3rd triers - do you still worry a ton?

ENev

Are you ever just paralyzed with the feeling of "what if something happens to my baby?" How do you snap yourself out of it?

I'm fairly good at telling myself to chill the heck out, but at the same time, those feelings of fear are ALWAYS there for me. I'm always thinking "I do not know what I would do if ..." (I don't even want to write the rest.)

I just love this baby SO MUCH. And even though I'm loving being pregnant, I wish those bad feelings would just stay the heck out of my head!! 

MelissaAB5579

I'm not quite there yet, but I do worry lots.

SaraBobby

Not a day goes by that I don't worry! I hate it... there are so many What If's that I think about... I try not to... but I find it impossible!

honeybeee

Yes, I worry a lot!  Boo.  Every morning I'm a freak until I get her to move.

flygirl4ev

It's def. easier than in the begining of the pregnancy! Feeling movement makes the world of a difference, but yes I still worry. I think if anything happened I seriously do not know what I would do. Being this far along I could never imagine starting all over. But I also know the odds are in your favor once you get this far along, now I just pray for a healthy normal baby to be born!

BeachBride72106

I will tell you, you are not alone.  I will say when ever I have the "what if" feelings I stop and say a quick prayer for the health of this baby and that hopefully it is the baby we get to raise.  I don't think these worries will go away until I am hold an alive baby in my arms.  And then the worry just shifts to keeping them safe outside the womb. (=

gwenypher7

Yes! It's a different kind of worry than it was 1st trimester, though. Now I worry about preterm labor and cord incidents and possible defects - things I never really thought about until now.

I just try to remind myself that those incidents are very rare and there is nothing I can do to prevent them. And just love on my little girl while we have this special time of her being inside me!

mrsandrews07

Yes, I agree with the PP. Its a different worry now. All the "what ifs" with delivery. Ahhh, not a day goes by that the thoughts arent on my mind. All I can do is to continue to pray for our baby and for our delivery.

I know a whole new set of worrys will start once she is here...it never ends

mh2t

I have to say that I don't worry very much anymore.  Occasionally those thoughts will creep into my head, but I just push them back out. I know why they're there - if you lose a baby, you'll always have them.  But in my case, I definitely felt that something was off the first time around.  From pretty much the minute I got my (surprise) BFP, I was terrified of miscarriage.  I haven't had that sensation this time, so I'm taking it as a good feeling.  Praying helps, too.

ENev

Whenever I feel worried, I say a prayer, too. I feel like God might be getting tired of hearing the same plea over and over again!

Rossi17

I still worry. I take comfort in knowing that she is almost out, and I do count her movements to make sure she is OK. Of course, she kicks me a lot still, so I worry a little less.

mikkimikey

I do!  I worry something is going to happen during the delivery or the cord will be wrapped around his neck (like my DH's was...btw, thanks MIL for telling me THAT story!) or that the baby will come too soon and have to spend time in the NICU, etc.

So to sum up...yes, I still worry a ton!

nancyandnate

Yes, I still worry.  I bet women who haven't had losses do too, but I believe it is an entirely different level when you've already lost a baby.

valerieanderic

I'm so worried something is going to happen to her during the birth. I think having a miscarriage just makes that whole "it won't happen to me" way of thinking disappear. I'm always worried about the worst case scenerio with this pregnancy. It sucks! I just keep taking deep breaths and trying to focus on the positive. Some days are easier than others, though!

ebesse25

yep. I realized, before going to bed the other night, that I didn't remember her moving a lot all day and so I kind of freaked out when I couldn't stimulate her.  I waited til morning, tho, and she was kicking away.  I'm also worried about my u/s next week and about her moving when DH comes home so he can feel her for the first time.

Useonfire

Definitely Every day, and I hate it.  It's hard having a previous loss, even a 1st trimester loss, and not feeling like you're doomed sometimes to not have a baby. I pray every day that this baby will be ok. I hate when hours go by and I don't notice him moving around.