5 Weeks Pregnant & Anxious

[cookster1993]

Hi everyone! I'm 5 weeks and 4 days pregnant today with my first. I am totally over the moon to have fallen pregnant. We'd been trying for about 9 months which I know isn't ages but it felt a real relief to fall pregnant.

I'm struggling quite a lot with worry. Worrying that I'll miscarry, that something's wrong, that I'll get to my early scan in a couple of weeks (booked one for when I'm 7 weeks) and there'll be nothing there, etc etc etc. I know the odds are in my favour, and that other than keeping myself healthy there's nothing I can do at this point, but gosh it's so hard isn't it?! Any advice for managing this period of time would be so appreciated. And also positive stories of where you were worried and all turned out fine would be wonderful too!! X

It is hard not to occupy your mind with worry and what-ifs! And you're absolutely right, you can't influence or jinx anything...what will be will be. If you do book an early private scan, leave it until week 8 or so, by which time you'll be able to see something!

What you can control are things like making sure you're taking your prenatal vitamins including enough folic acid and Omega 3, getting a bit of exercise even if just walking, eating healthily etc.

I'm 28 weeks today but had an early miscarriage last summer, so unfortunately the naivety was gone this time around and a positive test didn't necessarily mean a baby. I just tried to keep busy and take everything one day/week/scan/milestone at a time! Very thankful that this one seems to be working out fine!

Congratulations!

Agree with @Regenbogen22 - take each day as it comes and do the best you can each day.

I had a scare at 8 weeks, had an emergency scan & the sonography wasted no time confirming she saw a healthy heartbeat. An early scan gave me such relief. 12 weeks is too long IMO!

Congratulations and best of luck!

I had these worries with my 1st baby and convinced myself that there would be nothing there at the scan. There was! and he is now a stroppy teenage boy.
I think he was just such a wanted pregnancy that I couldn't bare to get my hopes up.
Good luck with your pregnancy.

Hi OP, congratulations! I feel the same as you. I'm 4 weeks and I've been pregnant before and miscarried so I'm trying hard to stay positive and not focus too much on what could go wrong. Like others have said I'm trying to take it a day at a time and not think too far ahead. It's really hard though!

I'm exactly the same. 4w5days with what will hopefully be my first baby. I have had 2 previous mc's so I am having to work so hard at not letting myself think the worst at every twinge. I'm trying my best to take it a day at a time and stop testing. I have a scan booked at 7w6 because any sooner I'm scared there will be no heart beat yet and I'll drive myself crazy with worry.

I just keep telling myself loads of women get pregnant and have babies no issues - think like one of those and try to enjoy it.... x