ftm anxiety/depression

[xavsully]

With the due date so close I'm starting to feel the anxiety of becoming a mom, honestly I'm so very scared and feel so unprepared. I keep trying to stay calm but there's just these moments where I feel like I have nothing ready, I feel like I'm going to fail being a mom. I get panic attacks and I don't really have anyone there to vent or to be there for me. I'm also really anxious bc the dad of my baby doesn't want to be there and that we aren't working out right now, and it makes me sad that he won't be bc I want my son to be able to have a father figure in his life. I'm also stressed with classes. I'm currently trying to switch them to online but my professor and academic advisor isn't responding. Honestly I feel like dropping out of college bc I feel so overwhelmed. I also am thinking of moving back home. I just want to quit. I just needed to vent. Like I'm excited but I just feel so anxious and worried and I feel like that won't go away anytime soon. I'm so sad.ugh

[Nickalodean413]

It's very common to feel anxiety leading up to your baby's birth. My mother had a very complicated first birth. She was married to a drug addict (didn't know this at the time) who was off on a binge. She ended up putting him in jail and then rehab and she was by herself at the hospital. She had lost her parents not long before. So she had no help. She said it was very scary but the minute she had her baby her instincts kicked in and she fell in love with her baby. Take a deep breath, you can do this. There are ton of support groups out there for new mom's that your doctor can recommend and if you still feel depressed talk to your doctor about help. You're a strong woman just have confidence in yourself.

[xavsully]

I feel like I'm going crazy. Re reading this I am so scattered