12 week scan tomorrow so nervous!

[penguin7]

I have my 12 week scan tomorrow, I'm so nervous, I'm annoying myself with the worry as well as the people around me! Luckily my OH is opposite to me and is calm and is more of the attitude whatever happens we will deal with it.

I'm worrying there's going to be nothing there when I go and I worry about the combined screening tests, it's my first pregnancy and I'm 36. I do want to just calm down and have a 'whatever will be will be' attitude but it's so difficult. I've not had any signs to say anything is wrong - no spotting, bleeding etc but I'm just overthinking everything.
Aargh! I did not think pregnancy would cause so much anxiety.

Same her! I’ve got my 12 week scan tomorrow morning and my anxiety is through the roof! I had private scans at 8 and 10 weeks and all was well, I wish I could say that settled my nerves, but nope it hasn’t! 🤣 still absolutely petrified! Fingers crossed for us tomorrow 🤞🤞

Mine is tomorrow too!! Haven’t been able to sleep the past few nights. Good luck xx 🤞

I was in this boat two weeks ago! I was awful, shaking like a leaf. My advice is to tell the sonographer you are nervous, I did and she let me hear the heartbeat straight away before finding any images. That was so reassuring obviously and then I could calm down a bit.

When she found the baby it was really still- which ramped up my anxiety all over again- they sleep in there!! I had no no idea. She got me to jiggle around and it did wake up. All fine and no problems but we didn’t get many good images. Sort of looks like a grainy frog. That’s fine though as long as it’s healthy.

I've got mine tomorrow as well. Here for moral support as all we can do is wait, see and hope for the best. I hope you guys get to have your OH's in there with you, it adds an extra level of anxiety knowing you're doing it alone.

Can I join please? I have my scan on Wednesday and am so nervous! Haven't had the smoothest of times to far as have been in and out of EPU for various reasons. My last scan was at 9+1 and all was well but am still so nervous that we're going to get bad news. The first trimester really is the pits isn't it!

Fingers crossed for us all x

Good luck to you @LunaDreams (and everyone else!) It really is 🙈 sorry to hear you've already been in for things ❤️

I have my 12 week scan tomorrow too! Didn’t think I’d be as anxious as I am.. I had an early scan when I was 6 weeks as I’d had really bad stomach pain so went just to rule out ectopic. I’m like you and haven’t had any bleeding or really severe symptoms - I’ve felt sick, been extremely tired, lost my appetite a bit! But that’s about it but I’m also excited too as seeing the heartbeat at my 6 week scan was amazing!

ok so im a bit different to you guys. I'm only 7 weeks, I had a scan at 6 weeks and everything looked normal, however I'm away that in the next 5-6 weeks alot can change, and not always in a good way. I just wish I could have scans every 2 weeks. I'm so nervous I'm gonna get over confident and then get told bad news at my 12 week scan.
Good to know its not just me being crazy! Good luck to you all. xxx

My hospital just rang to tell me about rapid COVID tests. I thought she was ringing to cancel 🙈

@vixey I was the same. I’ve had two early scans now. Makes me happy for about a day before it sets back in. Assuming tomorrow is okay I am going to actually start planning that I will have a baby at the end of this.

Aww it's good to hear that we are all feeling the same and it's only natural us worrying!

My appointment is only at 3pm so I've got a morning in work to keep me busy before it.

Lots of love and positive thoughts to us all!🤗☺️x

I'm 36, 6th baby but was still extremely worried and tbh still am at 18+6. I have had 5 children from 4 previous term pregnancies but had 5 mc's between 8&12wk and lots of chemicals so worry more now than I did with our earlier children.
Eventually the excitement overtakes the worry, good luck.

I was like this, totally convinced myself there would be no baby, I was shaking and had a panic attack sat in the car before the appointment. Had to go alone which didn't help.

Baby was wriggling away and perfectly fine. Now 28+6 and the wiggling has intensified and he is doing great growth wise etc :)

Fingers crossed for you, I wrote a simular thread the day before mine and it definitely helps knowing you're not alone :)

How did everyone get on? Ours is ok, measuring well for the dates and the NT measured 1.5mm. Fingers crossed for everyone else 🤞🥰

@Katie1109 yay! Ours was 1.2 I think. But got to wait for the blood results so i do not actually feel happy yet! I’ve also decided I am now an expert at telling the gender 🤣

No one said I needed to take my pregnancy notes. #awkward.

@LJZRBB congrats!x I had my notes with me, but nobody actually touched them. They gave me scan report, photos and some leaflets about 20 week scan, took the bloods and that was it. Expert huh? Have a go then, I’m so curious 😂

Hahahahaha no idea. Must have been a one time thing.... my gift has gone.

Yeah I was surprised she actually gave me 20w scan date there and then. Also an appointment for anti D. Overall I’m pleased.

Mine went okay as well ❤️ good luck for tomorrow @LunaDreams and for in a few weeks @vixey

Thanks @notagrownup. Glad yours went ok. Congratulations to you too @Katie1109 @Edelweiss2020 and @LJZRBB.

Keep everything crossed for me tomorrow. Honestly I could be sick I'm so nervous, have barely been able to eat today (very unlike me!!!)

Mine was fine! I did drink too much and needed to empty my bladder a few times. My NT was 1.5 too not sure what that means? Read it in the notes and my due date is 27th Sept so I'm 13wks1day. ☺️

Last night had such a sleepless night but so glad today was ok! Just need to wait for my blood results/screening results now x

I'm feeling a bit achy this morning after scan, anyone else experiencing this?

@penguin7 yeah I’m a bit achy on my lower belly x I think that’s normal because of all the priding and poking with the scan probe x

All good here too! We have a very laid back, chilled out baby 😂 He/She was laid with their legs crossed and one hand above it’s head!! I had to empty my bladder too, apparently for most people it needs to be full but for the odd few it doesn’t. I was glad to anyway as I was busting!! We told our friends and family last night (parents and siblings already knew!) so that was exciting!!

Mine was ok too thankfully! Feel so, so relieved. Like @BeeDavis my little bean was also in a super chill position so took a while for sonographer to get the measurements they needed! She did need to push in quite hard at a certain angle to get what she needed so I already feel quite tender. Sure it will pass quickly though. So glad that horrible wait is over!

Aww glad everyone's seemed ok! What is everyone's due date? I was given the 27th Sept.