I've had a relatively easy pregnancy esp for someone with anxiety/depression and emet. My anxiety of course has amped up the closer I get to labor and delivery but I'm trying to stay positive. Yesterday at my 38 week appt I started to feel funny and had a major panic attack (by myself while the baby's heartrate was being monitored). I even lied to the nurse and said i had to leave early because my husband was in a car wreck Just so I could 'escape' after the ultrasound. Well, I never really felt quite well after that and today I have started with loose bowels and now have d. It's just all too much to handle. If this is a sign of labor then ok but if I have a bug or something I don't know what to do. It's not severe (so far) I just feel off and uncomfortable. Any moms out there experience this at the end of pregnancy? Part of me wants this all over and part of me is so scared of what's to come. I just hate now knowing how/when it will happen, what's normal/not normal, etc. It's not severe enough to call the doc at this point so I am just resting and trying to stay hydrated. Sigh. What have I gotten myself into
Edited to add: One of my biggest fears these days is that I will be trapped at the hospital when I go into labor. This freaks me out because I cannot escape no matter how much I want to. I know I'll probably be wrapped up in the process of labor but I just cannot calm down about it and know I'm going to freak out while there. I've never spent the night in a hospital before and am very much a homebody--my home is safe. I wish I didn't care and could just enjoy this wonderful process. I mean, having a child is a beautiful thing. Yes, it's stressful and painful but I can handle pain just not panic and major anxiety or feeling ill. Anyway, thanks for listening