Pregnant and terrified... Calling out to all moms to be and moms!!!?

Hi! I'm 17 weeks pregnant. I wanted this baby very much and am very happy. Everything is going according to plan (baby's healthy, so am i, etc)
We planned this baby and I calculated everything financialy before, and everything appeared to be perfect ...
But now that it's a done deal I'm scared silly.
I'm afraid of the pain when I'll give birth, afraid we are not gonna be good parents, afraid we'll lack money, afraid I won't handle the baby right, won't know what to do...
I was ready. I read a lot on babies, we have most of the things we need already, we are not rich, but really not poor... But I can't seem to reason myself... Has anyone gone through this? Or is going through this? I'm afraid I'm gonna come off as a horrible person, like I regret this baby which is not the case... I'm just so terrified!

Everyone goes through those fears, hon. My son is 8 weeks old, and I still have fears of not being a good parent or not having enough money to give him the things he needs/wants. No one is ever fully prepared for parenthood; you learn as you go along. You'll be fine.

As for the birth itself, you can handle the pain. You're stronger than you think you are. If the pain gets to be too much, you have pain relief options. The epidural was a life saver for me during labor; the needle used to numb the spine before the epidural is the worst part, and that's only because of what it looks like (you really don't even feel much of anything when they're giving it to you).

You're going to be a wonderful mommy! Lousy moms don't even think twice about their babies! You're trying really really hard to do everything right, and even if things don't go perfectly, just by virtue of trying you will be a great mom!

As for the money, your kids won't even notice a lack of money until middle school (when they start getting jealous of rich friends). You don't need money to be a loving parent!

Good luck!

I went through exactly the same thing. But you don't have to be scared! Your baby is healthy and so are you! (I was pregnant with twins and my baby girl was born on 23 weeks, i lost the boy) I think every mommy to be has those feelings, so don't worry its normal!

God luck
Shannon

Welcome to motherhood! Your life will be full of worrying from now on. In most cases it's for no reason, but it's normal. The fact that you are so worried about your baby just reinforces the fact that you will be a good mother. Try not to let it get to y