Overthinking

[GingerRH]

Morning All,

I'm 15+4 today. And have my 16 week appointment next Friday.

I miscarried in the summer so this time round I've been on edge. We've had 3 scans (first was a dating scan (9+2) as I wasn't sure of my dates after MC, 2nd was a private to confirm everything was fine before telling family at Christmas (10+4), and then obviously 12 week scan).

We've had a happy healthy wriggly baby on the two second scans.

Today I've started to have a complete panic that it's so long before we see the baby again and what if somethings happened.

Can anyone just talk some sense into me 😂🤣😂🤣 I still feel like shite so I'm pretty sure I'm still pregnant. And I get it's a totally irrational panic.

Please no bad stories as they'll probably send me over the edge.

It's totally natural for you to be anxious about your pregnancy (especially after experiencing a previous loss) but considering you've had your 12 week scan and all was well, I would remind yourself that at this point, your risk of miscarriage is extremely low.

If you haven't had any bleeding or severe pain then it's more than likely that everything is absolutely fine.

I'm 19+3 with my first and have had 4 scans so far - 8w, 10w, 12w & 15+4 (3 of those were private). We have our 20 week scan on Monday and although I am a little bit anxious, I'm far more relaxed than I was in the earlier days. I had my 16 week appointment when I was 17+2 and got to hear the heartbeat for the first time 🥰

Saying that, there's always something to be worried about. Each time I reach a milestone my worries change. Up to 12 weeks my concern was miscarriage, from then till now it's whether or not baby is developing as it should be. Assuming all is well on Monday, I'll probably start worrying about movements 🙈 then it'll be the birth and then keeping a baby alive 😂 I'm prepared to be worried for the rest of my life 🥴 x

@FreakyToes thanks for replying. I spoke to my friend who's a midwife and she suggested getting in touch with my midwife to see if she could fit me in today rather than next Friday.

She managed to squeeze me in at the end of the day and she quickly checked for babies heartbeat which I heard for the first time and I feel much better 🙈🙈🙈

Aww, that's great news 👌 definitely puts your mind at rest doesn't it?!

Hope you have a happy and healthy few months ahead x

@FreakyToes literally such a relief!

Good luck for Monday! X