How to stay POSITIVE during 1st trimester?!
Hello all. I'm a 23 year old female from Canada who just found out I'm pregnant. Last week (May 18) I took a hpt and it came back positive, much to my suprise (had one left over from my last scare and something in my brain told me to test). I totally freaked out, then my boyfriend went and bought 2 more tests, and they both came back positive almost immediately. According to my calculations, I am 4 Weeks pregnant.
Although I am very excited that I am finally having a baby with the man of my dreams, I feel as if I am not happy on the inside. I keep worrying that something will be wrong with our baby. I have previously been diagnosed with panic and anxiety disorders, which was treated by Zoloft until December 2015. I have been a smoker since about age 14, and have smoked marijuana since around the same age (haven't touched the stuff since I found out I was pregnant). I'm trying to cut down the cigarettes but find I am smoking more due to stress, which is causing me to worry more about baby.
Today, I was having random cramping in my lower left abdomen, and like any hypochondriac and new age pregnant lady, I googled my symptoms and eptopic pregnancy came up, which caused me to freak out and seek peace of mind. I know that cramping is a fairly common sign of early pregnancy, but I find that I'm worried more about something bad happening to my baby than I am excited that this is finally happening.
Any new moms or pregnant ladies have any type of support or comfort to help me through this first pregnancy, or at least this first trimester? I don't want to Google anymore as its starting to downward spiral my thoughts? My partner is trying his best to keep me calm and reassure me that everything's fine, but he's starting to get frustrated because he's not giving me the answers I need. (My first doctors appointment is June 2nd, next week). I just really want advice before I go into emergency and make a possible fool of myself.
Thanks for reading and look forward to hearing feedback ❤❤
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