Panic attacks?

[Newmummytobe79]

Hello,

I?m now 8+5 and feeling more and more pregnant every day! I saw the midwife for the first time yesterday and had my bloods taken and gave a sample. She said I should receive my scan date within the next two weeks ? and I can?t wait!

One thing that is bugging me ? and I did tell her about it to which she said keep and eye on it and visit my GP if it continues ? is that at around 8.30pm every night (well for the last 4 nights at least) I feel like I?m going to have a panic attack. I feel light headed, sick, and like I can?t breath (as if someone is pressing against my neck!) ? I feel my heartbeat and it seems pretty normal but in my head it?s going like a train!

I?m not sure if this is because I?m very bloated at night or because I?ve been up since 6am and worked all day and I?m just knackered! Another thought I?ve had is that it?s the only part of the day I have time to ?think? and I?m stressing myself out thinking the worst. I?ve read so many things about MMC and I?m petrified!

I just want to have my scan and be told everything is fine!

I?m guessing everyone feels like this the first time and I guess it doesn?t help that I can?t talk to work colleagues or friends about it yet as we want to wait until after the scan.

I feel like I?m wasting the first 3 months (a whole third of the pregnancy!) worrying and not enjoying my little miracle.

Please tell me I?m not alone and not going mad!

Thanks

aw you poor thing,

its probably just the excitement/stress/overwhelment/tiredness/worry/happiness and every other feeling in the world of finding our your pregnant and waiting for your scan etc etc,

and remember that hormones can play havoc with our bodies and minds !! especially pregnancy ones !

Just try and relax at night, have long hot bubble bath before bed and a warm milky drink if you can and even do a bit of reading before you drop off.

hope your ok ! - relax and enjoy this time x

Aw mummysweeangel I think you've hit the nail on the head - your lovely note made my eyes fill up!

I always over think things - so I shall try and relax - can't quite believe I'm going to say this (I liked a glass (bottle!) or two of vino before I found out I was pregnant!) but a mug of hot chocolate and an early night sounds amazing :) x

Yeah i do think that our bodies (especially mine) go into some sort of shock when they arent having that wee Vino of an evening !! lol, although it is a brucey bonus not having any hangovers :) (i keep tellling myself this at weekends when everyone is drunk and socialising rolls eyes

You will be absolutely fine, its just such an amazing time, on so many different levels, and the wait for the first scan is unbearable but so worth it -

I am 16 weeks preg with my 2nd (have 2 year old boy) and i only got my 12 week scan last tuesday when i was coming up for 15 weeks- the wait nearly killed me and i had very early scans due to bleeding but the routine one is the real deal and so clear nowadays.

Wont be long ! Just get the hot chocolate out and pretends its a cold glass of sauvingnon blanc ! (spelling may not be correct lol)
xx