First trimester anxiety

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Apologies in advance for the long post...

How do people cope day to day with anxiety? I struggle with anxiety anyway. I used to take propranolol for panic attacks but I haven't needed that for over a year now, I was also prescribed sertraline but I never started it as we were about to TTC and I didn't want to start any medication.

But now I'm pregnant I can't help but think the worst all the time. It's like I'm gearing myself up for it so that I'm not as disappointed if it happens (even though obviously I still would be).

I'm 7 weeks and have had barely any symptoms as it is. My breasts have been sore since the beginning, and thats still going strong, but any remnants of queasiness (don't think it was ever strong enough to even call nausea) that I've had over the last couple of weeks has vanished. I just don't feel pregnant at all.

I know I'm overthinking and I have an early scan booked in on Sunday which will show either way but I've just convinced myself that they're going to say there's nothing there or it's stopped growing.

How do you cope with the worry?

Thank you for reading x

Just by taking it one day at a time I’m afraid :( Set yourself small goals (get to the end of this week for example)

Booking an early scan is a good idea.

I was exactly the same with my first, utterly convinced he wasn’t there but he definitely was when we had an early scan and he’s now busy playing with a shoebox :)

This one... well unfortunately my intuition was right this time BUT as proven by my above comment re my son, just because you feel a certain way doesn’t make it true. I just got unlucky this time.

I suffer majorly with anxiety and currently pregnant with my first.
I didn’t feel pregnant at all to begin with and booked an early scan. This really helped calm me. I didn’t have any major symptoms. Sickness started at week 8 and finished by week 11.
Set yourself small targets and take each day as it comes.
Be easy on yourself and get a good support group around you. My midwife knew my history of anxiety and she’s been great checking in with me. Make sure you talk to yours, they definitely put your mind at ease!
I set small goals of buying a baby outfit after 12 week scan. Once I hit 20 weeks I bought a little outfit once j knew the gender. At 24 I started looking and buying furniture. At 28 I started decorating the room.
Just breaking it all down made it easier for me.
Make sure you rest when you need to and don’t put pressure on yourself!

Thank you both. I think normally I am able to distract myself at work but I'm off with covid at the moment so too much time on my hands to over think! And it's just thrown me that I feel like my symptoms seem to have dissipated.

Im glad your midwife has been supportive, i feel like no one seems to care. I rang my GP and they said to self refer. I've tried 4 times and get no response. Went back to GP and they basically said I just have to wait or keep trying. I've moved GP since all my anxiety stuff. I'm going to try the midwife again when they open and try to get my booking in appointment. I think I'll feel better after I've had the early scan.

I know it’s so much easier said than done, but just try not to think of the worst. You may get some cramping and pains but it is usually down to your uterus stretching. I had pretty much zero symptoms, except sore boobs which went away about 10 weeks, and I’m now 21+4 :) Like others have said, just focus on little milestones 💕