I have a history of depression and anxiety, and am currently pg with my first child, after ttc for a long time and finally giving up, so this came as a surprise. I expected to be over the moon but I am terrified, crying and worried all the time - I am only 8 weeks and don't know how I can continue.
I'm convinced that everything I do, eat and drink have caused the child to have severe problems. The GP referred me for an early scan at 6 weeks and everything was fine, but then I found out that drinking too much green tea can stop the intake of folic acid - and I drank a lot of green tea and wasn't taking folic acid until 5 weeks.
Is it normal to have these worries or am I overreacting? I know there's nothing I can do but wait for the tests, but in the meantime I feel like I am going mad and keep on having panic attacks, and then I think that's just worse for the baby and before I know it I'm in a complete state and the day is a mess. I'm self employed and losing work because I spend all day crying in bed or have to cancel meetings because I think I've killed my baby. I don't want to tell anyone about it as all my friends have healthy happy children and wouldn't understand why I'm worried.
Has this happened to anyone else? Are there any books you could recommend to help deal with the anxiety? I don't want to go to the GP again because there's nothing she can do and I felt like I was wasting everyone's time last time.
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noting · 26/11/2012 16:33
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