I know it's normal, but I am so worried about anomaly scan!

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I have scan thurs at 20+2 and I am petrified. Everyone feels like that, right? I can feel baby kicking and bump is growing nicely, but still very worried. This is an IVF/ICSI baby, and I had emergency surgery at 13 weeks to remove ovary, so I have already had my fair share of worry. Keep seeing articles about number of birth defects following IVF and can't stop thinking about it...

don't convince yourself that you "know" something is wrong! You're not suddenly psychic!

I cried all the way to my 20wk scan for DS, was absolutely utterly convinced I KNEW there would be bad news. It was fine! The fear doesn't MEAN anything other than that you are anxious

good luck xx

Its normal to feel a bit anxious Most likely everything will be fine and in the unlikely event its not there is plenty of time for a plan to be worked out and put in action.

I was terrified with bot my anomaly scans but they came out alright

I felt the same when I went for my 20 week scan. In my case, I convinced myself that because I was so ancient that my eggs must be fossils incapable of producing a healthy baby. And having had various setbacks while trying to conceive this baby (my second), I thought that I was just plain unlucky, so something was bound to be wrong. Everything was fine, but I know that in the unlikely event I ever become pregnant again, I'll still be bricking it. It's completely normal.

I wish you all the very best.

Thank you all. I know it's normal but honestly I'll be so relieved to get scan over tomorrow and breathe! I've never worried so much in my life as over this pregnancy!