I'm having second thoughts about being pregnant. Advice?

Question

I don't know if I'm pregnant yet. I will know by the end of the week.

Believe it or not, it's a planned pregnancy (yea, I didn't know they still existed either).

At the time and the time of conception, I was all for having another child.

But now that I'm waiting to see if I'm pregnant or not, I'm having a lot of second thoughts.

I have a good career, a stable family-- I already have a four year old son-- My husband is a good guy--

but still, I'm having second thoughts.

Am I really ready?? I know I don't want to gain all this weight again, in my last pregnancy, I gained 60 lbs!

Heres what I need from you:

Advice-- I need to be in a state of mind where I'm calm.

Books/websites-- Are there any good books out there talking about my situation? Maybe if I find a good read, I'll be in a better state of mind.

Your experiences-- Have you been through this??

I think I'm just stressed and having a major anxiety attack.

Thanks for all your help.

Answer 1

whether you planned to get pregnant or not knowing that you are pregnant is  final and you can't change it so with that it brings on emotions like ,can i do this, what if something goes wrong, my life is gonna change forever , plus the fact that your body is going through hormonal changes doesn't help any ! everyone goes through doubts and within time they will go away and when you have your baby you will wonder how could i have ever doubted not doing this .

try to stay normal , relax , take it as it goes and rememberr change is good and you should embrace it not fear it

try to get into a good book it doesn't need to be about pregnancy my fave author is , james patterson and just breath ........ good luck

Answer 2

i've never been there before..

but don't regret something you were "all for" a couple days ago..

just be grateful you're able to have children?

and everything happens for a reason! =)

Answer 3

   best get some s*x ideas,,,,and  keep your pants on..

Answer 4

i've never been through this before, but i cant imagine anyone who wouldn't want to hold a small tiny little baby in there hands again! Just remember all the good times you have had with your four year old.  Im not sure about a book, but just go to a bookstore and find a good book!