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Pregnancy anxiety and pprom fears

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AOMum14 · 17/10/2024 16:37

Hello everyone,

I am 22 weeks and 4 days and I don't know how I will get through this pregnancy. I will start by saying I have an amazing support system and so much in place for my mental health but despite this, I am finding this so tough.

I lost my firstborn at 33 weeks to an incredibly rare condition that my baby had (7th case in the world) and my perception of risk has broken. I went on to have my daughter a year later. I am now pregnant with my third and struggling with so many fears. I can't handle the loss of another baby.

Everything so far has been as it should be but I don't take comfort from this. My current fear is my waters breaking without me knowing and it's a constant battle in my head.

Today I went for a walk and (tmi alert) when I checked my underwear there was a wet patch from my vagina, all the way up my butt crack. Most people would go "that's sweat" and my brain goes "that's my waters gone". I called the maternity line and they said to put a pad in and check to see if I soak through.

I guess I just need to hear some wise words from other mums out there. Does this sounds like anything to be concerned about? Any words that got you through pregnancy after loss?

I feel defeated and scared

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readyforroundthree · 17/10/2024 17:43

I'm so sorry to hear about your firstborn, that must have been incredibly traumatic for you.
How did you cope with your anxiety with your second child?
Tbh it's so common to get increased discharge in pregnancy and it can be really watery where women either think it's their waters or they have wet themselves.
I'm 30 weeks and at my 28 midwife appointment I got up off a plastic chair and it looked like there was a line of wet/moisture but obviously I had just been sweating 🙈
Have you put a pad on?

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AOMum14 · 17/10/2024 17:58

readyforroundthree · 17/10/2024 17:43

I'm so sorry to hear about your firstborn, that must have been incredibly traumatic for you.
How did you cope with your anxiety with your second child?
Tbh it's so common to get increased discharge in pregnancy and it can be really watery where women either think it's their waters or they have wet themselves.
I'm 30 weeks and at my 28 midwife appointment I got up off a plastic chair and it looked like there was a line of wet/moisture but obviously I had just been sweating 🙈
Have you put a pad on?

Thank you for your kind response 🙏
I didn't cope very well to be honest and naively believed third time round would be different- sadly not. The same amount of anxiety, just different fears.

I put a pad in but noticed it was just causing more sweat. Took it off an no damp patches at all so far thankfully

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