I have an appt. tomorrow (20 wk.) and I'm terrified that she'll get her Doppler and listen ... And listen... And there will be nothing. And she'll send me for an ultrasound and they'll say, "I'm sorry, but..." I've been trying to tell myself that surely won't happen again, but I know it COULD. I felt some movement around 19 weeks, but now nothing I can be sure about for the last several days. So... I'm scared.
I have an appt. tomorrow (20 wk.) and I'm terrified that she'll get her Doppler and listen ... And listen... And there will be nothing. And she'll send me for an ultrasound and they'll say, "I'm sorry, but..." I've been trying to tell myself that surely won't happen again, but I know it COULD. I felt some movement around 19 weeks, but now nothing I can be sure about for the last several days. So... I'm scared.
Aww hugs to you! Your feelings are completely valid. Have you had an anatomy scan yet? Maybe your baby has been sleeping a ton and/or not in the best position to feel him/her. I'm wishing you and your baby the very best!
Sunshine&rain I was in the same exact boat this week. I am 20 weeks and have only felt the baby move once (at 19 weeks) and nothing since. I am a pretty laid back person and don't tend to worry much, but (as my Doc said) - We are carrying precious cargo. I had my appt yesterday and all is good. Try not to worry. I am sure the baby is just fine.
Had a scare yesterday morning... Woke up with massive pressure on my cervix, and bright red blood... Didn't bother to call OB since I had an appt early afternoon anyway, but it was very stressful to wait a couple hours to be seen. LO is fine, Dr couldn't see any source for bleeding when he did an internal, and cervix appears thick and closed. Today I am feeling like crap (unrelated) but the pressure is gone, thankfully and the bleeding stopped yesterday... No clue what caused it. Just watching the seconds to hit V- Day. U/S tomorrow.
S&R, I'm sorry you are feeling that way! I totally get that... I was a nervous wreck until little miss lazy butt finally started to move consistently, which was right around 20wks for me, that is a huge relief. Try to stay positive xo
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Good to hear most of our mommies are doing well with healthy LO's growing!
@potatocastillo if I saw blood I would have been a wreck- so happy everything is just fine.
I'm doing well. Baby boy just doesn't stop moving so that reassures me. I also tell myself whenever I worry that the twins were unhealthy and there was a reason they didn't make it. This boy is perfectly healthy- good organs, no abnormalities, and strong growth. There is no real reason he shouldn't be OK. That also helps when I feel anxious.
@potatocastillo - I'm glad everything is good, but so sorry that you had to go through that. So scary!
I had my 20 week appointment yesterday and cried and nearly had a panic attack while waiting for the Dr. I get so scared that I'm going to get bad news, but all was good. I have another A/S next week since little one wasn't cooperative enough last time, but all seems to be good!
My EDD for my first pregnancy came and went and I'm OK. I had a good cry and lost a little ground on my battle with my anxiety, but trying to focus on this pregnancy and all the positives!
My little minion has been doing a great job of letting me feel him move every day (and night).I'm so grateful! I did have some trouble sleeping last night due to anxiety. My cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism this week. She should be just fine with treatment but anything that goes wrong in my life increases my general anxiety level.
Thanks, ladies, for your support and encouragement. I knew I could count on you! Everything looks -and sounds- fine! I started feeling a few wiggles again too, so that calmed me down. Hopefully I'll get an u/s appt. soon. Glad to hear that everyone is doing ok, hugs to all.
It is so nice to read that everyone is doing better, aside from a few hiccups. Glad things are going well.
Something that has been so great for me recently is that baby has been moving around like crazy. Once we had our A/S last week and we were able to see baby moving and all, both of us are feeling much better about everything.
I also get relatively panicky before any kind of scan. But after seeing her at the 20week anatomy scan, and getting a good reading on my cervical length and fluid levels and all that, I was very reassured.
It's funny... my anxiety levels are very cyclical. I have an ultrasound, and I'm reassured. Then as the days and weeks go by, my anxiety starts to build again. It builds and builds until the moment of the next ultrasound, when I'm practically hyperventilating. Then I see her, I see that things are good, and it's like I can breathe again. The reset button gets hit until next time, lol.
I"m doing my best to stay in the moment and just be thankful for every day of this pregnancy. Feeling her kick is amazing. Sending good thoughts to everyone!
@PinkRoses I sure hear you on the cyclical anxiety! I couldn't have described it any better.
I just had a massive mood swing this weekend. I was so happy last week, it was wonderful. Then yesterday it all came crashing down. It feels like it usually does when I'm approaching Mary's birthday and sometimes big family holidays like Christmas and Easter. I don't know what triggered it this time, maybe because I'm about how far along as I was when we were in the middle of finding out Mary had problems and when it was discovered she'd died. We found out she wasn't developing properly at her 20 week scan, saw the MFM and had additional testing sometime after that and went to L&D and found no heartbeat at 26 weeks. I'm 23 weeks with her little brother now. I don't know exactly what's going on, but this sucks. I just hope it's not affecting him.
@rainbowminion my heart broke reading your story. Just remember- there was something wrong with Mary. Your AS with your sweet son showed everything is well. Have faith he will grow big and strong! That has helped me. I often wonder in negative thoughts would effect my baby, but those thoughts trigger the momma bear in me to find positivity deep down and bring it to the surface for this baby. Take care of yourself, I believe in your rainbow and all of our little rainbows.
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I did have a 5 hour stretch of sleep last night which was amazing!! I think that's the best I've slept this entire pregnancy.
Spontaneous pregnancy #1
DD1 July 31, 2011
Trying for #2 since Oct 11
Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!!
Good to hear most of our mommies are doing well with healthy LO's growing!
@potatocastillo if I saw blood I would have been a wreck- so happy everything is just fine.
I'm doing well. Baby boy just doesn't stop moving so that reassures me. I also tell myself whenever I worry that the twins were unhealthy and there was a reason they didn't make it. This boy is perfectly healthy- good organs, no abnormalities, and strong growth. There is no real reason he shouldn't be OK. That also helps when I feel anxious.
Continued love and best wishes to you all xoxo.
@potatocastillo - I'm glad everything is good, but so sorry that you had to go through that. So scary!
I had my 20 week appointment yesterday and cried and nearly had a panic attack while waiting for the Dr. I get so scared that I'm going to get bad news, but all was good. I have another A/S next week since little one wasn't cooperative enough last time, but all seems to be good!
My EDD for my first pregnancy came and went and I'm OK. I had a good cry and lost a little ground on my battle with my anxiety, but trying to focus on this pregnancy and all the positives!
Glad to hear that everyone is doing ok, hugs to all.