1st Trimester

Dealing with nightmares

I have been having pregnancy nightmares-- right now they range from the extremely bizarre to things I could believe.  I have nightmares about spotting.  I have nigtmares about the baby having no heart. 

I am worried about miscarriage and I haven't had an ultrasound yet.  I know I would feel so much better if I could hear or see the heart beat.  But when I called the clinic the other day (my first appointment is Monday)  they said I won't get an ultrasound until 12 weeks.

I know it isn't rational, but I want a way of knowing what is going on inside me.  I am planning on asking them on Monday to see if they can get the heart beat on doppler, but I know that since I am overweight they might not.  If they don't hear a heartbeat, I want to ask if I can have an ultrasound earlier.

 Does this sound reasonable?  

 

 

Re: Dealing with nightmares

  • It's freaking me out too that I won't hear the heartbeat for quite some time.  I am overweight too.  My first appt is not until august 8, so I am always wondering what's "really" going on in their.  So weird.  I hope all goes well for u Monday!!!
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  • You are not alone!  Last night I had multiple dreams about spotting "red blood."  This was the third night in a row I had bad dreams about the baby.  This morning I woke up wondering if it was a "sign."  I am sure its just our subconscious mind expressing all of our obsessive worries.  I also read some where that the hormone flux brings on more vivid dreaming. 

    Good luck on Monday. 

     

  • i hear yah! I don't have my first ultra sound until the 28th! it seems so long away.. looking forward to checking in on the little one
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  • You are so not alone!  I had my first u/s at 8 weeks and won't have a doppler until August 12th.  I keep worrying that something will happen to the baby between then and now, even though my husband keeps saying there isn't much I can do about that.  Just know that you're not alone at all.  I think we all have that fear, rational or not.
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