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Submitted by Sunflower1 on Sat, 04/19/2014 - 10:26am

So DH and I have decided to put off grad school (for me) for a year. In the meantime we have decided to not try to prevent pregnancy. Now that we are here, I'm freaking out a bit! I wonder if I'll be a good mom or even if bringing a child into this world is a responsible thing to do. I've been pregnant before (unplanned and miscarried) and I was thrilled, so my anxiety is puzzling me. I do tend to be overly analytical. Is this normal?

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Sunflower1's picture

Submitted by Sunflower1 on Sat, 04/19/2014 - 10:50am

I'm still going to apply and then possibly differ till next year. The law school nearest us just started offering a two year program.

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Submitted by QueenBeau on Sat, 04/19/2014 - 10:33am

I had the same cold feet. I was allllllllll for it, until I stopped the pill. & then I was like OMG MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT WHAT IF WE AREN'T READY!

Now I'm 11 weeks pregnant & still nervous, but very excited at the same time.

I like to think the nerves are normal, because it means i'm not crazy. Lol

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Submitted by Sunflower1 on Sat, 04/19/2014 - 10:42am

Thanks ladies-after all the discussions with DH about this being a deal breaker, his initial cold feet and now it's me over thinking things! DH is more ready than I am I think. I'm glad I'm not the only person who has these thoughts.

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Submitted by Midwest Stepmom on Sat, 04/19/2014 - 11:20am

I still have cold feet and I'm ready to pop anyday. I think it's a normal feeling to go through. I keep questioning if I am going to be a good mom or not too (I was raised by a not so nice mom and that's all I know).

We planned hardcore for this child. Made sure our finances were intacted, got married, bought a house, graduated college, waited a few years into our jobs, paid off debt - but I don't think you will ever feel 100% ready.

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Submitted by StarStuff on Sat, 04/19/2014 - 3:15pm

Just go with the flow! Getting worried about it could end up making it harder to conceive in the long run. I kinda just stopped taking my bc and didn't really think about getting pregnant at all; we just enjoyed ourselves Wink It only took a couple months. I remember thinking last October that I might be pregnant, then my period started. That was the only time I thought I might be, no periods after that one...Now I'm 25wks with my first baby; a girl <3