Relaxin'

lunamishka

Anyone else having a hard time trying to relax during the weeks leading up to the first appointment?

I thought it would be cool to hear from others what they are doing to try and relax and stay calm in this exciting but nerve destroying time. I could use some ideas!

krzyriver

I have my first ultrasound tomorrow and I'm a wreck. I'm off work for the week and was put on bed rest for the day, so spent the day binge watching my favorite sitcoms. Five minutes in and I totally forget about the anxiety

CopperBoom86

The struggle is REAL. All I can think about all day long is being pregnant. Most of it's not even stress or anxiety, it's just that I'm friggin PREGNANT for the first time ever and I'm obsessed with it! The only thing so far that's gotten my mind off it is spending time with friends and family who don't know yet. I let them do most of the talking and get lost in whatever they have going on for a while. 

Edited cuz typo. 

Blonde1817

I can relate ... I found out I was pregnant at 3w2d and my first appointment is not until 8w5d!  I'm 6w6d now, and I have to say time has been going much more quickly lately then when I first found out.  Something that helps me is to try to stay present in the moment as much as possible.  Plan other things to look forward to besides that appointment ... a date night, a girls night, going to a movie, a day trip, etc.  When I first found out I was pregnant, I was afraid to do anything besides rest, but now I feel more confident in just going about my normal life (with a few modifications).  I'm back to doing yoga and working out, walking the dogs, doing errands/household chores, going to social events.  Fill up your time!  And when you do have free time, use mindful distractions like an adult coloring book or games on your phone.  Just try not to dwell on the anxiety or it will take over!

SuperNerd42

I've been pretty anxious since I found out on Monday. I'm glad that my doctor wanted to check my hcg due to our previous loss. Monday's number was only 30, but I think that's because I found out so early. Most sources I tried checking for ranges only started at 12 or 14 dpo, not 10. I'll feel better when I get today's results! I keep turning tests positive, and the lines keep getting darker, so hopefully that's a good thing!

Otherwise I've been enjoying the obsession for the moment. I'm sure it will wear off, but everything is so new and exciting Pinterest has been seeing a lot of action lately!

von1976

Obsessive bumping and adding to our Amazon registry. That's all I've got. My first u/s is next Thursday at 8w4d. 

anna.oskar

Well, my Buy Buy Baby registry is pretty solidly full now, I've been whipping through the Stephanie Plum novels again at one heck of a pace, and otherwise I lurk on here and continuously check any one of the three baby apps I have...  *sigh*   Pretty sure I'm not relaxin'     Next beta is Friday and if that's good maybe I can relax just a smidgen. 

LizaKate1213

Mine is 3 weeks from today and I'm going crazy. We are waiting to tell DS until then because we want to make sure everything is going well first. It's killing me!

ETA: to answer your question, I don't really have an answer. Work, cleaning the house, bumping, cruising around pinterest, exercise. But for the most part I'm just impatiently waiting.