35 weeks and getting so anxious.. normal?

[Orangemochafrappacino]

I dont know what's wrong with me. I've gotten this far and all has been great, baby seems healthy and I've been lucky not to have found pregnancy too physically demanding. Emotionally though, it's kind if another story. These last couple of weeks I've felt my anxiety levels creep up and up and now I'm sitting here panicking that we've made a massive mistake, I'm going to hate being a mum, something will go wrong with the birth/baby wont be healthy etc. I'm starting to feel really consumed with fear while everyone is telling me how excited I should be. I dont feel that right now. Is this normal? Will it pass or should I tell my midwife?

Tia

Hopeful bump

Hello I'm 30 weeks and I would say it's completely normal to have a panic. Reality is setting in!

Talk to your midwife! Not because I think it’s crazy to have these thoughts (I think it’s fairly normal to get a flood of the ‘what ifs’ at around this point) but because she will be able to help you either to put it in perspective or work out whether there’s more going on. Pre-partum depression is a real thing and she’ll be able to help if it looks as though that’s a factor here. I don’t know where you are but if you’re in the U.K. the heat may not be helping! I’m 32 weeks and the sheer difficulty of doing anything in this weather while this size is too bloody much ich tbh.

Some anxiety is absolutely normal. You have a big life change coming up so in some ways it would be weird if you weren't a bit nervous. If it's bothering you though, or getting in the way of other things, do mention to midwife.