Pregnancy severe anxiety. Please help

[LTimm27]

Hello.

I am currently 15 weeks pregnant with baby number 2. Since day 1 I have been having extreme anxiety about this baby. I read about miscarriages and still births and SIDS and I am so worried this will happen to our family. :(

I had to go to the hospital last week due to bleeding that was literally dripping out of me. Scanned and cervix checked and all was fine. I feel like something is constantly round the corner and I am scared to go to the loo in case there is more blood again.

I don’t know why I feel like these thoughts consume my brain constantly and I believe one of these things will happen. I have basically convinced myself one of these things will happen. Is this a normal feeling to have? It’s really effecting me at home because I feel so on edge and low.

Has anyone else felt like this?

Hello, you may be suffering from prenatal depression? Talk to your midwife have a chat. Its common to feel to some extent but really dont put yourself through this during lockdown. It is important you feel positive amid the cabin fever.

Good Luck 😘

Hi @LTimm27, I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling this way. It's not easy. Naturally you will be fearful after having had to visit the hospital because of the bleeding you experienced but take comfort that the doctors told you everything is ok!

As peanutandpumpkin said, you could be suffering from prenatal depression; you could also be effected by external factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic. You may not consciously know it but subconsciously, it could be causing some trauma.

God knows, I miss my friends and family and just people in general! We are living in challenging times so be kind to yourself. How about googling some pregnancy yoga? Learn some soothing/breathing techniques? It can't hurt.