Constant irrational fears!!! Anyone else?

[Embobolina88]

Had my 20 week scan yesterday- everything is perfect and I’m over the moon.

However after 2 miscarriages my head is full of irrational fears. It’s
Like as soon as I get some reassurance my brain searches for something to flap about. So far I am stressing incase I have an incompetent cervix that causes labour early (I don’t know why I would but my brain is saying I might because I read about it). I’m also paranoid the baby is going to strangle herself on the umbilical cord. Again/ - this came from nowhere.

Is anyone else a ridiculously paranoid crazy person?!

You're not alone. I suffer from anxiety and have done this to myself the whole pregnancy. Now I'm only a few weeks away from due date and the fears have changed into stillbirth, social services maybe wanting to take my baby away because of my history of anxiety ( I've had no involvement from them whatsoever) but just goes to show how anxiety can make you go into ridiculous thoughts.

Try to put all your worries to the back of your mind, focus on the blessing of being pregnant

I can relate. I am now 2 weeks from delivering and am still not convinced that I am going to have a live baby at the end of this pregnancy let alone a healthy one. I don't normally suffer with anxiety but struggled significantly with it in both this and my previous one. Have you thought about chatting to your midwife, there might be support available to you.

I'm in the exact same situation. I also had my 20 week scan yesterday and, like yours, it went fine and baby is healthy.

I'm so so happy (had a MMC at 12 weeks back in April) but I still cannot stop worrying. Now I'm worrying about stillbirth, or baby having some serious condition that the scan couldn't detect. I cannot imagine bringing a baby home at the end of this.

It doesn't help that I'm not really feeling baby move yet. I've got an anterior placenta so that's why, but I read posts from other women saying they've felt their baby thrashing away like a kickboxer and I really haven't!

I'm not stupid, I know logically the chances of me getting a healthy baby at the end of this is pretty bloody high, but part of me still worries! It's driving me nuts!

I’m glad I’m not alone!!! It’s just such a shame, I had none of this when I was pregnant with my
Little boy, I just loved every second. This time my nerves are shot. My midwife knows I’m nervous and has been good as gold. But I know I need to get my head in check 😏 x

Totally the same - 16 weeks, had a scan at 13 weeks and everything was perfect, but I've convinced myself something is definitely going to go wrong and spend far too much time looking up statistics!

Me too, it's so hard. I am 38 weeks and have had irrational fears the whole time. I feel such relief once one subsides only.to then search for the next fear. Fear has changed to stillbirth or me dying during labour...but I get myself really worked up. Anxiety is horrid, I am however getting fabulous support from the perinatal midwife team...my midwife hooked me up with them. Wishing happy and healthy pregnancies/babies to us all x x

I had irrational fears through my whole pregnancy, just when one thing would be ticked off as being ok I was looking for the next thing to be worried about. In the end everything was ok! I guess it’s just a scary/anxious time! Good luck! X

Sending you all positive vibes- here’s to us all snapping out of it and enjoying our pregnancies, eventually holding our healthy happy babies!!! xx

I've had the same, had a miscarriage last year and now pregnant again. Was utterly convinced we'd never fall and now can't believe my baby is kicking and turning inside of me. Can't help but worry about everything-is she moving enough, too much, too little? - though I reckon this is just the beginning of things as a mummy. Sending you good thoughts for an uneventful pregnancy and happy healthy baby xx