Worried about my anatomy scan..

Re: Worried about my anatomy scan..

• mmk29 member

  June 2015

  Of course you're not the only one nervous, but with a healthy heartbeat odds are in your favor. Just try to relax. Everytime I really start working myself up I read up on breastfeeding/ entertaining babies/ or any topic for after baby is here. It helps to divert me back into thinking about when baby will already be here and I stop thinking about what ifs so much.
  Good luck! Can't wait to hear everything looks great after your scan!

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• nmwheel1 member

  June 2015

  I'm always so worried they are going to tell me they can't find a heartbeat at the ultrasound. Both of my miscarriages were discovered by ultrasound before I showed any bleeding or symptoms so ultrasounds make me very anxious.
  I'm sure I don't breathe until I see baby moving and see the heartbeat flicker. At 14 weeks my doctor couldn't get a heartbeat reading with the doppler (he said it was normal as his doppler is old) but that is making me slightly more nervous for my anatomy scan!
  Deep breathes! You aren't alone in worrying but I'm sure everything will be great!

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• anneof2 member

  June 2015

  I had a bad anatomy scan result with my son. It was devastated and cried the rest of the pregnancy. But in the end he was healthy, so I worried and cried and stressed myself out for nothing.
  I honestly don't even want to know this time. I'd almost rather not even have the ultrasound done at all.

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• kwaldy member

  June 2015

  Breathe! It's the only advice I have to give, which makes me feel crappy, but you need to try to relax and find other things to distract you. I'd try to stay away from google... aka the worry machine... so that you don't start thinking of all the negatives.
  I understand your feelings though. I don't have a history of family member medical issues, but I worry every time I have an ultrasound. I think that they're going find that my baby has no heartbeat or something...
  Worry/stress is not good for you or baby so do what you can to try to relax.
  
  Good luck!

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• nana+K member

  June 2015

  I get nervous before every scan too. I think I have the kind of brain that automatically thinks the worst in every situation. I am going to have to really work on that as a mother otherwise I'll drive myself and my family nuts!

  For the anatomy scan I am extra nervous because I had no idea I was pregnant and was going out and drinking for about 2 and a half weeks after conceiving ( I thought I couldn't get pregnant without IUI/IVF ). 

  I can relate to how you feel though one thing people always tell me is that worrying won't change anything so as @mmk29 said, try and distract yourself with the positive parts of pregnancy.

  I really think that distracting yourself with something is the only way to take your mind off things. Good luck, when is your scan? 

  
  

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• tayzav member

  June 2015

  Mines Thursday and as excited as I am to see her I'm just as nervous because it's also my anatomy scan. It's finally that time they tell you good and or bad. I think our worrying is normal, and we just need a distraction. I'm sure everything will be fine, but it's just in the back of my head, especially knowing it'll be about another month before we get the results back. I think the wait it the worst part. Good luck, hope it all turns out perfectly.

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• Ceridwen77 member

  June 2015

  I have yet to be nervous about any testing but I am getting anxious about my A/S. It's Monday. Can't come soon enough!!

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• oliarnmom1517 member

  June 2015

  Mines the 19th and I have found that Google only scares me so after about week 9 I stopped looking things up on google because I would think the worst of the worst.. I appreciate all of your advice and since I can feel the baby a little bit more often now I at least know everything is ok heart beat wise.. I just worry that they will say the babies head is too big or something along those lines because it wouldn't be the first time.. Thank you all for your encouraging words!!

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• nana+K member

  June 2015

  oorl11052015 said:

  Mines the 19th and I have found that Google only scares me so after about week 9 I stopped looking things up on google because I would think the worst of the worst.. I appreciate all of your advice and since I can feel the baby a little bit more often now I at least know everything is ok heart beat wise.. I just worry that they will say the babies head is too big or something along those lines because it wouldn't be the first time.. Thank you all for your encouraging words!!

  My ObGyn told me at one of my first appointments, ' Stay away from Google!' I think it was good advice. Also for your own wellbeing, try and take this as an opportunity to practise thinking positively, I know I'll need to learn that skill once I'm a mother, especially once it gets to the teenage years!! 

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• oliarnmom1517 member

  June 2015

  I don't even wanna think about that yet lol

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• SoFlaMommie1128 member

  July 2015

  My anatomy scan is tomorrow morning, and the anxiety just set in today. Trying to stay away from Google... Hope you've all had (or will have) perfectly normal anatomy scans and perfectly healthy babies.

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• RaisingJulian member

  July 2015

  I'm super nervous. My anatomy scan is next week and I feel like my life has a lot of good things going for me right now that something bad is going to happen to the baby.. It's like the other shoe is going to drop soon and I don't want it to be the baby.

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• nursewho member

  July 2015

  mmk29 said:

  Of course you're not the only one nervous, but with a healthy heartbeat odds are in your favor. Just try to relax. Everytime I really start working myself up I read up on breastfeeding/ entertaining babies/ or any topic for after baby is here. It helps to divert me back into thinking about when baby will already be here and I stop thinking about what ifs so much.
  Good luck! Can't wait to hear everything looks great after your scan!

  You have no idea how much this piece of advice will help me! OP this is a great idea for us really anxious girls! It's natural to worry, you just need to be able to work through that anxiety.
  

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• queenwog member

  July 2015

  @SoFlaMommie1128 my a/s is tomorrow morning as well; I've been trying not to think about it so I don't start going through the what ifs. Hope all goes well for you!

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• Laura&brad1 member

  July 2015

  Mine is weds morning and I am extremely nervous I feel sick thinking about it

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• SoFlaMommie1128 member

  July 2015

  queenwog said:

  @SoFlaMommie1128 my a/s is tomorrow morning as well; I've been trying not to think about it so I don't start going through the what ifs. Hope all goes well for you!

  Thank you, @queenwog I hope everything goes well for you, too!

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• calexander331 member

  July 2015

  Mine is tomorrow afternoon and I am super nervous about it as well. Praying for all the best news for everyone.

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• SoFlaMommie1128 member

  July 2015

  Had a wonderful anatomy scan today! Doctor said everything looks healthy and perfect! We are so happy.

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