36 weeks pregnant and still can’t believe I am about to have a baby!

[sunshinecitrus1]

Hi!

I am 36 weeks pregnant and I still can’t believe I am about to have a baby! Almost like I am in slight denial with things. Everything is ready for him, my hospital bag is done etc. but sometimes I just can’t get my head around the fact that I am going to be a Mum. It almost doesn’t feel real sometimes, especially as day to day at the moment are just like “normal days”. I can’t imagine a little person being in this house even though his little nursery is all set!

I thought at this point I would have been petrified of child birth but thankfully Hypnobirthing has made me feel miles better on this. However, I am worried that this “in denial” feeling is going to hit me like a tonne of bricks when I go into labour / when baby is here!

Anyone else felt like this?

I had my 4th baby 3.5wks ago at 37wks. Was in complete denial, hadn't got a bag packed or anything ready for him! I'd only finished work a few days before! My waters broke one afternoon and my sister came over to babysit and had to repack my hospital bag and pack a bag for baby as I was convinced I would be just checked over and didn't have anything I actually needed! Good job she did as he came 12hours later (easiest and most straight forward birth out of all of them!)
Even now, I look at him and can not believe he's mine and here!
I was in such denial about the pregnancy too that there as only a handful of photos of me with the bump.
We had a miscarriage last year so not sure if denial was part of that or whether it's was because I was so busy with work and the other kids. I do wish I'd taken a bit more time to appreciate and enjoy being pregnant (also the easiest pregnancy of the lot too). Xx

@Candyflosscrochet First of all, congratulations! It is nice to hear your story. Sounds like being in denial is completely normal for a lot of Mum's (and Dad's too!). Maybe it is possible that your miscarriage played a part in the denial, almost as though you couldn't believe it was actually happening. Xx