This maybe weird but im really genuinely scared :(

[bootyb]

Hiya everyone jes wanna ask if any of you are scared of holdin and takin care of a newbborn baby. I have always been scared of holding newborn babys especially standing up. I didnt hold my sis until she was two weeks because i was terrified nd my cousin jes had her second baby begining of sept nd didnt hold her until she was 2 weekss old too even then i had to be sittin down. im now only able to her as im now confident as she can hold her neck up nd she aint so tiny. i really terrified as i will have to hold nd feed nd change my newborn. l8r on wash him/her. does anyone know where im commin frm. has anyone eva over come this? im i being stupid?

 

[Rach276]

i am a bit tbh. Have NO experience atal i woke up yes2day worying but ull be fine it wil just be natral coz buba wil need you. Totaly no where your coming from x x

 

[bootyb]

Jes soooo scared as its never seem to come wit my cousins little one. once my cousin was havin a bath nd her LO woke up nd was cryin her eyes out i cudnt pick her up. I really do hope it comes naturally.

 

[TashaAndBump]

It's different when it's your own child, hun. Trust me. I never thought I was the "maternal" type and didn't have a clue until I had Anna... The first thing you will want to do when you have your baby is cuddle them. I think it is less scary because you aren't worried about hurting someone else's baby or making someone else's baby cry! haha

Once you have your baby you will find it all comes naturally to you. If you are unsure though you can ask the midwives and health visitors to show you how to hold, feed, change and bath your baby They won't think any less of you and will happily show you how xx

 

[bootyb]

that makes me feel much better nd i sincerely hope things get better.

 

[ajarvis]

It really is different when it's your own baby. I was the same if someone handed me a newborn or a baby I just froze in place and didn't move lol. I forgot all about my uneasiness when I had my son. In fact you just reminded me of it thats how far out of my mind it went!

 

[tasha41]

I'm afraid of holding babies, well, newborn ones, too. I won't hold other peoples' newborns bc I'm worried they'll cry or I'll hold them wrong. When it's my own baby though I assume I will just know what to do instinctively or the nurses will guide me in holding properly at the hospital lol.

 

[Jemma_x]

I used to be petrified in holding newborn babies but since my best friend had her baby in august, i got to hold him alot when he was really tiny so i got used to it so now im not as scared about it but i do still have a couple of worries

 

[mernie]

i think its just normal to worry about things like this im a little nervous as well and i posted a thread over in second tri. about something like this cause i watched a tv show and saw a new mom gettin her baby boy dressed to take home and the first thing that popped into my head was "omg what if i don't do it right and they don't let me take her home?!" i think its just normal but i'm sure we'll all be fine once they get here

 

[dizzy65]

awe

 

[LongRoadAhead]

It will come to you naturally hun
Xx

 

[nikky0907]

I've never held a newborn nor was around babies much in my life.Wasn't really the maternal type...

But once she was born,they put her in my arms and it all came perfectly natural.Don't worry,as Tasha said,the first thing you want to do once they're with you is cuddle them and hold them.

 

[jillypoop]

oh dont worry yourself darlin, I didn't hold my cousins daughter til her first xmas, she was born at the start of march and I spent the whole year telling my cousin i had a cold and I didnt want to give it to her. After her first christmas, I caught baby fever and havent been able to leave her alone since!! Its just spending time with babies and getting used to it I think!!
try and spend some time with babies before yours comes but when you hold your own i'm sure it will be so different.

hope that helps xxx

 

[bootyb]

will try to nd thanks everyone for your posts. the thing is i have always been around babys nd toddlers, my sister was born wen i was ten, my cousin her to babys under 2 nd the youngest id jes over 2 months.... nd i have young cousins, nd friends kids... lol but im jes terrified. bnut im sure that things will come naturally as u all have sed.

 

[Aidan's Mummy]

im scared about the same thing hunni, but once your holding your baby your maternal instinct will kick and you will proberly suprise yourself at how quickly you adjust
xx

 

[PixieKitty]

Honestly, I've never held a baby, I'm bricking it incase I get it all wrong.

 

[LilMama2be]

I'd only held older babies, that were a few months old. so it wasn't like cradling a baby in my arms.

I'm not nervous though, because I know that if everyone else can do it, what makes me different?

 

[cupcake]

i think this is a really common fear, even people that have worked with kids a lot are scared when it comes to holding and caring for something so tiny but dont worry.
Firstly at the hospital the nurses usually show you how to bath and dress the baby and if they dont then you can ask them to. Each day with your new baby will be a learning step for you and by two weeks old you'll be a pro!

 

[aidensxmomma]

I was really scared. I had never changed a diaper prior to having my son. My boyfriend had to show me how to do it, since he used to watch his cousins when he was little! Once you do everything once or twice, you get used to it very quickly. Don't worry.

 

[Ell.Bishh]

I was really wary of holding newborns too, and if i did hold them i had to be sitting down with cushions surrounding me, i was just so scared of holding them wrong, pissing off there mams if they cried on me or if i hurt them by accident as they look so fragile.
But when i had alex and i held him those fears werent there, however, i still wont hold someone elses newborns, incase i drop them or something, idk what it is, i just get scared as its someone elses, when you have your own those worries arent as huge