12 week scan anxiety

Hey guys! I have my 12 week scan tomorrow and I've never been so anxious about anything in my life! I've had a scan at 6+4 and 8+5 and everything was fine with baby. How do you shake the feeling of something being wrong? X

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Honestly, you don't until you see your baby on screen. Mines tomorrow too and I've been at work since 8am and literally done nothing as it's all I can think about 🫣 x

I wish we could just go down on the day rather than having a specific time. First come first served kind of thing. I'm on 11:30-8 for the next 3 days so I have to try keep myself busy in the morning x

What time is your appointment? Hope it goes well for you 😊 x

11:30, how about you?

Thank you! I hope it goes well for you too x

Kimberly you've been through it so much already your feelings are all normal. Breathe, one step at a time, you are doing the right thing keeping yourself busy. When u do have the scan ur mind will be at ease but then you'll worry about the next one etc. You'll never stop worrying about your little one. Do things that bring u joy and occupy your mind that's what I do and it helps and before you know it everything is good again and the anxiety isn't as bad! Take care of yourself xxx

12:10pm for me. Thank you x

Thank you Amy! Finding it very hard to not think the worst, didn't realise I would be like this but I guess it's to be expected after everything I've dealt with will defiantly do some self care this evening and tomorrow morning before we go xxx

Mines at 2:20 tomorrow too! I'm also very anxious as this is my x3 rainbow baby and I've not yet had any scan, nerves getting the better of me and don't want to be dated any further behind 11/12 weeks!
Just one of those things we will be nervous until we see it on the screen🥰🥰

I'm hoping for the best for you both ladies! Itching to get out of the first trimester!!

Mine is tomorrow too, after a missed miscarriage I have the most anxiety 😫 but as my mum always says, worrying doesn’t change anything! Just trying to stay hopeful 🙏 good luck everyone xx

A missed miscarriage is all I have on my mind! I couldn't think of anything worse for them to say to me. I've got my fingers crossed for you April, what times your appointment x

11.40 🙏 fingers crossed for you too!!! Xx

We'll be having them at the same time 🥹🥹

All the best for your scans today ladies x

you too ❤️

How did they go girls? Mike was perfect and even measured ahead! Soooo relieved had nightmares about it last night! X

awww congrats 🥰 all good too and also measured ahead. I was so anxious going in x

Oh amazing!! Glad to hear they both went well! All well here too, stubborn baby would turn around ahah! Measured ahead by 4 days also 😁🩷🩵

Aww yay congrats everyone! 2nd trimester here we go!

BTW there’s a typo in my last comment, should have said ‘mine’, we’re not calling the baby Mike..🤣 x

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