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Discussion Topic: Pregnancy & Anxiety
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 Sarah |
10-15-2004 @ 3:01 AM |
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Two home pregnancy tests, multiple symptoms and a visit to my GP (they did not take a blood test to confirm) and an ultrasound planned for tomorrow, tells me that my husband and I are going to have a baby!
Now the anxiety kicks in. I'm pretty sure I'm pregnant. My husband thinks I'm pregnant. My doctor thinks I'm pregnant, so much so that she was confident enough not to confirm it with a blood test, but instead has ordered an ultrasound for fetal age. I know I'm a dork, but can anyone reassure me that home pregnancy tests don't give false positive results? I want to be pregnant so badly. I'm terrified I'm going to walk into the ultrasound tomorrow and they're not going to find anything. They're going to tell me I'm nuts and send me home.
As well, can anyone tell me how their anxiety reacted when they became preganant?
Any help would be appreciated.
One nervous mummy to be,
Sarah 
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| MichaelP |
10-16-2004 @ 12:02 PM |
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I hear that due to hormonal changes, panic goes into remission during pregnancy and sometimes causes panic post partum. congrats
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| Sarah |
10-18-2004 @ 1:21 PM |
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Thanks, Michael P, for the good words of advice.
It's true - my panic has all but disappeared (knock on wood).
The ultrasound was fine - I'm five weeks along. Too soon to see the fetus on ultrasound, so I have to go back for another one to get a due date. I also worked in an NICU for 2 1/2 years, so I'm making a big effort to forget everything I learned, saw, & heard there. A huge percentage of women have normal pregnancies and births, right?
Thanks for the support.
Sarah
A very happy mummy-to-be
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| Rachel |
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10-18-2004 @ 11:59 PM |
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Congratulations! Pregnancy is an interesting experience.
I've dealt with panic off and on for many years. I thought that being pregnant would cause more panic and anxiety problems. Both times when I was pregnant my panic was controlled. I don't do well with any medical procedures, hate naseousness (sp) and have to lay down when taking blood or I faint. My panic was fine during my pregnancies. I don't remember having any panic attacks with my son and I only remember having one with my daughter. I also didn't have any problems post partem.
Hope all goes well with your pregnancy!
Rachel
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| Sarah |
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10-19-2004 @ 11:59 AM |
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Thank you for the words of encouragement. Aside from the nauseau and vomiting (at 3:30 a.m.!) I am feeling better than I have felt in a long time.
Sarah
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