Late pregnancy anxiety

[FunnyOrca]

Hi,

I’m 35 weeks and I struggled with my mental health on and off before getting pregnant. So far in the pregnancy it has been pretty good. Getting pregnant was a bit of a journey.

Now, hopefully only a few weeks from actually having a baby that has been wanted for so long, it feels like it won’t happen. I just keep thinking there will never actually be a baby and getting really upset.

It’s not helping that I’m only getting a few hours sleep each night.

I don’t know if this is a common anxiety or if there’s anything that settles it for other people. I can feel the baby kicking and I know that should help, but the second I can’t feel it again, I’m back to believing there is no baby.

@FunnyOrca sorry to hear youre going through this.
If its any consolation you are not alone. Im 34 weeks pregnant following ivf and cannot see past pregnancy into the next stage. Like you, if movement lessens then I assume it's the end.
We just need to keep reminding ourselves that weve come this far and take each day as it comes...not long now xxx