Tips for overcoming fear of pregnancy?

I’m in the same boat sort of. We had a miscarriage and now half of me is biting at the bit to try again so I can finally hold my sweet baby, but the other half of me is PETRIFIED of this happening again. I don’t have any advice, but you’re not alone!!

I had a lot of fears prior to getting pregnant the first time. A lot of worries about things going wrong but I reminded myself that the vast majority of pregnancies have no issues and are just fine- otherwise why would people keep getting pregnant?! I think reminding yourself of the good parts, the things to look forward to, are great ways to ease anxiety of other things.

I was terrified of having a child. I always told myself I would never have one; just really afraid of the pain. I would even have nightmares of having a baby! Lol.
Then, I met my husband, we got married, he was fine with not having any more kids. He already had his boy. Then, I turned 36, and i had this conversation with a woman from work who said that was her only regret; that she never had kids. I thought long and hard about it and finally went for it. It wasn’t even bad, and having my baby girl was the best decision I ever made!!! Ah, she fills up my life.

I just had a miscarriage last week and I’m scared to try again for the fear of it happening again!

One of my biggest fears I had nearly my entire life was giving birth. For a long time, I was convinced that I would never have kids because I didn’t want to go through that kind of pain. I would have nightmares almost every night about giving birth for some reason.
Anyway, when I was pregnant and found out I was in labor, I was so panicked because I was about to face my biggest fear. In my experience, getting an epidural really helped me out with those fears. Once it kicked in, I couldn’t feel a thing! Well... now that I have faced my biggest fear, I feel like I can do anything! And I have something so amazing from facing that fear... a beautiful little girl.

Agreed !!!! Same fear! Been married for 5 years and we just started TTC!!!

It depends on where the fear stems from. Is it fear of dying? Fear of a dynamic shift? Fear that your relationship will never be the same (because it won't, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing).

Well pregnancy can suck seriously, but I never wanted kids and love mine more than I thought I could. I threw up for 9months straight...but got medicated for it and I kept working...you get used to feeling nauseous all the time after awhile and plus I hardly gained any weight and two weeks after giving birth I fit in all the same clothes as I used to.
Now as to the actual birth...mine was a nightmare. Epidurals have no effect on me and they literally tried everything...ended up having an emergency c-section since my baby was stuck too. 48hours and half of it was sooo horrible since all painkillers stopped working and they put me completely under for c-section so I didn’t see my baby til like 5 hours after he was born...
My recommendation...make sure you don’t have any inverted pelvic bones or just be safe and schedule a c-section...and if your resistant to anesthesia at all find out before hand.

Yes absolutely and they all came true. I was terrified of the birth but it wasn’t that bad. I saw a therapist for it and then continued to see her afterwards, when I was adjusting to be a new mom and trying to prevent post partem.

Pregnancy is definitely a weird experience. But pregnancy and babyhood is also unequivocally the most fascinating thing you can do. And in the event you hate pregnancy, it’s a very short time relative to all the rest. You’ll be okay. Find out what makes you feel safe—trusting yourself, learning more, talking to others about their experiences—and never forget we’ve been doing this pregnancy thing for millennia.

I’ve had 4 miscarriages so far🤦🏾‍♀️ The last time I was pregnant my anxiety was so very bad each day due to the fear of miscarrying again. It’s a struggle but meditation helps and praying. Hoping it’ll all be worth it in the end

Once you are pregnant you will know that our bodies are made for this. You can do it! 9 months and the real struggle begins.