Is anyone else finding the whole pregnancy thing extremely stressful? Every twinge makes me worry, every time I need the loo the first thing I do is check if I'm bleeding - I even find I go to the loo more often as a full bladder makes me have more twinges! I woke up in the middle of the night with stronger twinges than before and panicked so spent half an hour (at 3am) googling - I think/hope it was just trapped wind though (tmi?)
I didn't have any contact with a GP or midwife until the middle of my 9th week and found that time really hard - luckily (or madly) my sister has 4 children so was able to give me some support about what was to be expected as I found that no one tells you any of this stuff - it's all about how to conceive, not what to expect when you actually manage to do so.
It all doesn't feel real still and am even considering paying for a private scan so I don't have to wait another 3 weeks to check I'm actually pregnant and the baby is alive. I'm an older first time mum (37yrs old) and am so aware that they say once you hit 35 it's more likely to end badly.
Is anyone else having a similar experience or am I over-reacting?
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First timer - 9w +6
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Barnes79 · 29/10/2016 14:21
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