Telling the in-laws tomorrow :)

Garfieldbear · #1 September 11th, 2008, 08:00 PM

Tomorrow will be a big day for us...first, because we will tell the in-laws about my pregnancy tomorrow, second, because we will tell them about my unemployment, and third, because we have our first OBGYN appointment tomorrow

I feel excited about telling my mother-in-law about the pregnancy, I think that she really wants to be a grandmother because she has been hinting about it for some time. But I don't think that she will be too thrilled about my unemployment...you see, I was working at Borders Bookstore up until a few weeks ago where I quite because they were assigning me 40+ hours and it hurt to be on my feet all day, especially being pregnant. My mother-in-law is totally a "career woman", who believes that anyone who isn't working is lazy, so I'm worried that she will look down on me for wanting to be a stay-at-home mom. Truthfully, I've wanted to me a SAHM for many years, even though I got my Masters in Social Work. I'm worried that she might think I waisted my degree, and would worry about us supporting the baby.

And tomorrow I have my first appointment at my OBGYN, and I am so scared because at least at the other clinic I knew all the nurses and the usual examinatin procedues. I'm worried that I will be "rushed" through the appointment, and that they won't want to do an ultrasound or a doppler or if they do a doppler, they might not be able to hear the heartbeat because it's not certain at 10 weeks (I read it's more accurate at 12 weeks). For the last two days I have been feeling a little depressed actually, because I have been reading so much about missed miscarriages and I just can't help myself. I think that I am going to worry forever now that I will become a mother, just this never-ending jangle of worries. Thanks for listening, I can't wait to update you all about tomorrow