Anxiety...OCD

Jaime - posted on 12/07/2011

Okay so now my anxiety is at an all time high - my mom just ended up breaking her foot and my husband has training all next week. I have no one to watch the kids when I go into labor because my mom can't handle my 1 year old with her foot :( OMG I just want to have her and get home right away. Really hoping she comes by this weekend...any suggestions on how to push it along? I am now 2 cm and 40% efface, so I have dilated since last week.

Jaime - posted on 11/30/2011

The whooping cough has been my main anxiety as well. I am asking everyone who will be coming here to get the vaccine. The kids already get it as a routine but my husband is going to get it and I even offered my aunts and uncle to pay for them to get it.

Brittany - posted on 11/30/2011

I'm with you in the anxiety department. Sadly my recent anxiety attacks haven't had a trigger.

Smoking drives me insane. I try not to be a bitch to my husband's uncle (at least he smokes less than he used to), but uggg. He just isn't allowed to hold my kids. Although he's not the get on the floor and play type.

As for the whooping cough. I'm making my in laws get the booster if they want to see my son with in the first month of his life. Especailly my SIL, she is ALWAYS sick. I'm normally not so anal about things like that, but both my OB and my daughter's ped (who will also be my son's), are really pushing for it.

Jaime - posted on 11/23/2011

They are NOT aloud to smoke in or around the house because my eldest son has severe asthma so that is not the issue - but they do smoke and so they smell like smoke and I hate that they come around the other kids already but I feel bad saying "you can't be around the kids because I have the bathe and change them everytime".

They live here rent free, I am supporting them - because they lost their home. But now it is just starting to really get to me that they don't respect my wishes in my home.

Alexandria - posted on 11/23/2011

first of all you need to try and relax ....... its going to be ok. i am also paranoid - expecially since Lydia arrived and was in the NICU for awhile. No one is aloud to hold or touch her unless they have washed their hands and used hand sanitizer. Her immune system is weak and i really! dont want to risk her catching something. If your aunts and uncle want to hold ur baby girl then they will have to respect your wishes. No smoking around the baby and they must not be ill - if they have a problem with that then too bad. Its your baby and you can decide who she is around. Just remember it is the well being of your child that matters the most, not others feelings. sure that sounds a bit harsh, but its reality!
Dont worry about the house, it really is not the end of the world. 2 weeks ago i was really exhasted so went to bed early and skipped out on the cleaning up and guess what my water broke that evening and by 6:45 that morning my little girl was born. i was not ready for her what so ever - and things have turned out just fine so far. So just take care of yourself and that little baby and things will fall into place when the time is right. try not to stress - good luck, i will be thinking of you!!!