Anxiety and stalled labour |
A week ago, I was feeling tremendous peace about everything. In fact, a few days ago- I truly thought I was going into labour with strong uterine contractions from 10pm till 7am. These few days, I've been emotional and anxious from a mixture of reasons. I guess also deciding to fully potty train Isaac while I'm about to give birth isn't the best idea. Mind you, he is doing a fantastic job so far but It's been so stressful. He hasn't been feeling well these two days either adding along more worrying in my heart. Along with Tim and I feeling overworked lately, it's made me feel disconnected. It's most likely because I'm so marinated with a cocktail of hormones now but I sensed all my anxiety was stalling my labour. I have not had my usual bout of contractions for few days in a row now. I went on to look it up and it turns out fear and your emotions CAN delay labour and cause your body to hold back. I remember thinking "I just need somebody to tell me everything is going to be ok" and then I realised, What I need most is to believe it myself. Going to take it easy and not think too much of anything. Stress can't be good for the baby. No pity parties and trying to control everything. Whenever Ayla is ready, I'll be ready too.
Edit: Awww, reading your comments has put such a big smile on my face. Thank you so much everyone for your encouragement. Your support means so much to me. You guys always know how to make me feel better.
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