Anyone else feel disappointed?

[HolsF28]

I'm 14 weeks pregnant with my second, and last baby. I had chronic anxiety with my first after we suffered a miscarriage previously and I was sooooo excited for this pregnancy, to enjoy it and embrace it all and cherish every second and now with everything going on I've had panic attacks all week over fears of not being paid for months as my job is up in the air and just gutted that we are living in fear and uncertainty during it. Having to distance ourselves from our friends and families who I was excited to share this with and just feel really low. Hoping this feeling will blow over and once I feel movements I'll start to enjoy it and deal with the cards we have been dealt. I know this is all for the best if everyone's health, but it still is rubbish.

Does anyone else feel like this and are in the same boat?

Me! First pregnancy and was looking forward to fully embracing it currently clinging on to the hope that the last 8 weeks(ish) of the third trimester might be ok depending on how quickly this all passes.

All very minor and insignificant in the circumstances but so relieved I'm not the only one who feels like this!

@HolsF28 Has your 20 week scan actually been cancelled or do you just think it will be?

Has anyone had medical appointments cancelled?

I’m ten weeks and have had my booking in appointment moved to a telephone call. Sounds stupid but I’m gutted. I want to see a midwife face to face. Also worried that I’ll be missing important blood tests.

Hello all, just another voice to add to the chorus. I am 26w, baby due 3rd July.

I am absolutely gutted, missing my mum so so much (she is front line NHS 😟), so disappointed about NCT, can't decorate baby's room, the rest of our house is also a mess and my dad who was helping us has obviously had to down tools. Was so looking fotrwrd to getting the house lovely, enjoying last few baby free weeks in the sunny garden...

We were also due to get married 2nd May and doesn't now look like we will even be married by the time baby comes 😭

Most of all I am worried about what happens if nothing has changed by the time baby arrives. Its my parents' first grandchild and grandparents' first great grandchild. What if they don't meet him/ her for months and don't bond with them? I feel so sorry for baby for everything they may be missing out on.

I have also been very emotional the past few days and have cried on DP a lot, he has been good sometimes and sometimes not had too much patience with me, he is also worried about his vulnerable mum and brother which I get.

Yesterday midwife gave me the option to skip the 25w appointment and do a phone consultation instead. I was very very disappointed as was so looking forward to something a bit exciting and for me, but obviously the 'right' thing to do was to take the phone consultation so I did

You have my sympathy and solidarity ladies, you are not alone, thinking of you all xxx

Hi everyone. I'm 32 weeks with my second. I echo everything above. Mostly frustrated that we timed this baby so that dd1 could stay in nursery 3 days a week for all our sakes (30 free hours from 1st April.) And now we will all be on lockdown in our house.
DH has another perspective though which is helping me to see the positives. That being, yes maternity leave won't be what we had planned. But, we would all be in lockdown anyway, so try to see the positives of bringing a new baby into the world as something to make lockdown easier. We didn't have any holidays planned and would have been largely at home with the new baby, so at least our version of lockdown won't be too dissimilar to what we would have been doing anyway (to some extent!) And maybe, just maybe, the new baby will be a positive distraction for dd1, a new playmate (yes I know the novelty will wear off quickly!) But maybe she will love her new sister extra more because there are no other friends or family to distract her, she might really appreciate her.
I'm taking all this with a pinch of salt but it's helping me to keep positive as much as possible. Just please please let the sun continue to shine!

@wineymummy you are so right that we need to look at the positives, I know I had a massive rant in my post but it really is much better if you do try and keep positive isn't it.

My mum and friends are excellent for a phone call if I need perking up, and I can be grateful for the little things like more time in the garden in the months leading up (I am wfh)

Yep. I'm due my baby this weekend and the thought of the hospital terrifies me. My partner will only be there for established labour and a short time after the birth. To make it worse we live in separate houses so he won't be able to visit after we get home, nor will anybody, so I need to make the most of FaceTime! Horrible time to be pregnant or due a baby xx

@Needallthesleep I've just had a message about my 16 week midwife appointment.
I don't know how they can not test urine and blood pressure never mind blood.
Its stressing me out.

I feel the exact same, I’d planned how to tell family members and I won’t be able to do that in 2 weeks time, instead we will text them saying stand in the hall way we have something to tell you, then tell them with safe distance between 🙈. I guess it’s just the way things have to be for now though.

Also I know this could sound sooo selfish but I had a holiday booked mid April when I will be 15 weeks, I thought aw great I can still enjoy a nice relaxing week away with my friends as not heavily pregnant/struggling. Now that’s been cancelled and won’t get chance to rearrange until Bub is here, then I may not want to leave them to go on hol! So I feel like that was my last opportunity and I’m gutted to be missing it 🙁

I know in the grand scheme of things I should be so happy that I’m able to keep safe and have some home time, but it definitely throws you off when you’ve pictured things and prepared yourself for stuff which is now not going to pan out that way.

But... look at the positives, I’m healthy, straight forward pregnancy so far, so I shouldn’t complain! However seeing this has made me feel more human as I did feel like I was being selfish thinking this way, so thanks for normalising it! Xxxx

I'm 13 weeks in and not at all fussed tbh. I despise pregnancy in general though, so I guess if you're one of those people for whom it's a magical time of wonder and excitement then it might be slightly irritating. I'm just glad I'm not on mat leave at the moment!