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Pregnancy anxiety

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Wexybex · 11/05/2023 19:30

I'm 8 weeks pregnant with my first baby and I have the absolute worst anxiety iv ever had in my life. I'm generally quite an anxious person but I just can't seem to enjoy my pregnancy at all. Iv bled for 9 days now, nothing major but browny spotting which has been heavier at times with little clots. Iv had 2 scans, first one was because of the bleeding which was a vaginal scan and everything was fine and second was one I had booked privately because I didn't want to wait until 12 weeks to know everything was okay...anyway this one was a pelvic scan and also fine. According to the sonographers, I had a happy little pregnancy with a strong heart beat.
The first scan I measured 7w3days and the next scan which was 4 days later I measured 7w6days which wad a day out but I'm not gonna worry over that. So baby is growing and I should be over the moon but I honestly just have a bad feeling about it all.
I feel like my gestational sac in both scans looks really small compared to other scans iv seen but surely if that was a problem, they would of said something but none of them did....but mostly the bleeding is just making me so anxious....iv never had pain or discomfort but don't understand why I'm just bleeding every day.
Anyone else feel like this or felt like this? I haven't had any symtoms either which also worries me! In fact, I genuinely don't feel pregnant whatsoever.
Am I just being a complete emotional wreck or are my feelings valid? My husband thinks I'm being silly and need to calm down but I can't shake this horrible doom and gloom feeling rather than being happy and excited for our very much planned pregnancy. X

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Wolfiefan · 11/05/2023 19:42

Your anxiety (which you say you normally have) has spiralled. I felt the same. It’s a MH issue. You need to get help with this. Do you have a midwife yet you can speak to?

Littlelighthouse · 11/05/2023 20:07

I had incredible anxiety in both of my pregnancies. Don't beat yourself up for it, it will only make things worse. Reframe it to tell yourself that you're already parenting your baby. You're worrying about them because you love them.
Do let your midwife know because there is plenty of help out there. I had CBT with the perinatal mental health team during my second pregnancy.
Also remember, private scans are great for immediate reassurance, but as I'm sure you've figured out by now, that reassurance doesn't last long. I can't even count how many private scans I had during my pregnancies (or how much it cost!) But I do remember that the reassurance never lasted longer than a day before I was thinking 'maybe they haven't moved as much' ' maybe they're not growing anymore' 'maybe my placenta is failing'.
Remember that your baby is thriving and you have the proof from two scans. You're built to carry this baby. You've got this ❤️

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