I felt exactly how you feel .. I was paranoid… my house has altar and everyday there will be incense .. I get very frustrated … and my father in law bring me to temple once for some event, I sat there and they burn the joss paper , the smell and smoke was terrible .. I was also paranoid.. I couldn’t sleep 😅 but now I am in my 3rd trimester and all is well! So far so good! I tell myself “smell also smell already… other country have very bad level of air pollution they also don’t have a choice, they breathe in everyday but yet still have a healthy baby… so i occasionally smell should be ok.. 😁”
Nowadays as much as i try to avoid even smokers, I don’t feel paranoid or frustrated anymore… I used to be at extend where i get paranoid even smelling cigarettes when i walk past smokers.. but now I just try to hold my breath as much as I can for that few seconds 😂 every little bit helps lah right😂
Also , I need to pump petrol every other day… I had to smell petrol , and I work in Tuas , the air is quite bad… initially I also paranoid but subsequently, as I move on to the late trimester , I got less fear and worry also because so far the scans have been goood which gave me a lot of positive booster as well!
It’s very inevitable we get paranoid because the whole journey of pregnancy , we can only know if our baby is well when we go to the gynae which is only once a month… but I learnt to embrace myself ! So far all is good!
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