Anxiety in early pregnancy

[MorayRose]

Hi everyone, I’m new to this so stick with me!! After 8 years of trying to conceive we were thrilled to find out on Thursday that our second IVF cycle had been successful.

Clinic day I’m classes as four weeks pregnant and I’m booked in for a scan at 7 weeks.

You’d think I’d be delighted but my anxiety is completely taking over.

I had brown discharge last Sunday and Monday so was convinced it had worked but we tested on a Thursday and got a positive. We’ve done another two tests since and all are positive.

Yesterday I had loose bowels twice and again today after eating. Sorry too much info! And the brown discharge has started again this afternoon.

I just can’t settle and I’m constantly thinking the worse.

Anyone got any tips for calming me down? I know what will be will be and there’s nothing I can do about it but I just can’t handle the anxiety.

Your hormones are changing rapidly at this point. All sorts of odd things can happen due to that.

Knowledge is the best treatment for anxiety. Can you get a copy of "What to Expect When You're Expecting" or a similar book? It will help you feel more in control.

Good luck with the baby and congratulations.

We did FET due to doing IVF so we could have PGD for an inherited condition and I was terrified. I had brown spotting early on and then red bleeding at 16 weeks.

The result of the pregnancy is currently snoring on my lap, very much fine.

Do understand the constant, blind terror that something will go wrong, though! Hang in there.

I could have written this!!

I'm now 10+1 and had bleeding from before OTD until 7 weeks 4 days! Some days was just spotting other days was a biggish bleed so very scary. Heartbeat has been seen at 6+5 & 8+4 scans.

It's really scary but try not to worry too much (hard to do I know)

Thanks guys. It’s tough isn’t it. I hate not knowing and not being in to control.

To be honest I think I coped by spending as much time as possible asleep in the first trimester!