5 wks pregnant and incredibly anxious

[charleybelle]

We have been TTC for a year and a half and after a diagnosis of PCOS I have been through lots of clomid, metformin, and provera with little or no success until last month. I did a pregnancy test on Sunday and it was positive!! We were (and still are) both over the moon, but now I am feeling really anxious and worried that when we go for a scan in 3 weeks time it won't show anything. We've not told anyone our news yet because I don't want to jinx it or get excited and carried away but I desperately want to enjoy this feeling...xxx

Best approach ime is to try not to think about it too much - then you won't get anxious and you also contain your excitement. There's no reason to worry and nothing you can do except wait. Try and distract yourself with other things. There'll be a LOT more waiting over the next 8 months or so. Maybe wait til your scan til you tell people - makes it easier to put it to the back of your mind if others don't know.

Hi Charley - I think the only thing you can do is ride it out. I felt exactly the same after several MCs - very anxious before our 8 week and 12 week scans, fearing that there was something wrong. There wasn't thankfully

There's no real way to avoid the anxiety. Try to acknowledge and accept it, stay busy and don't beat yourself up for worrying! There'll be loads of time for enjoying being pregnant, and I expect you'll feel much more secure and happy after a good scan.

Would a site that tracks daily odds of future miscarriage be helpful? I found it very reassuring early in my pregnancy to watch the odds go down every day.

Thanks so much everyone! Really helpful advice. Going to try and keep myself busy and not over think everything! fingers crossed for more good news come my first scan!

charley I know just how you feel. After 7 months of trying (so not as long as you but it felt like forever, and I am 41) I have finally got a BFP - literally today!- and I am happy but feel stupid to let myself actually imagine a baby as chances of MC are so high. I am now hyper-aware of every little twinge and desperately googling things to do to reduce chances of MC. All advice says just wait it out....you're already further down the line than me so stay strong! Good luck!