So I'm 35 weeks pregnant and I also have a 12.5 month old. I had a lot of contractions (that felt pretty real) last weekend (they've since stopped) and I think that they were a little bit of a wakeup call. She's coming SOON.

Since then I've been kind of panicking. I'm excited about baby sister coming but I'm soooo nervous about how it relates to E. I'm going to miss him so much while I'm in the hospital...I've never been away from him overnight and I'm already completely freaked out about it. What if (heaven forbid) something happens to me? I'm terrified of him being left without me.

And then I'm scared about how he's going to handle the new baby. DH is only able to take a couple of days off after she's born and then it'll be just me and the two of them. He can be very clingy (obviously...he's a toddler) and I'm scared that he's going to constantly be sad that I can't pick him up right away whenever he wants to be held by me. I don't want him to resent me for having to take care of the baby too... In my head I know that he's not going to remember the adjustment stage later because he's barely 1 but I just don't want him to spend long amounts of time unhappy.

Soooooooo since last weekend I've been having moments when all of these fears completely overwhelm me and, as excited as I am, I am so completely nervous!

Any reassurance or tips on dealing with the panic are welcome!