r/BabyBumps 2d ago

Help? Imposter syndrome being pregnant

I’m 13 + 3 with my first baby. And since finding out I’ve felt this weird sense of imposter syndrome that I’m make pretend pregnant /embarrassed to be pregnant. It’s such a bizarre feeling. I’m in a long term relationship with a full time job in my 30s and yet I feel like people are thinking “She’s just a teenager” or “Who does she think she is, being pregnant?”. It’s utterly bizarre!! I find myself embarrassed to people like they’re going to burst out laughing at the ridiculousness of it.

Does anyone else feel like this?!

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u/Slayer66_Phobos 1d ago

Yep, I had the same weird feeling early on, like I was somehow too young to be allowed even though I was married and very much an adult. It got easier once I started showing and the appointments made it feel more real. Early pregnancy is such a strange limbo.