Positive stories please!

Hey! I’m 40 weeks pregnant with my first baby and all the way through pregnancy, and especially for the last few weeks I’ve felt really really anxious about how much my life is going to change.
My husband and I are obviously beyond excited and the pregnancy was fully planned, but all I ever get told by people are ‘jokes’ like, ‘that’s it now your life is over’ and ‘say goodbye to x, y and z’.
Also all I ever read on forums like this are the negative / hard bits.
Obviously I’m fully aware our life is going to change completely, but hearing nothing but negative things really takes its toll sometimes, and makes me worry that I’m not ready for this - being 40 weeks it’s making me panic about going into labour because that means that it’s the ‘end’ of my life.

So I guess I’d just like some positive thoughts and encouraging words about what’s to come rather than just negative 😇

Thanks guys!

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Ignore those people, seriously. I’ve had people gleefully saying the same types of things to me in my second pregnancy not realising I already have a child, and then genuinely seeming disappointed when I’ve said ‘that’s not been my experience at all actually…’

Your life will change and it will be a rollercoaster after your first is born, but it will genuinely become your new normal so quickly and you have so much to look forward to. Just keep an eye on your wellbeing when things are tough, and be kind to yourself.

The hard times in parenting have been far outweighed by the utter joy my son has brought me over the past 4 years.

I had these sort of thoughts too, like oh my word my life will not be the same again, which it absolutely wont be. I can honestly say for me, 10 days in, I’m 100% totally in love with my boy and I just feel it’s something I didn’t even know how much I needed 😍it’s the best feeling and you’re nearly there - enjoy ☺️

Thank you both 🥰

I absolutely love how my first shaped our relationship, I did have a bit of identity crisis early on, even though I expected it to happen it was rough. Hormones, new challenges, sleep deprivation didn’t help. But after a point everything started to get easier day by day, I also gained confidence again, we have new routines and truly work as a team. But we also talked a LOT. So there was no frustration building inside in either of us.
Enjoy the journey, it goes by crazy fast😀😅

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