Normal to be paranoid about stillbirth? (3rd trimester)

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I’m about 5 weeks away from having our second baby and I’m terrified of stillbirth recently. I have another daughter that was born in 2015, and I was terrified then as well.
Are there any tips to overcome this fear? It nags at me a lot - if I’m laying on the couch during the day on my back for even just a little I suddenly get terrified I’ve done something. I have an anterior placenta and don’t feel movements as strongly so if it’s been a busy day and i haven’t been paying attention - I worry she’s not okay. I worry about something going wrong in labor. 
Any tips or advice?

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Ugh idk how to help you. I didn’t have this with my first but I have it a lot with my second. Due next week so I’m the final stretch just going to get through it I guess!

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Well idk if its normal but I'm sure alot of ladies do think that for a brief moment. If you've already experienced it probably more so than someone who has not .

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I had a stillbirth, so yes. For me the paranoia was very real and a part of my life. It was constantly in the back of my mind, especially if they were less active with movements. I have two beautiful little monsters and I never want to go through that stress again. 
My best advice is to just think positively. If you have a doppler go ahead and use that.

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Honestly no. If you had a stillbirth in the past, I could understand your fear. 
But for a normal healthy pregnancy, especially since you also had a different normal healthy pregnant in the path. It is not normal to be obsessive over such an unlikely event. 
Do you have anxiety normally? Pregnancy hormones can intensify these feelings. I would also watch for PP Anxiety if I were you

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I voted no because while I think it’s normal to have it coeds your mind, I don’t think it’s normal if it’s on your mind all the time or causing a lot of distress. Any kind of at home anxiety exercises might be good to try, or speak to your doctor. I had very bad prenatal and post natal anxiety. (Anecdotally I also had an anterior placenta and it was so hard, especially with all the cute videos of movement and things people post.... I never experienced that at all :()

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Normal! It stressed me out a lot until I got a fetal Doppler (to check on baby when he would kick less). I highly recommend a Sonoline B Doppler to ease your worries. 
You're almost there mama☺️❤️

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I had an anterior placenta with both pregnancies. They are hard and frustrating. I used a Doppler at home to help ease some of my fears. I know what people say about them but hearing their heartbeat when they were in a position that I struggled with feeling them more it healed calm my fears.

Normal to be paranoid about stillbirth? (3rd trimester)

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