Just looking for any advice or any lived experiences.
I’m 14w6d pregnant with my first baby and worrying over things going wrong is ruining my pregnancy.
The baby is IUI conceived if that makes a difference (same sex couple) and we were able to conceive fairly quickly. I’m in my early 30s so this may or may not be the only baby.
So far, my pregnancy has been uncomplicated and issue-free. No cramps, bleeding or any other scary moments. Things could not be going more smoothly. I have no medical conditions, no history of miscarriage and no risk factors.
In spite of this, I find my mind is preoccupied with worrying about things going wrong. In the early days, I was worried about a chemical pregnancy or a missed miscarriage.
Now that I’m a bit further on, I have such intrusive thoughts about going for a scan and there being no heartbeat, early labour where they baby can’t survive…you name it.
I do try to stay away from Google but to be honest my imagination doesn’t need a search engine to come up with awful situations.
I feel terrible for thinking this way because I know that people do have to face this daily in real life, and I just look like some self-centred brat who only thinks of themselves.
I don’t want to think this way. I imagined my pregnancy to be full of fun and excitement and this is casting such a shadow. I’m becoming short tempered and generally not a nice person to be around and I desperately want to find ways to chill out and stop this constant thinking. It’s exhausting.
Any help, advice, tough love or suggestions are most welcome. 😀
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TreeRoad · 14/06/2021 22:45
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