For those of you who had a difficult time getting pregnant...

osscott4510 · April 2010

Just curious if I'm alone on this...

We had two miscarriages last year before this pregnancy and throughout the ENTIRE pregnancy I was SO scared, from week 8 to week 24 I had a nurse practitioner friend of mine do an ultrasound a week just to make sure everything was ok. I swear to you every time I went to the doctor I was just waiting for bad news. I kept telling myself I could not wait for him to get here so I could stop worrying, I thought it would be such a HUGE relief to have him here, and it is....BUT...

Holy whole new set of worries!!! RELIEF--he made it, NOW, how do I keep him safe?!!?!? Every time he is sleeping I am always putting my hand on his chest just to make sure he is breathing!!! I am just totally laughing at myself now that I thought once he got here I could stop worrying....silly girl...

Congrats to all of us that finally have our LO's in our arms, I wish all of us the best of luck making it through all the worries that are to come : )

MrsRebecca · April 2010

I think a lot of moms go through this, whether they had difficulty getting pregnant or not.

I did have a struggle getting pregnant and had some complications during my pregnancy so it was a relief to finally have DS here.

Melly Mel · April 2010

You are so not alone. I did not suffer a loss, but a close friend of mine did weeks before I got pregnant and it definitely changed the way I felt about being pregnant. I was a complete worrier, and am by nature. I bought a home doppler and used it to make sure her heart was still beating. I would have anxiety before going to the dr. as well. Now, I also go and check to make sure she is breathing. I think that is normal and just part of being a new mom. You aren't crazy, and if you are, I am right there with you lol!

Lisa10e · April 2010

We tried for 2 years to get pg and had 4 losses. I was to the point that I accepted we would not have a baby. So looking at ds now it still shocks me that he is actually here. I was so scared my whole pg too, thankfully my ob understood and I also had multiple u/s's.

hterry85 · April 2010

Do you have an angelcare monitor? Or have you thought of getting one? I had a m/c almost a year before getting pregnant with DD, and I have lost a cousin to SIDS. So I know where you are coming from being so paranoid! Having the angelcare has saved me so much sleep! DD still sleeps in our room. The base of the monitor has a light that blinks everytime it picks up the movement. It makes me feel so much better to wake up and see that rather than peeking in at her and risking waking her.

bamababy3 · April 2010

i completely understand. after 10 years of ttc, we had twins at 24 wks, and they both passed away. so, this pregnancy my husband and i were both on edge the entire pregnancy. i still have a hard time believing our little maggie is here, and keep waiting for someone to come take her away. we had to put her in the hospital at 5 days for jaundice, and the nicu memories about put me over the edge. i know the doctor had to think i was crazy - i cried, a lot.

even with all the fears and worries, i feel so blessed and thank God for her every day. she makes all the years of disappointment and heartache completely worth it.

pearblossom · April 2010

I'm just as bad if not worse and DD was a happy accident. No trouble getting pregnant apparently! I'll tell you a secret...sometimes if she's being wiggly or fussy I go down the stairs on my butt holding DD. My super steep stairs scare the bejesus out of me. And you know, I was such a carefree pregnant lady, did not worry like this at all. It's the mommy hormones.

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