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Anyone else around the 15 week mark and feeling a bit worried about their baby?

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12ylnon · 06/12/2012 17:48

I have just been so unbelievably pessimistic about this pregnancy. After 2 mcs, i was convinced at the 12 week scan that we wouldn't see a heartbeat. Luckily everything was fine, but that feeling only lasted about a week.
Well i'm now nearly 16 weeks and feel exactly the same again! Most of my symptoms have gone (still a bit of sickness, achey boobs etc), my belly is growing, but its not much bigger than it was 3 weeks ago, can't feel kicks or flutters, no ultrasound for at least another 4 weeks and haven't yet heard the heartbeat.
I'm really starting to panic that somethings wrong with the baby. I have an appointment with the midwife next tuesday, but i'm just getting so stressed out about it, i'm not sure i can wait until then.
Is it normal to be so glass-half-empty about pregnancy? I wasn't like this at all with my last one (i didn't really realise how common miscarriage and problems with pregnancy were last time). Someone please put my mind at ease!

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Smallgreenone · 06/12/2012 18:39

Hi there it's totally normal to be worried, I was after a previous miscarriage. At 15 weeks your hormones are settling down so the sickness and tiredness goes and it can be worrying because you don't feel pregnant anymore but it's totally normal so don't worry. Just enjoy it, you're in the best bit of pregnancy now, after the sicky bit and before the heavy huge bump bit. Your midwife will probably listen to babys heartbeat at 16 weeks ( mine did) and then it won't be long before you can feel those lovely first movements. Good luck!

katesav87 · 06/12/2012 18:54

I wrote excately the same a few days ago I'm 15 weeks and seeing the midwife next Tuesday and am still scared that something's wrong or the baby would of gone wen I have my next scan. I don't remember being this anxious with dd1 but I think cos I've had 3 mc I'm now scared about n e thing. Like tonight I'm getting sharp stabbing pains and just hoping there's nothing wrong. I have a Doppler and am naughty and listen to wat I think is the heartbeat all the time but I'm still scared sorry I can't offer much reassurance but just wanted to let u know ur not alone and actually all is proberley very well in there xxxxx

Splatt34 · 06/12/2012 19:11

Me!! I am 16+5. Saw midwife last Wednesday but apart from doing my BP and urine test didn't measure tummy or listen in (I'm sure they did at this point last time). Not seeing her again til 29 weeks, but obviously have scan at 20 weeks.

I'm a larger girl anyway so can 't really discern a bump & am really scared something might have gone wrong and I don't know

lightrain · 06/12/2012 19:15

I really did. 21 weeks now and feeling much better after 20 week scan and lots of kicks now. My second pregnancy too, feel much more anxious this time around.

Not sure this will help, but at least you know you're not alone and it should get much better when you can feel kicks.

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