https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 11:50:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032962 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:23:50 +0000 looch 1032962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You know what, sometimes you will suck as a parent and sometimes you will be the best thing ever. It's a roller coaster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032956 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:21:14 +0000 heffalump 1032956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After you have her it will all be different, you'll never want to give her back :) Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032774 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:45:18 +0000 swedishfish 1032774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good luck this morning! I completely understand the cold feet...I felt the same way. Just focus on getting through one thing at a time and maybe it won't seem so overwhelming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032773 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:45:07 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1032773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you ladies so much. @yoursilverlining: @birdofafeather: You are both so right. This is the first thing I can't undo and its not a little thing either which I think is part of what freaks me out so much. I just want to give her the best life possible. And yeah, I'm scared. But she is worth it. I had a huge heart to heart with DH last night and between everything he said, everything you guys said and the tears I had to just let go of, I am feeling more confident. </p> <p>Feet are still chilly but I am more ready to meet her and be the best terrified mama I can be. I can't wait to share her with you guys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032763 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:41:15 +0000 shopaholic 1032763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh good luck!!! I had a sudden freak out moment on our way to the hospital. I was so scared of the pain, what if I couldn't take it, and how instantly our lives would be different. But the moment they put her on me, nothing else mattered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032762 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:39:38 +0000 lemondrop 1032762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good luck tomorrow!</p> <p>I was extremely nervous about all of it too, but the thing I realized was that there is no turning back now. As soon as my water broke, I realized I could only go forward and that I just had to accept the ride and go with the flow. </p> <p>Having our boy is the best thing we've ever done! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032761 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:31:48 +0000 googly-eyes 1032761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Hedgehog: I had a case of the nerves from 35 weeks on. Just don't judge your worth as a mom by your baby's eating, sleeping, etc, especially in the beginning. Just go with the flow. And don't be hard on yourself. You're gonna be great! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032731 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 23:36:18 +0000 deerylou 1032731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was me the night before my induction. The moment you see your little girl, your feet will warm; I promise! Parenthood is difficult, and being a mom can certainly be trying, but it's the most beautiful thing I've ever done, and I wouldn't trade this life for anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032723 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 23:28:05 +0000 Corduroy 1032723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your feelings are normal and you will manage. Any change can be scary and this is a big one. It's probably better that you're having these feelings now. Mine didn't hit until I saw my baby. "What have I done?/I had a baby?" was not the first thought I wanted to have upon seeing LO. Since you're already feeling you can focus on some amazing bonding. </p> <p>Good luck with your induction! You're going to do great. Everyone will be here to answer questions, listen to vents, and help you out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032721 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 23:26:01 +0000 birdofafeather 1032721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>congrats mama! i remember you from old WB days and it's so exciting that your time is here! like @yoursilverlining: said, it's the first thing you can't undo, so it's huge, but it's so so all-incompassing, overwhelming and beautiful all at once. the hormones will flow, the emotions will run high! the lows will be lower, but DAMN, are those highs the HIGHEST ever. it seriously cannot be overstated how awesome it is. good luck! we'll be cheering you on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032668 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 22:13:06 +0000 yoursilverlining 1032668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was terrified to have LO, and during the first few colicky months, I (and DH) often thought: "what did we do?!"</p> <p>This is the first thing in life you can't ever undo. You can change colleges, careers, homes, everything. Even marriage, if you change your mind, can be fairly easily undone. Having kids, is simply undoable. For your entire life. And that is terrifying. </p> <p>Parenting will be different than you thought. It might be harder, and you might want to give her back sometimes. Your lives will change. You might cry because you love her so much it feels like your heart will burst, and because you regret everything - all within the span of a few minutes. Such is the life of a mama :)</p> <p>Giving birth is also such a great unknown. It's dangerous, and it's life-giving; it's scary and empowering and at some point, it's completely out of your control. </p> <p>You'll be fine, mama. &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032642 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:48:47 +0000 Lindsay05 1032642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There will be days when you will wake and think "there is no way I can deal with all the responsibility of being a parent again today". But then you do it and you look back and see what you learned and accomplished. Totally normal feelings! Good luck tomorrow and you will soon be holding hour sweet little baby :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032624 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:33:29 +0000 Maysprout 1032624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best wishes! It's scary but amazing.</p> <p>I was worried she was going to hate us or we were just not going to click and I'd never feel like a mother. Luckily it was a really great experience meeting our LO and as the days went on I got more and more attached to her. Seeing my husband and her interact was amazing and I loved taking in his excitement.</p> <p>You'll probably dislike parenting at some point, it'll be different than you imagined, and there will be a learning curve but it's still an amazing life changing experience, you'll do great, and the good far outweighs the bad with those little people, they're just little bundles of love.</p> <p>Best wishes for delivery and meeting your little girl, I'm excited for you :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032617 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:29:54 +0000 MamaMoose 1032617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All I can tell you is that every single thing you are feeling is totally normal!! And guess what? Even once she's here every now and then you will think. Dear God, what have a gotten myself into?!?! But those times will be far out numbered by the times you think "being this little girl's mama is the best thing that has ever happened to me". You got this girl! You will be a wonderful mother and you will love your daughter fiercely!</p> <p>PS.... I went into labor at EXACTLY this time the night before I was scheduled to be induced :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sudden-cold-feet#post-1032597 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:18:00 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1032597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With the induction tomorrow morning I am both excited and suddenly have the biggest case of cold feet ever! What if I hate being a mom? What if I am terrible at it? What if it is nothing like I imagine it would be and I regret it? I can't just return her or give her back.I am scared and nervous and apprehensive about how much or lives are about to change. I didn't get cold feet at all when we got married. Never worried for a second. But I am scared beyond belief about having this baby. I love her and I want her and I am excited to finally meet her but the reality of it all just sank in. DH doesn't get it. He has never been nervous. Just excited. </p> <p>How did you manage? </p>