Late pregnancy worry

[PetersonPeterson]

I am in the last few weeks of pregnancy and just can't stop worrying something will go wrong. The baby moves plenty but every time it's quiet I feel overwhelmed with panic, and even when it's moving I worry. I so much want to get the baby here safely, but I know I can't do anything to make it happen sooner, and anyway rationally I know it's better for the baby to come when it's ready and I must not wish it to be early. Just so anxious. Is this normal? I'm sure it must be?!

I think it's normal, I feel like that and I'm only 25 weeks.

It sounds normal to me. I'm generally quite cavalier about pregnancy, but towards end of preg with DC2 I did get more anxious. To point I went to get checked out at hospital for reduced movement at about 38 weeks. DS was a bit of a lazy sod though - would get hours and hours of no movement.

However, if you are finding he anxiety unmanageable, etc, you might talk to your GP or midwife...

Thanks. Not really feeling overwhelmed and normally quite rational person. I have a disabled child already and I knew something was wrong when I was pregnant with him, but I think I probably still feel a bit traumatised from what has happened with him- we were told over and over again that he would be a healthy baby and we were the one in a million where he wasn't. Somehow thinking about his birth and the end of my pregnancy with him brings back all sorts of emotions and I know that things don't always go right. This pregnancy is different but I just feel anxious!