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Help i just know im pregnant!!

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lynsey24 · 31/08/2006 17:02

Im 24 and terrified!! I just know im pregnant even though i havent missed my period yet. I have all the symptoms and i have been pregnant before and I just know.

really sore boobs
getting up to wee a million times a night
emotional
metalic taste in my mouth
really really tired

This will be my first baby and i dont think ive ever been this scared!! Im in an amazing relationship so why am i so frightened? I should be ecstatic....Whats wrong with me?? I dont know what to do. I feel like im the only one in the world that feels frightened at the thought of having a baby.

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Astrophe · 31/08/2006 17:08

try to relax! I think its fine to be terrified as a baby is completely life changing no matter how welcome.

depending on how soon your period is due, go and buy a test, or wait a few days then do one.

you are certainly not the only one whos been frightened...i think everyone is a bit, even with 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc babies!

If you are preggers you will get lots of great support on here - join one of the antenatal threads.

shimmy21 · 31/08/2006 17:11

did you want to get pregnant lynsey?

Scoobydooooo · 31/08/2006 17:14

I felt the same actually when i fell pg first time round i was only 19 i remember crying about it & saying i just could not go through it & Dp jumping around saying you will be fine etc etc.

It is frightening because it's the unknown but it is also a wonderful place to be.

When is your period due? can you not do a test?

foundintranslation · 31/08/2006 17:16

My son was much wanted - and I was 27 when I got pregnant with him - but I was still scared at the thought of having a baby. I think most people are tbh, especially when it's their first.

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lynsey24 · 31/08/2006 17:17

I feel really overwhelmed just by getting responses so quicky on here....Thank you. All of this is completly new to me so please bare with me. I did not plan to get pg and would love nothing more than to be a good mum. I guess im just frightened of everything changing as I am probably happier than i ever have been at the moment before this.

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lynsey24 · 31/08/2006 17:26

I feel like Im being pathetic! reading comments and situations other people are in and problems there having I feel like im being silly. Ive got an amazing boyfriend whos supportive. So whats wrong with me?

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Scoobydooooo · 31/08/2006 17:28

I would not worry yourself at all it sounds like everything would be fine if you are, The first thing i think you need to do is a test to confirm if you are or not.

Chloe55 · 31/08/2006 17:57

How do you think your dp will feel? He sounds like he will be very supportive and it sounds like you need the support. So, go buy a test to make sure and then sit down and tell your dp about the results and explain your feelings to him so you can support each other. I was 24 when I fell pg with ds and although he was planned when I actually got pg I shit myself! I started doubting if I really did want a baby, how I would cope, did we have the cash? What if something goes wrong? etc etc. Now I look at him and he is my life, I love him so much.

You will be fine.

SophieB · 31/08/2006 17:59

I was terrified when i found out i was pregnant. ive been with my partner for 3 years! Dont worry your'll be fine! x

SnowBoo · 31/08/2006 18:02

I too was 24 when i fell pg. We had only been together a short while and i was terrified. I'm 29 now, we are married with another baby and life has worked out brilliantly.

Do a test to find out one way or another.

muma3 · 31/08/2006 18:04

you sound pretty normal to me hun

i was 15 when i had my first child and i know excatly how you feel but i wasnt as comfortable as you seem to be . it is very daunting and i think you excpect the worse . the thing is you have been so lucky to fall pregnant dont let fear ruin it for you . relax and enjoy even the first few weeks. it only gets better . i think that alot of people -not spoil- but dont get the same experience becasue they spend their whole pregnancy scared of the out come and how their life will change .

just go with the flow i think under your panicking you sound quite happy??

good luck and congrats

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lynsey24 · 31/08/2006 18:20

Thank you everyone for your comments. I dont feel like such a freak now for feeling this way and as mad as it seems I know now im not the only one to ever feel this frightened. My boyfriend has been amazing and I know he wants this baby more than anything. I feel bad because hes so excited and here I am terrified.

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lotussister · 31/08/2006 19:31

I've been married for 14 years, was told we could never have children and really wanted some. I still totally panicked when I found out I was pregnant.

Very happy now though!

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