Extreme Anxiety 😥

Due my 2nd baby, and having a planned section end of July.

It’s only 8th July and I have lightening crotch and pressure on my bladder and struggling to walk but no other symptoms.

I am constantly symptom checking. I cry every day. I’m worried I go into labour and not know. Im worried I get refused my section even though I was told it would be treated as an emergency section.

I have such a fear of natural child birth (long story and ptsd)

I just don’t think I can go another 3 weeks. I feel so lonely and just cry everyday.

My first baby was a planned section and it was the best experience of my life but I have it in my head it’s not going to be the same. And everyone keeps telling me ‘oh you look big I don’t think you’ll make it to end of July’ my head is scrambled.

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Don’t worry girl. I was supposed to do vaginal and they last minute planned a c section for me tomorrow. My due date is July 25th big baby boy is already weighing over 9lbs so they gotta get him out. If ur water breaks the hospital will still treat u for a c section u jus gotta tell them and they will get ur doctor there and get it done. Water breaking is just a sign of ur baby being ready, not that u have to deliver vaginally especially since u and ur doctor already discussed it. But if u had to do natural birth I will say mine went very smooth and it’s not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Just let urself enjoy this break. I been ready for this baby to pop out cause im going through the same shit struggling to walk just to the bathroom or even getting off the toilet! You’ll be good tho!

That is what anxiety does it makes you overthink everything. Lightening crotch and pressure on your bladder is normal and doesn’t mean you are anywhere near going into labour, it’s just pressure from the growing uterus. It’s also expected that baby may start to engage soon, again it doesn’t indicate labour will start soon. I’ve had three planned sections all in the 39th week and have never gone into labour. Stop symptom checking and stop overthinking, if you was to go into labour they will still honour your desire to have a section. Stop listening to other people, with each subsequent pregnancy you will generally look ‘bigger’ as your abdominal muscles and uterus are weaker and stretched out.

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Extreme Anxiety 😥

Due my 2nd baby, and having a planned section end of July.

It’s only 8th July and I have lightening crotch and pressure on my bladder and struggling to walk but no other symptoms.

I am constantly symptom checking. I cry every day. I’m worried I go into labour and not know. Im worried I get refused my section even though I was told it would be treated as an emergency section.

I have such a fear of natural child birth (long story and ptsd)

I just don’t think I can go another 3 weeks. I feel so lonely and just cry everyday.

My first baby was a planned section and it was the best experience of my life but I have it in my head it’s not going to be the same. And everyone keeps telling me ‘oh you look big I don’t think you’ll make it to end of July’ my head is scrambled.

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