Scared I've jinxed it!

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So.. this might be long so bear with me.

It took five absolutely heartbreaking years to conceive DS. We were THRILLED when we got our BFP at 4+4 and told our parents, my best friends and some people on another (very small and private) forum. We waited until the 12 week scan before telling everyone else. Those weeks were tense and frightening and absolutely hideous. We'd waited SO LONG to fall pregnant and I was terrified it would go wrong. In the end I had a simple pregnancy and a long but not complicated labour and birth.

We then said we'd not use contraception after DS 1 was born and see what happens. I turn 40 in September and we put a limit of my 40th birthday on it for lots of different reasons, including already having spent about 7 years focussing on TTC and to be honest, I need to go back to having a normal life!

Anyway, we have been very lucky and fallen pregnant in the space of two years this time, six months before I turn 40. We were absolutely blown away and over the moon and we've told EVERYONE already.

I am currently 7+1.

I am now absolutely bricking it that I've jinxed this pregnancy and we'll go to the 12 week scan and see I've had a MMC (no history of miscarriage but it still worries me) and then we'll have to tell everyone really sad news.

Talk me down!

Congratulations!

I do the same and worry I'll jinx stuff. Don't worry, you can't! Worrying is the only thing that can harm you

Congratulations!

There is no such thing as "jinxing it". Whatever will be etc. Enjoy your pregnancy, take care, see a doctor if anything worries you. But you telling people about the pregnancy will not affect in any way how the pregnancy will go, that is just silly talk, this is not how the world works, throw away such superstitions and remind yourself of this whenever need to.

Good luck :-)

There is no such thing as jinxing it (I am the worst though ... only just allowed myself to buy some baggy trews after getting to 17+ weeks, let alone proper maternity stuff). The little bean within doesn't know what is happening outside!

Thank you! I know it's insane! I will be absolutely bricking it at the 12 week scan but I don't really have any reason to think it won't all be fine. Urgh, wish time would go a bit faster.

I know exactly how you feel... My dp regularly teases me about 'the god of jinx' when I have a wobble. But really I know, and you know, that telling people makes no difference! Congratulations!!! I'm rooting for you (and I'm sure the god of jinx is too!) x

I know how you feel, we all think we can't do x y and a just in case. but in reality if something is going to go wrong then it will and if It's going to go smoothly then it will as well :)