I am about 5 weeks along and i am paranoid about everything. This is my first pregnancy and I really want to end up with a beautiful healthy baby in about 8 months. I am always worried that something is wrong, if I dont have as many pregnancy sypmtoms one day I'm worried that I lost the baby. I'm worried about everything I eat and do and how it will affect the baby. If I go out to eat I worry the whole time, was the food fresh, did they wash thier hands, did everything get cooked properly. Is this normal for me to feel this way? Does anyone have any advice to help me relax and enjoy the pregnancy more? Thank you.
2007-10-03 08:56:02 · 4 answers · asked by hopefull in Seattle 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
This was what I was like during my first pregnancy. So don't feel abnormal. I have had two since then and have another one on the way, and it's never been like that again.
I think it's harder with your first, when everything is new and you're not quite sure what to expect. When I was 8 weeks along with my first I called my clinic, terrified because I hadn't felt sick that morning and demanded an ultrasound. Everything was fine, and they did consent to it but I am sure they thought I was a crazy pregnant woman!
All I can say is that short of taking good care of yourself, there is not a lot you can do to control the outcome of your pregnancy. You can worry about everything, but that won't cause the bad things you might dream up to happen, and it won't prevent them either.
Some good advice I got was this: You have today with that baby. So take that time to enjoy his/her presence. The chances are that everything will be OK, but if it's not then at least you know that you loved and enjoyed that baby for the time you had.
It might sound depressing, but I took that to heart and I am glad. I miscarried by third child very unexpectedly, and I was glad that I hadn 't spent the time leading up to that miscarriage stressed out, but had enjoyed my time with that little one.
Congratulations! Chances are that everything will go perfectly in spite of your anxiety.
2007-10-03 09:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by mariposa21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely normal from my experience.
Some words of advice from my midwife during my first pregnancy might help - "Happy Mum, Happy Baby". Basically, it's not wrong to worry but make sure you don't leave those worries to fester - ask questions until you are happy with the answer. Do what feels right for you. It's your pregnancy.
Try reading "The Best Friends Guide to Pregnancy: Or Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell you" by Vicki Iovine. It's a great laugh and also lets you in on others people's worries and fears and experiences with their pregnancies.
Good luck.
2007-10-03 09:06:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt that way a lot. Especially early on when I couldn't feel the baby moving and I didn't look pregnant. I think it is normal. I read as much of the literature as I could. My doctors office gave me a lot, plus I had the "What to expect..." book. I also kept a journal. It helped me to write about things that were making me anxious and put it into perspective. I think it gets better when you can feel the baby moving, it seems more real. It will be a while though, you probably won't feel the baby moving until you are 18-20 weeks along. But you will be able to hear the heartbeat soon, and that will help too.
2007-10-03 09:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its normal to feel that paranoid. it just means u are concerned about ur baby and thats good but u should just chill out and enjoy ur pregnancy without sweating the little things like that. congrats!
2007-10-03 09:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by Butterfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋