Constant fear and anxiety

[fashionlover]

I wake up every night around 4am with horrible thoughts. First I wait to see if baby moves, when I get a wiggle, my mind wanders to how much I want to protect and care for this child and my fear of being incapable. I have a planned c-section at 39 weeks and I am so scared of that too. I have never had any major surgeries before and I am frightened of what could happen to my baby and me. I am also fearful of my financial situation. I had to quit my job due to really bad first trimester illness, and now I am depending on my husband for support. He has been really sweet about it, but I am used to making my own money and I despise asking anyone for money. I own a small business but it has been extremely slow lately and I am wondering if I should even continue to pursue it. I have been praying for God to take my fears away, but it is so hard to stop these thoughts.

 

[rowleypolie]

try some relaxation techniques, the hormones make you have extreme fears and this happened to me a ton when i was pg with dd1. whenever i would start to freak out about the birth i would take deep breaths and close my eyes and think of my great grandmother who gave birth to 12 healthy children in her 2 bedroom home on a farm in the middle of no where. It gives me strength- try and find something that will give you strength.