Nightmares/ recurring dreams

Is there a tangible reason why you are so worried about going into early labour or baby being sick? Or is it more that you just don’t know the how & when. I think it’s very normal to be anxious about the birth / arrival as it is like nothing else & a lot of things are out of your control. Are there things you can do to prepare yourself so there are less worries around the event itself?

@Kate He’s my first baby so that could be something to do with it. But, before 30 weeks my mind set was completely different more like ‘whats the point in being scared, it’s happening either way’. There’s no premature or sick babies in my family/ friendship groups, so I’m not sure where it’s come from. I do think it’s normal anxiety but the dreams are so vivid, finding myself genuinely checking the bed to make sure I’m not bleeding/ my waters have broke 🙃 I’m exhausted.

I think it’s just your unconscious mind being anxious which is perfectly normal. I’m expecting my second but I’m still getting scared as the day gets nearer. I have not been dreaming about it yet but I think about my first birth quite a bit and remembering that is not really helping me to relax lol. Telling yourself it’s going to happen either way is a good attitude as it is 🤣 but it doesn’t erase the worry. It’s ok to be anxious but chances are that it will all go smoothly and after baby arrives you won’t think about it much at all. I’m reading a book about hypo birthing & breastfeeding to try to focus on practical stuff to ease my anxiety!