Sudden panic...28weeks

[Spanglyprincess1]

Going to sound odd but Im suddenly panicking. Realised I'm actually having a bbay soon and have to give birth. I have no idea how I am ever going to be prepared. I have bought basics that I need and my mom is being great (first grandchild). I think some of it might be that since finding out I was pregnant I've moved country, moved house twice and moved jobs (same company) and become a step mom to three children (50% custody). So there has been no time to think things through. Both my sister's are usually supportive but both have fertility issues due to recent miscarriages and other reasons so i can't really talk to them.
Anyway in short Is this normal to feel this way? Is there anything I can do to feel more ready or to make it feel more 'real'?
Sorry for the rambling post

I think it's very normal and also to go through different stages of 'realising' it's actually going to happen as your pregnancy progresses. For birth, I really enjoyed a book called 'stand and deliver: and other great ways to give birth'. Ha ha! It was a collection of personal stories of all kinds of births that was helpful and easy to read. Re having a baby - I think a little panic is not too bad a thing. I'm sure you know that your life is about to change in ways you can't even imagine, and I think it's healthier to have a bit of realistic respect for this rather than telling yourself it'll all be great, my child will be an angelic perfect sleeper etc. Which I did. And my child stuck a massive two fingers up at me and I had a very hard and humbling experience. I think people who expect it to be hard tend to do better and are often pleasantly surprised!

And I meant to say of course get what you need and contemplate what you want but it's good to accept that this is one of these things in life you can't truly prepare for. You just have to go along for the ride and try to enjoy the unexpectedness of it all

Nothing much you can do apart from enjoy the excitement of it all. Thinks will organise the self eventually! All baby really needs is you. Relish every last day of pregnancy. I'm very jealous as my ds1 came at 32 weeks and my dd 3 arrived at 27weeks. I give anything to get those last weeks/months of pregnancy back.

It's normal, I've had this panic off and on for quite some time.

I just have worked to embrace the fact that it will hurt, I have no idea how much, I cannot even begin to imagine how much and I can't stop it. Sometimes it's better just to admit you have little to no control over a situation.

Sure there are women who have little to no pain but what are the odds I'll be one of those? Not high.

Sure there are pain relievers but they don't always help.