Daydreaming Through Pregnancy Anxiety

Are you dealing with pregnancy anxiety as you await the arrival of your baby? Let’s play a daydreaming game… to help take your mind off real life. 

How I Handle Pregnancy Anxiety

Sometimes when I am feeling stressed, I start to play this game in my head: “Things I Want to Do, But Can’t.” It’s an easy way to escape from reality and quite simple. I’m sure you’ve all played my little game before, but perhaps you call it daydreaming.

Daydreaming Through Pregnancy

My toddler is throwing the tantrum of all tantrums. Crying, stomping, and drool flying. I am also on the verge of tears because she keeps pointing at me and yelling, “NO” for absolutely no reason. This is when I begin my game…

I want to take an uninterrupted guilt-free bubble bath. The water would continuously run without overflowing, I would never have to adjust the temperature, and the room would smell like clean laundry. The screaming toddler by my side would turn into a pleasant little fairy and flutter off to her room to play happily with her dolls.

Here’s another scenario I was daydreaming the other day…while cleaning the toilet.

What if Brandon and I could go on a vacation to a tropical island for just three days where the weather was perfect (not too hot during the day and a little bit cool at night) without the children? I could drink all the fruity alcoholic drinks I want without getting a headache, stomachache, or hangover.

We would float in a big pool where children could not splash me and get a glorious bronze tan in one hour. I wouldn’t have to pump. We wouldn’t bring the kids – but if we started to miss them, we could snap our fingers and there they would be!

When I play my game, the daydreaming fantasies are not always so complex. Sometimes they’re simple …

What if I could clean the kitchen floor without my belly getting in the way? Or what if my floor just absorbed crumbs and I never had to vacuum?

I really wish I had a confetti cupcake right now. And a pizza from New Haven. 

Wouldn’t it be amazing if I suddenly had Cher’s closet in Clueless?

I snap my fingers and VIOLA! Ailey is here without a long painful labor!

Gossip Girl is back on TV and Dan was never the GG!

I absolutely love my life. I wouldn’t wish for anything to be different.

But sometimes – no matter how much we love our life – we need to find a way to escape the realities that frustrate or confuse us. Instead of taking my stress out on the ones I love, I try to find ways to distract my mind.

Waiting for this baby to be born has not been easy – mainly because two weeks ago I was told she was going to be here any day. My mom flew down in a flurry from Connecticut and here we are, still waiting. Today marks 9 days until my due date and who knows – I could go the whole 40 weeks and have to be induced.

I feel like a ticking time bomb. Or that I am stuck waiting very impatiently in our front window for a very important package to be delivered, but I was never given an estimated delivery date or time. The delivery service just told me to stand there and wait.

Saying goodbye to pregnancy anxiety…

So today, while I am standing in that window waiting for the package that seems like it’s never going to arrive, I’m going to pretend my little family of three is already a family of four. Snow is falling. Christmas music plays softly in the background. The fireplace is crackling. The house smells like sugar cookies. All is calm. All is bright.