12 week scan...finding it hard to be excited.

[Mmmaa]

I have my 12 week/dating scan on Friday, it will be the first medical confirmation of my pregnancy as neither doctor nor midwife did a test when I went to them, so, so far, the only confirmation I have is the positive tests I did and the lack of periods for 3 months!

DP is really excited and is literally counting down the days, but I'm finding it hard to feel the same way, as I'm paranoid that when we get there, the sonographer is going to say there's nothing there or that baby died a while ago.

Did anyone else feel like this?

I don't think I'll be able to be excited until I actually see it on the screen.

I feel really bad because every time DP mentions it I snap at him :(

[RobynLou]

very very natural.

I think you probably just have more understanding of the enormity of whats happening. I was exactly the same this time round.

[Panzee]

I think we have all felt like this. I felt like I couldn't breathe till I saw a healthy baby on the screen. Just explain you don't want to jinx anything and I'm sure he'll understand.

Tbh I liked hearing the heartbeat much more than I liked seeing the scan!

[simpson]

I felt exactly the same as you when I was pg with DS (now 5)

I was convinced that they would do the scan and find nothing there and I had never been pg at all

I think its perfectly natural to feel like this.

Congrats on your pg BTW

[Mmmaa]

Thank you :)
I feel less stupid now!

[Ineedsomesleep]

Agree with the others that its perfectly normal. Hope the scan goes well on Friday

[nicolamumof3]

Totally totally normal. I remember turning round to dh before first scan with our first baby together saying 'i don't know why your getting excited..the baby will probably be dead anyway!' felt so awful immediately but i was petrified after suffering an earlier mc with my ex partner.

[Pootle78]

Another one the same, DH was so excited and I was just scared thinking I had made it all up. I was still sceptical at the 20 week scan and still thought what I saw on the screen was someone pressing play on a dvd at the same time (iyswim!)

But I am now 29 weeks pregnant and there is definitely something in there wiggling about!!!

[StealthPoHoHoHo]

yes it's normal :)
With DS I was convinced it was all a huge mistake and I wasn't pregnant
With DD...I was just worried about what we'd see :(

[southlondonlady]

Yes I just felt nervous, and also worried that I wouldn't feel anything (like Miranda on SATC!). And it was indeed a stressful experience, but amazing too. Good luck!

[clarebear1]

Yep, i too felt the same. Didnt sleep the night before with nerves but all was fine :-) Try to enjoy it and stop thinking the worst x