the scary stage: am i alone in this?

monkey121712 · May 2012

hi everyone! i just found out im pregnant 2 weeks ago after 10 months of trying. i work full time in a preschool, and now all i wanna do is be at home on the couch where i can protect my little monkey growing inside of me. there are also days when i dont feel pregnant. i know i am because i have taken 2 tests, and seen the small dot that was my baby on an ultrasound, but i dont feel some major symtoms. am i alone in being terrified in this crucial first stages of pregnancy?

peacelove&mama · May 2012

Absolutely not! This is my second pregnancy and I am terrified! It's completely irrational, but I just can't help it.

ngarden01 · May 2012

Absolutely not! Hang in there mama - we're all here for you if you ever need advice or just need to talk

MrsT1108 · May 2012

No way! This is my first pregnancy and I am scared shiitless. Totally silly but I can't help myself.

hasenpheffer86 · May 2012

No way, feeling this way has to be totally normal. This is my 3rd and I wish I could say I dont feel pregnant sometimes (HELLOOO MORNING SICKNESS...all day), I want to just put bubble wrap around the belly to protect the little seahorse.

KODIRYAN22 · May 2012

You are definitely not alone! I have been spotting and want to go home and lie in bed and not move. (thinking that is going to stop anything bad from happening). I just told my sister today that I wished the 12 weeks would go faster than they are!! We are all here if you need to talk!

laureniskeen · May 2012

Im 5weeks today, and after help getting pregnant, Im terrified its not real. My first ultrasound isnt till may 16, and i cant help but pee on sticks every other day just to make sure its real.

I totally feel ya.

cll915 · May 2012

You are def not alone. I think most of us are terrified at this point. This is my first as well and i had symptoms last week, but very few this week!! Keep your chin up!

Cherry1111 · May 2012

I am terrified. See siggie. Things haven't exactly gone so well in the past. I'm doing a lot of things different this time (progesterone right away, blood thinners, baby asprin) but am still petrified that this will not be it. I had my 3 betas pretty early and have about a 3 week gap between the last beta and my first ultrasound next Friday. I alternate between envisioning my future with this baby, and preparing for bad news that the baby is not viable.

So you are definitely not alone. Not at all.

LadyNikon · May 2012

spend enough time on this and the first tri board and you will find you are only NOT alone.. but with good company

. Right now I am concerned about about the vanishing twin Syndrome AND miscarriage.

Meli B · May 2012

You are not alone! This is my 5th and I am more terrified now than ever before

Congratulations! Hang in there

JLSmith124 · May 2012

I bled for 2 weeks after getting my BFP, so I am with you on the scared part. I just want to get to the part where I enjoy the pregnancy and not worry so much.

missusmeeseeks · May 2012

You are definitely not alone, I think we're all anxious right now. It will be okay!

br0wneyeddoll · May 2012

Yeah, you are definitely not alone! I get so worried that something might have happened to the baby or that I?ve done something to harm the little one. I also fear going to my US appointment and getting bad news.

aow11 · May 2012

I hear you! I still don't have any of the major symptoms that I had with my first and it freaks me out. There's still plenty of time for them to start, but every day that they DON'T start makes me more nervous.

You definitely aren't alone. Try to relax and enjoy being symptom free. I think the thing is we all know that there isn't really much we can do in these first weeks to "make sure" everything will be okay. It's scary not knowing how things are going, and to not have any control over anything. We will all get through it though, somehow

KatieKim0815 · May 2012

peacelove&mama:
Absolutely not! This is my second pregnancy and I am terrified! It's completely irrational, but I just can't help it.

This!

buttercup712 · May 2012

I am freaking out! Yesterday and today I felt pretty good, and it is scaring me to death! It's like if I don't feel terrible, something is wrong. Mostly, my stomach just settled down a little bit. I still have sore boobs, but every time I feel the cramping now, I'm worried it's the wrong kind of cramping. No bleeding at all, so that's reassuring. I think I just finally came of the "I'M PREGNANT!!!" high, and the crash is cold hard fear. May 23rd, my first appointment, is sooooo far away!

AshDahlia · May 2012

No, you're not alone. There are days I don't feel much either, and I don't have my first appt. and US until June 5! It's sometimes hard to believe it's real, and I almost want more symptoms (I'll regret that later Wink

Hang in there! Like my dr's office said, the later your ultrasound is, the more they can usually see.

ETA: never mind, you already had your ultrasound

WAis4Ris · May 2012

I'm so glad you posted this and that all the others have responded before me with heck no--- we're ALL scared! I have had no bleeding or any signs of anything wrong but its still a pretty constant fear.Its my first, and like many others on the days that I'm not feeling sick, I'm wondering if something is wrong! I'm hoping that I'll feel much better after my first u/s on May 16th! Its kind like... i haven't seen it so I don't know for sure its there! We're all in this together... so hang in there!