7th month pregnancy anxiety
Hi any mummies will worry about your pregnancy if it will go well till Edd? I have been worrying a lot every day, esp when I heard and saw from social media about how some baby heartbeat stop at 7 month n etc. it’s so scary and sad to see all these, I hope no one have to go thru all these and I pray everyday tt mine will go well. I also had a loss last august hence this round extra worried. Wonder how u all cope?
I was like you - I suffered from infertility from PCOS, one chemical pregnancy and one MMC. I also have unstable bp and pre-diabetic / GDM due to PCOS. This time round, I conceived naturally for the first time, and my anxiety was through the roof ever since I found out I was pregnant at 5 weeks. Worried about early loss (had bleeding at 6 weeks), chromosomal defect (Google says high glucose = higher chance of down syndrome or stillbirth). so I started setting mini goals for myself, week by week. each week that we make it through, is a victory for me and bb. Pass NIPT = a small win. 20 weeks detailed scan pass = another small win. I'm now 34+ weeks. in my third trimester, I started counting down to the weeks and survival rates of bb if I had to go into labour early. for me, each week that we make it through was a slight comfort for me. and try to stay off socmed and Google. it gave me so much anxiety in my first 2 trimesters. I'm not sure if you are under private or subsidized, but I'm seeing a private dr who specialises in high risk pregnancies, and going for ultrasound + blood test appointments every 2 to 3 weeks since first trimester was comforting for me, since I got to see my bb on ultrasound more frequently. please hang in there, it's not easy and I still struggle on some days especially since my amniotic fluid is going down to borderline levels, but you will make it! All the best and have faith in yourself and your bb :)
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