Two Things I'm Scared About
There are two things I'm scared about surrounding the birth of these babies (aside from the question of, "Will they be born healthy?" I just have to assume that is going to be the case or I will drive myself mad.)
- Post-partum depression. I have LOTS of risk factors for it, including previous trouble with depression, IVF, twins, gestational diabetes, etc. Don't know what to do other than keep it on my radar (and everyone else's) and get help if I need it. Hopefully if it happens it won't be too bad...and maybe it won't happen at all...
- Breastfeeding. Everything I hear and read is about how hard it is, how it doesn't go well, how to expect it to be painful and not work etc., etc., etc. But again, I don't know what to do about this other than read and learn all I can beforehand, be really committed to it, and to get help along the way if I need it
Weirdly, I'm not worried about labor & delivery at all at this point...maybe because I've been avoiding too graphic of descriptions...but we have our birthing class on Saturday so that could change.
Those of you who are pregnant/have had children...were you scared about these things? Did they happen? How did you handle it?
XOXO
