Gee, thanks.

MaybeMab

I want to first thank my 2 miscarriages, because of you I worry about everything.

Ever since someone on this board and my doctor mentioned the whole keeping tabs on the kicking. I can't stop thinking about it.... If I don't feel the baby move for 10 minutes I start worrying..

 
I can not wait till she is here and I can stop worrying about something being wrong with the pregnancy...


I also think its the fact I'm going to be a first time mom and worry about everything. lol

DarlingNIkki1028

A friend of mine recently said that the worst pregnancy symptom of all is paranoia. Having also experienced a loss, and also overGoogling everything definitely has me agreeing with this! We're almost there!

WorkinWeezel

Welcome to Motherhood.  The worrying never stops.  Once your baby is here, you'll worry about every single little thing.  You'll check to make sure your baby is breathing while sleeping, you'll worry that s/he isn't eating enough, you'll worry that s/he is not growing at the normal rate, you'll worry that s/he is going to get sick, etc... there is just so much!!!! 

You worry because you care

Ann003

I feel ya. The good news is that we're in the home stretch!

At my NST yesterday, baby boy was active and bonkers the entire time. Baby girl was pretty quiet and the nurse was concerned until the last 5 minutes when it was like a dance party in my uterus!

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha

WorkinWeezel:

Welcome to Motherhood.  The worrying never stops.  Once your baby is here, you'll worry about every single little thing.  You'll check to make sure your baby is breathing while sleeping, you'll worry that s/he isn't eating enough, you'll worry that s/he is not growing at the normal rate, you'll worry that s/he is going to get sick, etc... there is just so much!!!! 

You worry because you care

Truth. 

skoogirl

WorkinWeezel:

Welcome to Motherhood.  The worrying never stops.  Once your baby is here, you'll worry about every single little thing.  You'll check to make sure your baby is breathing while sleeping, you'll worry that s/he isn't eating enough, you'll worry that s/he is not growing at the normal rate, you'll worry that s/he is going to get sick, etc... there is just so much!!!! 

You worry because you care

I agree with this.  Motherhood = worry.  It never ends. I can't even imagine how much I'll worry about them when they go off to college for instance.  I'd say I'm more worried about my second pregnancy than I was about my first.  ugh.

BabyBPlus3

WorkinWeezel:

Welcome to Motherhood.  The worrying never stops.  Once your baby is here, you'll worry about every single little thing.  You'll check to make sure your baby is breathing while sleeping, you'll worry that s/he isn't eating enough, you'll worry that s/he is not growing at the normal rate, you'll worry that s/he is going to get sick, etc... there is just so much!!!! 

You worry because you care

agreed.  I still check on my son (who is 5 years old) sometimes at night to make sure everything is ok.  I worry the entire time my parents take him to their lakehouse and swear I'm going to have a panic attack until I get the phone call that they've arrived safely.  And I have probably a million other neurotic moments throughout normal days.

But, I definitely TRY to tell myself not to count kicks with this little one, because, like you, I worry if she's not moving.  I swear I'm worse with this pregnancy than my first; but that's probably because with DS I was too young to really know a lot of things, nor, at that time, did I know anyone who had a miscairage.  Sometimes I swear ignorance is bliss.

bumpuser2669861

Yes!  I have been obsessing over the kick counts too. I was pretty good for 2nd tri but for some reason now that I am in 3rd tri all the pgal paranoia is back in full force!  

AllyP10

So sorry you are so stressed out. I talked with my doctor yesterday about "kick counts" He reassured me that babies have their quite times and days and as long as I felt 10 good movements a day that everything was just fine. But everyone is different and hopefully you can find a way to relax about your baby girl, I'm sure she's perfect! 

marajade8

AllyP10:

I talked with my doctor yesterday about "kick counts" He reassured me that babies have their quite times and days and as long as I felt 10 good movements a day that everything was just fine. But everyone is different and hopefully you can find a way to relax about your baby girl, I'm sure she's perfect! 

This is what my doctor tells me as well. I've never even tried to do the kick count. Usually, the only thing that gets my attention is if he doesn't move at least a little bit after I've been eating. Then I'm probably a little more alert waiting for that next movement. And I agree with PP. There are so many things to worry about AFTER the baby is born that you'll feel like a crazy person. DS1 just turned 4, and I thought I was over worrying about him at night. But he recently had his first ear infection, and I almost wanted him to wake up crying ... because then I know he's breathing and doesn't have a massive fever!

PipSqueak0313

Yes, it's true that you don't stop worrying about them after they're born. (I've had 3 m/c's so I do understand the fear of losing this baby too)

My ds1's favorite thing is to ask me how I expect him to ever get a driver's license if I won't let him drive -- he's 16 years old btw.  I just can't do it -- I have to have dh take him driving.  My mom had to teach my dd (21 years old in a little over a week) to drive.

As they get older, closer to the college age, I think you worry less than you do when they are younger.  Some of it has to do with the fact that you don't find out about all the things you could worry about until some time after they've returned home safely. Some of it has to do with how much they have earned your trust -- the more trust they've earned, the less you worry.

MaybeMab

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way..


Sometimes I just can't help it.


Thanks ladies...