How do you deal with anxiety of the unknown?!

Question

So I’ll be 17 weeks tomorrow and I’m not showing much, and never had many pregnancy symptoms so I don’t always feel pregnant. My US schedule got thrown off and started pretty early, so my last appointment was around 10.5 weeks, and my next was supposed to be mid-end if April but was cancelled, so I will now go the end of May for my anatomy scan. The not knowing that baby is ok is KILLING me! I’ve thought about getting a Doppler but have read so many mixed reviews, like sometimes it can make it worse if you have trouble finding the heartbeat. How did/do you deal with that waiting time frame?? Thanks for any advice! ♥️

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To be honest? Distraction, for me. There’s not much you can do (except fret) so keeping the mind busy is good. 
The time goes quickly when you’re not thinking about it, really.
For me distractions have been garden projects, housework, pottery, and a bit of online shopping. 🙂
My next ultrasound isnt for another two weeks as well, it won’t have been as long between visits as you have - but I live in a rural area, so in between is very quiet. Like nobody knows I’m pregnant here lol.

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Luckily I have a 3 year old keeping me busy. I think the worst part is not getting to hear the heartbeat. Those appointments offer reassurance as well as make me feel more bonded and connected. I go on the 15th and can’t wait!

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I’m in the same boat as you. Had awful anxiety of the unknown. Buying a doppler changed that for me and I’m so much happier knowing that I can hear my baby in there :)  I think if you purchased one you definitely wouldn’t regret it. 
First time I used mine I got emotional because I felt a lot of my worries melt away in that moment. Of course it doesn’t guarantee the baby is perfectly healthy but it confirmed my little babe has a good heartbeat in there.

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For me. I begged for an early scan as it’s not practiced in my area unless additional risks are present. And I heard the heartbeat at our appointment a couple weeks ago. I have a photo/video of those scans/heartbeats and I just had to surrender that things are not always bad like I was shown in the scan/Doppler. Like we worry about the what if it’s not ok. But now I just try to focus on what if it’s all ok ❤️ we can’t control much beyond that so happy thoughts and not being stressed out are things I can control. Take care mamma.

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Same here. Specially when I’m laying in bed at night, I just keep telling the baby “come on let me feel you moving around so mommy knows you ok”.  For the most part I agree with the other comment, try to distract yourself with a hobby. I sleep a lot during the evening and during the day im working, so that helps me stay distracted.

How do you deal with anxiety of the unknown?!

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