying around the house etc. but the crib was delivered yesterday and the car seat pulled out of the loft for a good clean plus I have a pushchair sitting in my hallway (again needed a good clean)...so it is slowly sinking in that there might potentially be a baby involved. BUT I still don't believe I will be walking away from all of this with a live baby, sadly, given my previous late miscarriage. I do look around at all of youngest dds plastic bits and pieces (choking hazards etc.) and think omg, I'm going to have my work cut out keeping a toddler safe later on but I'm just trying to get through the next few weeks, everything else feels easy in comparison.
I am looking forward to doing some non-pregnant things again...even going for a nice long walk...now I am thinking will I be able to do that because I will be breastfeeding and baby might potentially have to come too...
Also, feeling more anxious about childbirth...yes, this is going to hurt...part of me just wants to get it over and done with now because it is inevitable!

Yep! I'm due on tueaday, the 6th, and every now and then I have a mini freak out about how my life will change. When it comes to it I know I will welcome those changes and love them but it's still a little crazy to think that this living person will be so dependant on you and theres no popping out to the shops or being spontaneous like we are now anymore.