Will I ever stop worrying?!?!?

sunflwr2 · January 2011

I know i'm only 5 weeks along, but if this keeps up it is going to be a long nine months!
Saturday I was worried because I was crampy, today i'm worried because i'm NOT crampy! It's so ridiculous!
I'm thinking (hoping) that when I go to the doctor for my first appointment (at 8 weeks) I will feel better and not worry so much?
It just doesn't seem real yet I guess. I'm not the only one am I?

mamafancy · January 2011

I think pregnancy is a long journey of worries. After you get through the first trimester you will find something else to worry about. If you feel too crampy call your doctor. There is nothing better than a professional opinion. Try to stay away from everyone else's horror stories. That will just make you worry more. Hope you have a happy pregnancy!

TTnoles · January 2011

No, not alone. I am not sure it gets any better either. Now that there is someone else to think about i just keep telling myself that worrying is what parents do best most of the time, it's going to be our job soon I do hear you though on the 8 wk mark, I def. know that once I can see a someone in there that I will "feel" better and "feel" more pregnant. Hang in there, nothing else you can do really!

Caseyk1127 · January 2011

Nope I'm right here with you. Last week I was worried because m/s was so bad, then I was worried when it stopped, of course that didn't last long. I'm pretty sure I can find something to worry about everyday, LOL.

stacymarks · January 2011

I know exactly how you feel! DH and I have been ttc for the last 19 months. Finally a BFP last monday at 3 weeks, 4 days! I will be 5 wks this Thursday, and I've been worrying a little bit about the cramping, but it's really ok and normal. If I just have the cramping every now and then with sore bbies, I'll take it. Hopefully I can evade the M/S altogether, but I don't think so. I actually felt a little dizzy at work today!

Fuzzy21 · January 2011

Someone once told me that I should now be prepared to worry for the rest of my life....right now I worry about the LO who isn't born yet, and then after the birth, I will worry about it endlessly. Just something we all have to do.

Today I worry a little bit because I have zero symptoms. No m/s, no bloating (which magically disappeared overnight), I have energy...the worry continues.

nymsunshine10 · January 2011

I been feeling the same way. I have been crampy(no spotting or bleeding) for the last week since I found out I was pregnant. I am also 5 weeks. My doctor's appt is on the 25th and I can't wait to go because I think I will feel better afterwards. I am totally with you on this one however I think we will continue to be nuerotic for the next 9 months LOL.

sexyntexy · January 2011

Get ready! I worried every.single.day of my last pregnancy. I prayed while pushing asking God to make her get through birth ok. Once she was here I worried even more. About SIDS, how much she was eating, popping, etc., what do do when she got sick. Motherhood is an endless cycle of worry. I would say it gets better /easier but i'd be lying. GL!

SailorGray · January 2011

You worry, worry, worry....then, your LO is born and the worrying is multiplied by a million.

When I was pregnant with my DS, I remember being in my bed and thinking how this is the only time that I can truly protect him. He was safe and sound in my belly. I was totally right.

Jeffie · January 2011

I would say the worrying comes and goes. Once I heard the heatbeat i got a lot less worried. I think the statistics are once you have heard the heartbeat you are 95% likely to be ok. Obviously that isn't 100% but it's a heck of a lot closer to it!

Also, I agree the worrying continues when the baby is born- are they eating enough, developing fast enough, a million other things.

Try to do your best to just enjoy it as much as you can- there will be days where that is impossible and you will worry but once you get past a few milestones hopefully you will be less stressed!

kasant · January 2011

I hate to tell you but no you will never stop worrying. I'm finally 23 weeks pregnant after 2 miscarriages and I have turned into a HUGE worrywart!!!! I so understand where you are coming from - crampy, not crampy, worry, worry, worry - lol! I'm 35 so we had the added worry of Down's Syndrome which turned out to be ok after the amnio. Then last week I didn't feel her move alot and freaked out. I was going to call the dr the next day and what do you know - she was rockin and a rollin in there that morning. There are moments when I can feel her doing her thing in there and I truely know the feeling of complete happiness because of this precious life I have growing inside of me and those moments completely counteract the much longer times of worrying.

I also realized the other day that a day will never go by when I do not worry now. Once she is born I am sure the worrying will be tenfold. Count your blessings now and take joy in the life you've made.

heylee · January 2011

Pregnancy will put your body through so many changes, it's normal. Some days I was crampy, some days I wasn't, at this point I get sharp cramps when I wake up in the morning. It's normal, your body is stretching little by little.

Annabelle81 · January 2011

I worried a lot less once I could feel my first kicking and moving around. The worry doesn't ever fully go away, but the good things eventually overshadow all the worrying!

CutieBean79 · January 2011

I've had worries all along, but nothing was as bad as those first few weeks of knowing. I had an u/s at 8w and felt substantially better after that. So, it did get better for me. Also, try to remind yourself that worrying won't do any good, and can actually just cause you un-called for stress. Hang in there!

StephsPlace7 · January 2011

No, you're not the only one. I'm worrying about the exact same things - and feel like I'm losing my mind! I wondered tonight how I'm going to make it through the next 9 months. It definitely helps knowing I'm not the only one stressing out though. Hang in there!

BryelleSullivan · January 2011

im still worried myself but it has gotten a lot better. it will ease for you

kenandlaura06 · January 2011

No, you wil never stop worrying. The worrying in pregnancy, when the baby is safe in your belly, is nothing compared to the worrying once your baby is out in the world.

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