Re: The Waiting Game

• bebe43 member

  August 2014

  I am about 6 weeks pregnant and my first appt is August 25.  So almost exactly where you are at.  I am just doing what I can do right now for a healthy pregnancy.  Eating well, taking pre-natal vitamins, staying active, sleeping well, etc. Everything else is out of my control.  I find that when I focus on the actions that I CAN take, I am much less worried about the stuff that I have no control over.  I have no reason to suspect that anything is wrong, so unless something changes (in which case I would call my primary care dr since I haven't been to the OB yet), there is no sense in making things up and worrying about the million "what ifs" out there.  Good luck and focus on actions that you can take! 

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• marajay6 member

  August 2014

  It sucks waiting for that first appointment. But don't be surprised if you anxiety doesn't automatically go away after the first appointment. It can linger for quite some time. It will most likely come and go for the entire pregnancy.  There will be milestones that will take some of it away (making it to 2nd tri, having a good a/s, feeling the baby move), but part of it will always be there. Some woman do better than others at managing it and not letting it affect them, but everyone experiences it on some level.

  
  

  
  

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• ericajane600 member

  August 2014

  I am 6W 4D today. I too am very nervous. My first prenatal appointment is this friday and I am so nervous. I'm not even sure I can get scanned on Friday. I think it's just going to be a confirmation of pregnancy where they just do the pee test...Which I've already done at home. I've had 2 MMC last year and it was heartbreaking. I don't know if I can handle it (if) again. But from reading everyone's comments on this community thing, I've been trying to keep positive and believe that it is well out of my control. Good thoughts are headed your way! 

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• NerdyLucy member

  August 2014

  I'm 6 weeks today.  I have an appointment on Tuesday in which I think I'll be getting an exam, a pap smear probably.

  
  

  My OB doesn't do ultrasounds until 12 weeks unless there's a reason to, so yeah, I've got to be patient.  We all do. 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• KatieX2015 member

  August 2014

  Thank goodness for this thread - I've been out of my mind with worry. We're keeping the pregnancy a complete secret until after our first appointment, when we plan to tell only our parents and siblings. I'm 5 weeks 5 days, and our appointment is in a week and a half. I find myself questioning every decision I make ("I ate well all day... I'm sure one taco won't kill me..."), and calling my doctor's office constantly ("Can I take Claritin? Go boating? Are you SURE it's not appendicitis?") and driving myself a bit insane. I'm a teacher who only works very part-time durning the summer, so all this spare time to give into my fatigue and worry is quickly becoming my enemy. Thanks all for posting - glad to know I'm not alone, even if I am a teeny bit more insane than all of you! Time to go find a hobby...

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• missamERICA member

  August 2014

  I was completly calm with my first pregnancy.. this go 'round I'm a bag of nerves, but it's just impatience. Now that I know what to expect, it makes this time so much worse with the waiting. Also last time, my first appointment was at like mid week 7, this time I too will be almost 9 weeks and that extra week or so is driving me nuts. Especially bc I just want to shout it from the rooftops, but I can't!

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