Anyone else done this?

kreejd · June 2011

I am about 9.5 weeks pregnant and everything has been going wonderfully thus far. Zero m/s, energy is starting to return, slightly sore boobs but nothing overwhelming. However, I woke up this morning in a panic because "If I'm feeling good, does this mean I'm not pregnant anymore?!??!" I drove to the nearest 24 hour pharmacy to get a pregnancy test, and sure enough it came back PREGNANT. So I guess I'm breathing a sigh of relief now. Luckily I have another dr appointment next Thursday (the 30th) so I will be able to get medical confirmation that everything is still A-OK.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has freaked out like this, or am I being completely insane? Is it normal to worry, even when there is nothing to worry about? Tongue Tied

LauraLynneC · June 2011

Totally normal to worry!! I worry between every appointment even still! One of the disadvantages of being "mature" is not being naive. Try and relax...and enjoy the feeling of 'feeling good!"

tbaban · June 2011

I was the exact same way! No m/s and other than some fatigue, I felt pretty normal and "un-pregnant!" Oh, I did have sore boobs, but that's it. I freaked out all the time and still do! I was very close several times to running out and buying pregnancy tests, but somehow I was able to stop myself. I thought that if I felt so good, maybe I wasn't really pregnant. Even now, I am 20 wks and barely showing compared to my friend, who is 21 wks and has a HUGE bump already! This is a first pregnancy for both of us, we are both having girls, etc, and yet she looks pregnant and I just look fat (I was already overweight to begin with). So, nothing about me even screams PREGNANT! I was just at the doc on Friday and everything looks good, so I just have to go with that. But, I understand where you're coming from and can totally relate. Do whatever makes you feel at ease. All I can say is that you are totally normal and everyone goes through pregnancy differently. My doc kept telling me that unless I feel bad, frontal cramping or see any heavy bleeding, I need to just try and enjoy pregnancy, stop freaking out and be thankful I'm not horribly ill every day! So, I suggest the same to you. You are ok and it's ok to freak out. Unfortunately, the worry never goes away!

paulaanne · June 2011

I just posted something similar on the February boards. Same exact feelings! I don't want to be a downer but it's important to know even if you m/c, a pregnancy test can come back positive. . . the only reason I know this is because I wanted to test again to reassure, but researched it and found it wouldn't be very reassuring afterall. Again, I don't want to be negative, but I was glad to know that because I think the only thing 100% reassuring is the doctor.

Hang in and enjoy feeling great!

alliapistor · June 2011

It's totally normal to worry. I had an early ultrasound because we had started seeing a fertility specialist. When I switched to my regular OB, she thought one wasn't necessary since pregnancy had already been confirmed but I told her my concerns and she did another just to make sure and to make me feel better.

I STILL check the toilet paper for any spotting every time I go to the bathroom, and I will be 31 weeks tomorrow. I don't think I really felt sure that I was pregnant until I saw the heartbeat on the ultrasound and then questioned it/worried until we got our NT results.

Jen&Peter · June 2011

It would worry me if you weren't worried

From the minute you find out you are pregnant, you will never stop worrying. It is human nature. Trust me when I tell you, it doesn't go away after baby is born It stays there forever and ever!!!! That is the life of a mom You just worry about different things.....

kangaroo35 · June 2011

This is totally normal. I still worry every day even though i've already had 5 u/s (mainly b/c I was going to a fertility clinic so they saw me really early) and CVS. Plus, I've heard the heartbeat at 3 of those u/s. Just tell yourself "I'm pregnant and I love my baby."

Peppernut · June 2011

I was a mess with both this one and the last, because, really, I felt fine. Tired, but otherwise fine. I have had a bunch of losses and I am paranoid, I guess. Interestingly, I had more symptoms with some of my losses than I have had with Margaux or this new one.

kreejd · June 2011

Thanks Ladies!! You are all making me feel much better and like I'm not totally losing my marbles. And I guess seeing as how I'm going to be someone's Mommy in a matter of months, I mine-as-well just suck it up and get used to worrying. Smile

MrsJordanalmond · June 2011

kangaroo35:
This is totally normal. I still worry every day even though i've already had 5 u/s (mainly b/c I was going to a fertility clinic so they saw me really early) and CVS. Plus, I've heard the heartbeat at 3 of those u/s. Just tell yourself "I'm pregnant and I love my baby."

this is me, exactly. i've had a cvs and at least 5 u/s ... still stalk the TP and half expect to see red. it found that it is really hard to relax until you can feel the baby moving. but then, you start to worry, when the baby doesn't move enough. pretty much you will now be worrying about this creature for the rest of it's life.

YaraC · June 2011

I can tell you a thing or two about panicking at any and every little thing.

hollymichael · June 2011

If it makes you feel better, I have had a pretty much symptom-less pregnancy so far. I think some women just don't have many symptoms. And, yes, I worry all the time, although I am trying as hard as I can to force myself to relax and enjoy being pregnant.

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