Worried, worried worried!

[brooksie1982]

Hi

I'm 7wks 1 day of my first pregnancy and I've had a couple of scares so have been to the EPU at my hospital- all of which have amounted to nothing and we got to see the heartbeat but I feel so anxious something is going to go wrong, I feel really low. I know you cant be pessimistic about it but I want to be realistic and just feel completely consumed by negative thoughts and every time i go to the loo i expect to see something i don't want to... please tell me this is normal to feel worried, i cant wish my 12wks away any quicker :(

My husband is sympathetic and very supportive but I just feel so alone
M

Unfortunetly it is perfectly normal to feel like this especially in your first pregnancy.
It's such a frightening time for so many reasons.
If it helps I was the same and now in my second pregnancy I am feeling very different and even though I have had a very big scare last week and am signed off work, I am feeling very positive. It's so strange.
It has a lot to do with your hormones and a lot to do with how fragile everything seems and actually not wanted to attatch yourself to the pregnancy 'just in case'
It really does get better but I would be wrong to say that you will completely stop worrying!

but yes it is very very normal! good luck with everything!

It really is normal to feel worried, though of course it's worse if you've needed to visit the epu already. It will get better as time goes on, and you will (eventually!) relax enough to begin to enjoy your pregnancy :)

I feel much better knowing i'm not being OTT! thank you ladies! x

I was the same and had an early scan. Try to remember that everything is likely to be fine (particularly as you've already seen the amazing teeny tiny heartbeat!)

Aw brooksie I was just the same, I spent weeks 6 to 13 panicking and had 3 early scans due to small bleeds.

I started relaxing at about 14 weeks, hopefully you will too.

Please do try not to google too much, it is so easy to scare yourself with internet stories which of course are always the unhappy ones. The very great majority of pregnancies are fine after heartbeat is seen.

I think seeing the heartbeat made it massively reassuring but at the same time i'm trying to contain my excitment, just in case??!!