Anyone else feel a bit down and anxious now?

[anitagreen]

So I'm happy to be nearly at the end now of this pregnancy I'm just under 35 weeks.

But I've found in the last week my anxiety has increased I'm worrying about if I'll cope with a third, what my birth will be like, will I be at home for Christmas etc. I feel quite tearful today at just feeling like this,

Don't get me wrong I'm happy and excited still but really nervous this feeling will increase and the anxiety will take over I think I'm worried I'll end up suffering with anxiety again when the baby's here if I don't sort it now!

I'm also hoping though it's just hormones causing me to feel this way and it's normal I can't relax and where the baby is still so high up I'm struggling to breathe properly which makes me feel more anxious
Anyone else feel the same? I just can't wait to give birth now

I don't have anxiety but think alot of pregnant women feel along the same lines the closer you get to birth. May be worth speaking with your midwife though if you feel you may struggle x

Thank you I could do I mean I was fine after the first two but I think I'm just worrying because of the anxiety what if I don't cope which is annoying because there's no reason I shouldn't. X

I get what you mean. I'm 36 weeks and I have been worried about lots of things but what's helped me is starting to get prepared in terms of tidying up the house, ensuring the freezer is full and having the hospital bags all good to go.

Are you worried about your other children and/or Christmas? My LO has just turned 2 so we in a way aren't really bothering about Christmas as she won't really know. We'll have some bits but if I'm in hospital then we can just have Christmas another day and will never know. Your kids might be older so might not be an option.

I also have days thinking how will I cope once my husband is back at work as we have no family around to help. If days are tough do you have people to lean on? And if not are there options such as a mothers help, or childcare for your other kids.

But then lots of people are in this situation and if they can cope why can't you or I?

@strawbmilk I defo believe keeping busy helps me a lot I've been trying to prepare the house and stuff but once it's done I'm just worrying again which is silly. I think a lot of it is my other two are only just turned 3 and 4 so I'm worried about how they will react to the baby and getting them to school on time each day.
My partner is great but no one else to really help as such, we've done and wrapped most of the presents so that's out the way I just hope I don't go into labour on the actual day as such.
And that's true what you said if others cope why not us I think it's just so common to have these worries even on the tommies website and bounty it says it's all common to experience, but it just doesn't feel normal when you actually experience it yourself does it x