Anxiety around having a missed miscarriage
Hey. I’m currently 7 weeks 3 days pregnant and I have had 2 scans showing a heartbeat and a progressing heartbeat, I had the first one at 6 weeks 1 day heartbeat was 109bpm and then at 7 weeks 1 day was 145-150bpm. Although this has reassured me slightly, I am so anxious constantly that I am going to have a missed miscarriage and will lose the baby and turn up to a scan and babies heartbeat will have stopped. I have been googling and I know that there is no guarantee of what will happen and technically there is no “safe space” in pregnancy but I have read that once there is a heartbeat the statistics do drop and each week they drop more. However I am still constantly so anxious and waiting for something bad to happen. Trying to tell myself that a “gut feeling” something bad will happen may just be anxiety! I think I’m more scared due to hearing all the stories of missed miscarriages which are worrying me. I have had bad cramps since I found out I was pregnant at 3 weeks 6 days, but the pregnancy has still been progressing and despite being checked everything has been okay, no signs of concerns. I’m just wondering if anyone can give me some words of encouragement, reassurance or advice! Thank you so much 🤍
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I totally get the anxiety you're feeling and it's something I've been experiencing too. One my friends who is due really soon, said something that really stuck - "you're pregnant until someone tells you you're not". Try and stay positive ❤️
I completely understand your anxiety. If stories about missed miscarriages are contributing to your worries, is it worth staying off social media or blocking certain accounts/topics whilst you're feeling vulnerable? It might also be worth speaking to the GP if your mental health is suffering.
The time will pass anyway so if you can try to spend it chatting to baby and working on giving him out her the best home to grow in. Try doing things that bring you peace like a nice walk or time doing an activity with friends. You are in the strongest position you can possibly be for now and you can’t ask for more than that. 🫶🏼
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