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[ttcanxiety]

Ok this is going to sound really silly but i hope someone can put my mind at ease!!
I am starting to get incredibly anxious about something happening to bub in the final trimester. I am so anxious and a\worried about a still birth and how i wont cope.
I know this is incredibly selfish and silly. But anxiety is an issue for me and always has been! i have an ob appointment on tuesday next week i will be asking my ob about it then.
If all my scans to date have been fine (although nt scan was 1:602 for a 26 yr old) should everything be ok? I had spotting at the 6 week mark and nothing since... am i just being silly?

[Miss E]

I think it is perfectly normal to worry about the well being of your unborn child, that's what mums do - they worry. By the sounds of things your pregnancy is going well and you have no reason to be concerned, but I know from my own experience that it is hard not to. I think all you can do is talk to your OB about your concerns, hopefully they'll help to alleviate them, and try not to worry too much (easier said than done hey!). GL

[Daytona's Mummy]

I was feeling quite similar for most of this pregnancy gradually getting worse but since I've made contact with a lovely lady for hypnobirthing / calmbirthing classes, I feel incredibly at ease! I'm still surprised at how calm I felt right from 1st contact with her and I havn't even done the class yet!
I don't know where in Qld you are but she is on the north side of brisbane and I can't reccommend her enough! (she's also a fraction of the cost of others and she trained most of the others) Maybe try a class sooner rather than later cause I really think it has helped me before as well as hopefully during labour.

[Fleur]

hun it's not silly at all,it's quite normal & for me it was worst during the last tri also. I became quite paranoid & I used to live for my Dr appts to hear the heartbeat & know she was still ok.
I think hypno/calm birthing classes are a great idea if you can
I couldn't afford them, I got along by telling myself everything is & will be as it should be - it became my mantra - and I reminded myself that it is rare for things to go wrong, most babies arrive just fine .
I really feel for you & I'm sorry I don't have any better advice but just know that you're not alone

[blackduckies]

Hi I also suffer from anxiety and i find in pregnancy and after the birth I am over the top, its all those hormones..I have to say i find it a miracle everyday of my pregnancy and it seems nearly impossible to make it to the birth without something going wrong, but I have 4 babies to prove it is possible...would it be worth hiring a doppler for the last part of your pregnancy? it would help put your mind at ease, they are easy to use, especially when bubs is big and you can listen whenever you want/need to.

[~Kim~]

Sounds perfectly valid to me hun, it's hard isn't it.
I'm the same as Pam, I'm usually anxious (diagnosed OCD) but in preg it's horrendous.
Telling your caregiver is exactly what you need to do, but I second the calmbirth stuff too. Really worked for my with DD's preg.

[barney]

oh im hearing you here to hun and i dont think its silly at all im feeling very much the same, were gonna be ok chickey babe not long now and our beautiful babies will be here.