u/Material_Ad9412

My husband (31 M) and I (30 F) have finally decided to take the leap and have our first child! We have been married for almost 3 years now and have always talked about having children. I am an only child and have very little experience with babies / children. I tend to feel awkward around them and feel like I do not have much of a “maternal” drive, however I do have a very nurturing attitude when it comes to animals or just helping others in general. We have two cats that are basically like our children and I love them with my whole heart. When I imagine having a baby, I fear that I won’t love the baby as much as I love my cats (crazy, I know). I’m also afraid that once the baby is here or even when I do become pregnant that I’ll change my mind or panic and then obviously by then it’ll be too late. Is it normal to feel this way? I go back and forth between being very excited for this upcoming new chapter and feeling total fear and panic / second guessing my choices.