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Struggling at 9+3

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thunderonlyhappenswhenits · 10/03/2022 08:12

Feel like an idiot writing this but I need to get it out. I'm really struggling the last few days with anxiety and ocd.
I saw baby at 7+6 and again at 8+5.
The last week I'd say I've felt almost normal, no nausea (wasn't too bad in the first place) bloating has eased off a lot, I'm still tired on the evening. But basically I feel pretty good.
I've got ocd for checking things, especially before bed so it's around safety and it got worse when my son was born (he's 8 now)

The last few days I keep checking if my boobs are still swollen, they are, but I'm sure not as much as they was. Now, it might be because I keep checking them so I'm not really noticing the difference iyswim. But it's turning into ocd. It's like I'm checking and they're going to tell me if somethings changed in the pregnancy. I feel like I'm gping insane, I know it's not rational but it's getting more and more often I'll feel the need to check them 😳
I can't keep going for scans because I think then I'll start getting anxious over measurements etc if they're slightly difffent to last time.

Does anyone know if I'm just feeling the usual early pregnancy anxiety or is this seems abit extreme ?
I don't know if maybe I'm reaching that point where you start to feel abit better symptoms wise.
Does breast size fluctuate like tenderness does in early pregnancy ?

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ReeseWitherfork · 10/03/2022 08:15

I find everything fluctuates the entire time. It is definitely hard not to read into it at the beginning but unfortunately I wouldn't say your anxiety sounds typical with normal early pregnancy anxiety. I'd get ahead of it now and speak to your midwife/GP. Good luck!

thunderonlyhappenswhenits · 10/03/2022 11:16

Thank you for replying. I'm worried about telling the midwife and I feel they might start hounding me about my mental health then throughout the pregnancy ? Maybe I'm wrong I don't know. I've told my partner this morning how I'm feeling and it's felt better to let it out, I thought he'd think I was being ridiculous but he's been very understanding. I just explained I can't suffer in silence and pretend I'm okay because I'm not

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