Less motivated

[winnie]

Just wondering if anyone else is starting to feel this way. I feel like it should be the opposite, but I am getting less motivated with anything baby-related.

A month ago, I was reading from a number of pregnancy and birth books every night, started several projects (most of which are now sitting there: blanket to knit, longies to knit, TONS of cloth diapers still to be made, scrapbooking my own baby book - still in it's package - ack!). We started to get the hospital bag ready, and now I have very little interest in finishing that up - all I need to do really is choose some music and clothes to bring, but I just can't bring myself to do it!

I would have thought that I would be getting increasingly anxious, but I have more of a bored, non-chalant (sp?) sort of attitude about everything. If babe comes early, I think I will regret this.

It's not that I'm not excited about my little guy's arrival - I can't wait. But the preparations just don't seem terribly important at the moment! I think it may have something to do with fear of birth creeping up as well - I seem to be losing my confidence a bit. Can anyone else relate??

winn

[Lolafanana]

Unmotivated as well

i can totally relate. i am due february 16 and have absolutely no motivation to do ANYTHING! up until a week ago, i was really excited to pack my hospital bag, to finish up some birthing books i had started and now, i couldn't care less. i don't know what happened. i feel baby'd out. i am so anxious and excited about the baby but at the same time, don't want to think about it at all. it's a wierd kind of ambivalence and its starting to drive me a bit crazy

[winnie]

"Baby'd out" is the perfect term to describe it!

I'm starting to feel like all I *am* is pregnant. Who did I used to be?? Now I'm just pregnant! lol Seems like it's all I can think about, talk about, etc.

winn

[3 Little Monkeys]

I am SO unmotivated! I just can't get myself to do much of anything lately! I did manage to get all of the baby's clothes and diapers washed but have yet to really get them organized. The cradle is still in pieces - the bedding still needs to be made - changing table/dresser is piled high with stuff not at all baby related, I haven't packed hospital bags yet, all I want to do is sit down and go to sleep - which would be MUCH easier if I didn't have 3 girls screeching for my attention all the time

[damyen's mommy]

yep...definately unmotivated. More exhausted and drained then anything. I still have some baby clothes to put away and don;t even mention putting the bassinet together.

[guitarmama]

Originally Posted by winnie

"Baby'd out" is the perfect term to describe it!

I'm starting to feel like all I *am* is pregnant. Who did I used to be?? Now I'm just pregnant! lol Seems like it's all I can think about, talk about, etc.

winn

Oh, my god, you nailed it. I used to be able to hold down an intelligent conversation, but now the only topic I've got is pregnancy. And now I'm getting "babied-out", so where does that leave me? I feel mentally empty. I really hope that this isn't an indication of how I'll feel after I have the baby.

[Honeybee'smama]

"Baby'd out" is it exactly! I stopped reading pregnancy books about a month ago. I am getting tired of people only talking to me about baby/pregnancy stuff. And I think all of that adds to my total and complete lack of motivation to do much of anything, especially the baby stuff. I feel like I should be thrilled at getting ready but it is not what I want to do with the little energy I have. And of course I am excited for baby, I just lack motivation to get ready. Really it would be ok if the stuff to get done didn't happen, just would be nice if it did.