Anyone else worried all the time?

ginsing

Lately I am just having extreme anxiety about everything with the baby! I'm so terrified something bad is going to happen, I worry constantly. Anyone else feel this way? Any tips on how to cope?

M&M227

It's difficult for me too between appointments.  I have an appointment today so I'll fine better for a week or so.  I think once we start feeling movement it will be better.  But, there will always be something to worry about, even after the baby comes.  It's part of being a mom.  Try to relax and enjoy being pregnant.

Countrygirlah79

I worry all the time... I haven't seen the Dr since Dec 7th and I go next week and it can't come soon enough... I just want to know everything is ok... I don't know what "feeling" pregnant is suppose to feel like but I?m not really felling any different then I was before I found out... Is that weird??

hurricane1212

I worry all the time too. I usually feel better for a few days after my appointments, but thats it. I have my anatomy scan on monday and I am freaking out that something will be wrong. It can't come soon enough. I have no advice on how to make it go away, but I just wanted you to know that you are definitely not alone.

walter7878

Yes. I'm too scared to shop for or buy any baby stuff. I know perhaps I should be researching things like strollers and cribs, but I am too scared...not that I'm going to jinx anything, but more that I'm going to have a crib and no baby and it's going to be heartbreaking. I keep thinking "after the next appointment, maybe this fear will go away," and it does for like a week and then I'm back to paranoia.

I have had anxiety issues before, so I guess I'm not that surprised, but it's getting old. I don't have any advice other than this: I try to remind myself that if nothing is wrong (or even if it is), I wouldn't want to think back on my pregnancy and realize I worried the entire time. That usually pacifies me for a little bit. Maybe that will help. I definitely know how you feel!

runnergrl6675

I'm a worrier by nature so naturally I was going to be a worried pregnant lady.  My mother in law thinks I need to "talk" to someone.  That really pissed me off.  I have no problem seeing a therapist, but I don't want my MIL to tell me what to do.  Grrr. Having the Angel Sounds heart monitor helps relieve some of my anxiety but not all of it unfortunately. 

alm0309

I wish I knew how to cope, but I am glad to know that I am not alone!  I am scared to allow myself to be excited because if something went wrong, it would be that much more difficult to overcome.  Especially since we opted not to get any of the genetic testing done, and I also had a LEEP 6 years ago so have to go to the doctors every two weeks to make sure my cervix is not getting soft.  I wish I was an optimist like DH, but I always think the worst. 

khusker

Story of my entire pregnancy..

 

It drives me SO nuts sometimes but he knows its because we have lost a baby before. After an appointment I am fine but within a few days to a week I am worried again. We got a doppler which eases my mind and I only do it every other day but the days in between are not fun. Its normal to worry, but I know I worry a little to much!

ginsing

Thanks ladies...it definitely helps me to know that I'm not alone. I honestly have been having major anxiety lately!! My next appointment isn't until Jan 17, and that seems so far away. I'm not sure if I've felt the baby move - I honestly can't really tell? I'm thinking of getting a doppler too...maybe that will help me. I'm trying to just breathe and relax, but it's really hard not to worry about every little thing.