Positive test at the weekend

[HRoseB]

It's now Monday 2 days after finding out I'm pregnant. I'm 26 and have felt ready for a baby for a long time. Now that I know I'm pregnant I feel so emotional and scared, scared that I feel like I won't be able to do it.. the pregnancy the birth the whole thing really. My anxiety has got so bad it's making me feel so nervous that I can't eat I eat and feel sick. I felt like I was ready but now it's happening I can't stop crying I'm so scared I really worry I won't be able to do it 😢 only 4weeks 2 days. Due at the end of March

That's normal. It's a very big thing to happen to you. You should give yourself some time to get used to it. Try to think of the positive things as well and see how you feel in a couple of weeks. You can always abort if you really decide against it (although it is easier in the first trimester).

And don't forget that pregnancy and birth are things that kind of happen to you, you don't "do it". Billions of women have gone through it, so can you.

I am in exactly the same position. I'm 26, found out I was pregnant about a week ago, I also suffer from anxiety which is much worse since I found out, even though I am also excited. I'm due at the end of March and can't really fathom how I'm going to do 9 months of it!

I don't know if this will apply to you but a big part of my anxiety is a phobia of being sick, so I have been prescribed some anti-sickness pills. I haven't taken any yet as the agreement with my doctor was that for now at least they are just serving the purpose of reducing my anxiety because I know I have them if I need them. He only agreed because my anxiety around being sick was so bad I was struggling to eat, but if this is similar to you maybe you could try that?

Yep, normal. Everything has changed and nothing has changed. It's a very difficult thing to contemplate whilst hormonal. Give it time. You will be just fine.

Very normal! Felt the same even though we had been trying for over a year. It’s a big life change but you will come round. Congratulations

I can completely sympathise with you. I too am 26 this is my first pregnancy although I have been ready for years but like you now I've had that positive test I'm second guessing everything and don't feel like I'm physically or mentally capable of any of it, I keep telling myself I'm too young still and maybe these feelings are real and I'm not actually ready etc. I guess as the time goes by it's going to sink in more and it will become more doable (I hope!) I'm only 10 weeks tomorrow so still real early. I'm thinking my main mental breakdown is going to be at the dating scan when I actually see (hope to see) something growing away in there! There's lots of us I'm sure in the same boat on here which is why I'm glad I joined this forum! I hope we can all support each other with experience etc when we need it from people we don't actually know as I think experience coming from someone close is good but not as brutally honest as it sometimes needs to be coming from a stranger! Hope your ok in yourself and slowly getting your head round it,, I know I still am! x

@HRoseB OP, I'm 27 and 4+5 so due practically the same date as you! We can keep each other company! X

@YogiBear13 yes definitely that's exactly how I feel I have the same phobia of being sick then I worry about being sick and just get more anxious. Luckily I've got a doctors appointment tomorrow and I will try and get some of those anti sickness tablets. It's just knowing you have them makes you feel better. I've got my boyfriends brothers wedding on Friday so it will be a long day and I'm already feeling really anxious about it and worrying about being sick. How have you been feeling these last few days? X

@emma911030 yeah I know there will be lots of us feeling the same way. Its been helping me feel better actually reading other people's experiences and how they are feeling etc. Only my boyfriend knows at the moment as I just think it's wayyy too early but it's nice joining this and talking to people who are going through it at the same time. I'm still in complete panic about it all but I've not cried today so that's got to be a good thing haha. Hope you are ok too! X

@minniecat2406 Oh wow! Just 1 day ahead of me then, definitely can keep each other company. How have you been feeling?

Completely fine, OP. No symptoms at all other than slightly more tired but that's probably the heat more than anything. Fingers crossed it lasts!