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erainer99
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Dealing with worrying about first pregnancy
erainer99
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Hi, y’all. I’m 8 weeks pregnant and could use some encouragement or tips for how to cope with all the worrying I’ve been doing about this pregnancy- it’s my first one and I think that’s part of it.
I’m constantly worried that I’ve come in contact with something harmful to the baby and not known it- for example, I got some things out of the trunk of my car earlier, and there’s a bottle of antifreeze in my trunk because my car was low on it a few times in the last year. Now I’m worried that I could’ve come into contact with dried residue unknowingly (I washed my hands after) and gotten it on my skin. I KNOW that this isn’t reasonable! I have no reason to think I did and even if I did it would’ve been SUCH a trace amount, but I can’t help but worry. There are other examples too- what if I accidentally took a medicine early on that could’ve been harmful to the baby and I didn’t know? What if I ate something that’s not safe for the baby? I’m just feeling overwhelmed with all the dos and don’ts and can’t stop playing the what-if game.
Has anyone else gone through this? I’m a Christian so have been praying, but I’m not sure how else I can manage the nerves.
I’m constantly worried that I’ve come in contact with something harmful to the baby and not known it- for example, I got some things out of the trunk of my car earlier, and there’s a bottle of antifreeze in my trunk because my car was low on it a few times in the last year. Now I’m worried that I could’ve come into contact with dried residue unknowingly (I washed my hands after) and gotten it on my skin. I KNOW that this isn’t reasonable! I have no reason to think I did and even if I did it would’ve been SUCH a trace amount, but I can’t help but worry. There are other examples too- what if I accidentally took a medicine early on that could’ve been harmful to the baby and I didn’t know? What if I ate something that’s not safe for the baby? I’m just feeling overwhelmed with all the dos and don’ts and can’t stop playing the what-if game.
Has anyone else gone through this? I’m a Christian so have been praying, but I’m not sure how else I can manage the nerves.
Re: Dealing with worrying about first pregnancy
Few things are “bad for baby”. Alcohol, nicotine, certain medications that should have already disclosed to your doc. Others may increase you risk of certain things, but that is not a 100% guarantee either. Take a deep breath. Today you are pregnant and that is what matters.